Minor Things Quotes

I wouldn't change anything. Even the minor things or problems are what influence who I am.

Some people don't do well simply because they don't feel well.

Quality questions create a quality life.

We often add to our pain and suffering by being overly sensitive, over-reacting to minor things, and sometimes taking things too personally.

Let others lead small lives, but not you

When you observe yourself reacting to what are minor things in your life, you will find that the mechanism is the same as when major things seem to go wrong in your life and there is upset.

Knowing is not enough, You must apply

Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don't do well simply because they major in minor things.

The older I get, the more I'm conscious of ways very small things can make a change in the world. Tiny little things, but the world is made up of tiny matters, isn't it?

You've got to sell your heart, your strongest reactions, not the little minor things that only touch you lightly, the little experiences that you might tell at dinner. This is especially true when you begin to write, when you have not yet developed the tricks of interesting people on paper, when you have none of the technique which it takes time to learn. When, in short, you have only your emotions to sell.

It's a good idea not to major in minor things.

If you can't, you must. If you must, you can. Most people fail in life because they major in minor things. Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers. It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.

Whom the gods would destroy, they first subsidize.

Everybody is excited to play so I think who plays with whom is a minor thing at this point.

The mills of God grind slowly.

Anytime a church squabbles over minor things you can be certain they do not have a clear picture of what they need to be.

Most people fail in life because they major in minor things.

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.

Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time.

Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird.

Life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve.

The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.

One of the greatest gifts you can give to anyone is the gift of attention

Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.

One of the greatest gifts you can give your husband is your own wholeness.

You've got to think about big things while you're doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.

We can no longer afford to spend major time on minor things than spend minor time on major things.

Poetry is something that disturbs the mainstream with minor things and it is something that breaks down active discrimination with passive things, and it can break down something that polishes the filthy things with filthy things.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

Knowing is not enough! You must take action.

Your playing small doesn't serve the world.

If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.

You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.