Diminishes Quotations

Just being aware of what you are about to do greatly diminishes the tendency to do what you don't want to. You will pull your hand back from that pizza slice, tell the waitress that you are passing on dessert, put on your gym shoes instead of going under the comforter, and take several deep breaths instead of screaming at your daughter.

Lithium prevents my seductive but disastrous highs, diminishes my depressions, clears out the wool and webbing from my disordered thinking, slows me down, gentles me out, keeps me from ruining my career and relationships, keeps me out of a hospital, alive, and makes psychotherapy possible.

Part of the reason why so many actors lose the plot when they go over to America is that they become part of an industry, so that's why they don't want to play weak, bad or vulnerable guys - because that's not sellable; that diminishes their profit margin.

Besides being a prime cause of poor economic growth, poor governance breeds corruption, which cripples investment, wastes resources, and diminishes confidence.

When we grow older and begin to realize that our omnipotence is really not so omnipotent, that our strongest wishes are not powerful enough to make the impossible possible, the fear that we have contributed to the death of a loved one diminishes - and with it, the guilt.

We have bred multiple generations of people who have not experienced knowing where you are the moment a news story broke, with that news story being great and grand and something that elevates society instead of diminishes it.

I think when a campaign is dishonest in the ads they run about another candidate, it diminishes the campaign, it diminishes the candidate, and it diminishes the presidency.

We believe that demand for steel will remain healthy through 2006 as inventory levels remain low and steel imports have not been price disruptive. Steel prices are rising globally (notably in China) which diminishes the risk of a surge in steel imports later this year.

Unless some other factor is operative, in large, weak and underpopulated states, the luxury of ostentation prevails over that of comfort; but in countries which are more populous than extensive, the luxury of comfort always diminishes ostentation.

Lower fiscal and external vulnerabilities diminishes the downside risk for these economies over the short term. A continuation of this recent performance is therefore expected in 2006.

Losing the person who is the head of their operations just diminishes credibility for their search and puts a larger question mark behind what they are doing. Overall, the move is not a good sign for their search prospects.

Happy are they who don't doubt themselves and whose pens fly across the page. I myself hesitate, I falter, I become angry and fearful, my drive diminishes as my taste improves, and I brood more over an ill-suited word than I rejoice over a well-proportioned paragraph.

The pain of the loss diminishes anything positive that came out of that game. But ... you have to realistically step back and look at some of the things you did good. Both guys have come out of nowhere ... hopefully that'll give us a spark.

The pain of the loss diminishes anything positive that came out of that game, ... But ... you have to realistically step back and look at some of the things you did good. Both guys have come out of nowhere ... hopefully that'll give us a spark.

Ironically, it is when we identify with our spirits rather than our bodies that we are most powerful on the material plane. Our overidentification with the world does not give us power within the world so much as it diminishes our power here. It makes us frightened and nervous and full of anxiety.

Organizations ultimately exist as information and control processing tools, and outsourcing IT therefore diminishes overall organizational value.

My views of the missionary object are, indeed, different from what they were when I was first set on fire by Buchanan's 'Star in the East' six years ago. But it does not always happen that a closer acquaintance with an object diminishes our attachment and preference.

It diminishes the whole process to call it a leftist takeover ? much less a feminine takeover; what's happening today is a takeover of the democratic majority.

Midas's Law: Possession diminishes perception of value, immediately

The proliferation of signs diminishes our landscape and has become a kind of visual pollution. I personally find campaign signs obtrusive, so you won't be seeing my name plastered all over the village.

The real tragedy of today's decision is that it significantly diminishes the breathing space that is imperative for a vigorous and competent press,

We believe, strongly, that raising the cigarette tax diminishes smoking, especially among young people.

To distinguish among those who died diminishes our need to honor life, all life, and to commemorate the sacrifice of all lives in an attack on our nation.

While the fourth quarter GDP data and the relatively healthy mix of the components further diminishes the chances of a near-term trimming of interest rates, we still believe a 25 basis point interest rate cut is very possible in May.

Corruption is a cancer: a cancer that eats away at a citizen's faith in democracy, diminishes the instinct for innovation and creativity; already-tight national budgets, crowding out important national investments. It wastes the talent of entire generations. It scares away investments and jobs.

Currently the federal government does share royalties with coastal statesmore than $3 trillion to date, in fact. Changing this amount only increases the budget deficit and diminishes the benefit the rest of the nation receives from these national resources.

Every time these big cases come up, it seems like Ramsey Clark is by their side, ... At some point, that diminishes the significance of having a former U.S. attorney general on the case.

So, rather than security being something that challenges rights and that diminishes rights, security makes those rights safe and strong.

As I visit with some of the other coaches in leagues that have playoffs, I don't think that there's any excitement about the playoff. Sure, it's a big payoff for one game, but I think it diminishes some of the season. I think it's a let down for a team that has a great season and then puts their season on the line for a playoff game. And it all seems done for no other reason than a paycheck.

This isn't just supporting (health care) programs, but we believe strongly that raising the cigarette tax diminishes the desire to smoke among young people.

This diminishes nothing. He is still the undisputed champion.

A lot of negativity over the election was already priced in heading into the weekend. Euro-dollar should head higher this week as uncertainty diminishes and the shape of the new coalition government becomes clearer.

A lot of people had bought into or held onto the stock in anticipation of the offer, so now they are getting out. And with the Brazilian market so weak, this further diminishes the market's credibility in the eyes of investors.

As with other events, as time passes, the collective knowledge diminishes and people tend to forget about it. We failed in terms of preparedness and response to this event. We can't really afford to forget.

Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.

Arkansas he might do some damage to us, ... presence on the stage just diminishes Gore.

Chick flick or chick lit diminishes it and is sort of insulting to women and men,