I am conscious of my inability to grasp, in all its details and positive developments, any very large portion of human knowledge. Votes: 2
I love what I do, but it occurs to me I may have handed over a large portion of my life to fiction. Votes: 2
We are awash in content that needs to be taught, yet the vast majority of colleges give a large portion of their faculties' salaries to fund research. Votes: 2
We can no longer let the threat of an early frost send a chill of fear throughout a large portion of our workforce. Diversification is the only answer. Votes: 2
If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished. Votes: 2
If a catastrophic event wipes out a large portion of House members, America needs to know this body, elected by the people, will be quickly and legally reconstituted and will continue to function. Votes: 2
I certainly was performing before my writing was published, because I was performing when I was very young. And the thing is I'm very comfortable on stage, so a large portion of my act did come from ad-libs. Votes: 2
People have different relationships with power. I suppose a large portion of the 'Homeland' audience aligns with the U.S., sort of against the enemies. We certainly have the CIA viewpoint on the world - and it's their job. Votes: 2
George McGovern and his supporters committed what, in a two-party system, are capital crimes: they did not compromise, they took hard ideological positions, they alienated a large portion of their party's traditional supporters, and they lost - very, very badly. Votes: 2
People define Christianity differently. I think a large portion of our population are Christians, they're not all growing in their faith, they're not all active, but I believe that a lot of people believe in Jesus and believe that he is their Lord and Savior. Votes: 2
I'm a big fan of Barack Obama. I think he carries a heavier burden and is held to a greater and higher standard than other candidates : I think there's a large, large portion of this country that feels disenfranchised and marginalized by the political process. Votes: 2
A large portion of the Earth's land area is taken up by old varsity jackets. Votes: 0
Pharisaism is not a degeneration in a good man: a large portion of it is rather the condition of all being-good. Votes: 0
We are eating, using up, and possessing more than we should. That is why a large portion of the human population is hungry. Votes: 0
We have a middle class that lives on a razor blade. So sometimes when you say poverty, you neglect a large portion of the population. Votes: 0
Furthermore, a large portion of the assets of leading Russian figures is mixed, meaning that it is not quite clear how to counter this development. Votes: 0
A large portion of the weekend effects is explained by differences in the amount of time spent with friends or family between weekends and weekdays. Votes: 0
Our first object is... the obtaining of sovereignty, assured by international law, over a portion of the globe sufficiently large to satisfy our just requirements. Votes: 0
It seems unwise to allocate a large portion of investable capital to any one deep value opportunity, even if the latter promises a large expected return. Votes: 0
... a large portion of those who demand woman suffrage are persons who have not been trained to reason, and are chiefly guided by their generous sensibilities. Votes: 0
Let sovereignty be granted us over a portion of the earth's surface large enough to satisfy our rightful requirements as a nation. The rest we shall manage for ourselves. Votes: 0
A large portion of human beings live not so much in themselves as in what they desire to be. They create what is called an ideal character, in an ideal form, whose perfections compensate in some degree for the imperfections of their own.
A large portion of our citizens, who will not believe, even on the evidence of facts, that any public evils exist, or are impending. They deride the apprehensions of those who foresee, that licentiousness will prove, as it ever has proved, fatal to liberty.
The authoritarian one believed that an individual's rights were basically provided by governments and were determined by states. The other society - ours - tended to believe that a large portion of our rights were inherent and couldn't be abrogated by governments, even if this seemed necessary.
The military forces of the revolutionary adversary are diffuse. One is never sure whether one has destroyed them unless one is ready to destroy a large portion of the population, and this usually conflicts with the political aim of the war and hence also violates a fundamental Clausewitzian principle
Large action arrest small action. Votes: 3 Dai Vernon
Portion control is a real problem. My husband and I always split one appetizer and one entree. I'm sure waiters hate us. Votes: 3 Elizabeth Banks