Diminish Quotations

How strangely do we diminish a thing as soon as we try to express it in words.

When you use words loosely, without care and consideration, you erode trust in yourself and in what you're saying. When you squander words, you diminish your power.

This crowd did not diminish through the whole of that cold, wet day; they seemed not to know what was to by their fate since their great benefactor was dead, and though strong and brave men wept when I met them.

I would never diminish the quality of Hermes. Hermes can be an even rarer and greater quality business, if they ever wanted to work with us.

Organizations that can diminish fear are those that are able to motivate, create, and innovate.

A lot of reality TV is repellent, but that doesn't diminish the qualities of some of the people who take part. There are decent people in there who have no alternatives.

I respect Rush Limbaugh; he is a national conservative leader, and in no way do I want to diminish his voice.

I think one's relationship with one's vulnerability is a very delicate and precious relationship. Most people try to hide, disguise that vulnerability, and in doing that, you, I think, diminish a great source of power.

I was born into big celebrity. It could only diminish.

I watched my parents' fame diminish - as I was getting more conscious, their celebrity was going back down the mountain.

With recording, everything changed. The prospect of music being detachable from time and place meant that one could start to think of music as a part of one's furniture. It's an idea that many composers have felt reluctant about because it seemed to them to diminish the importance of music.

The people who want to dissolve or diminish American sovereignty and replace it with global governance never give up. Their modus operandi is to work toward their one-world goal incrementally through United Nations treaties.

We're still hopeful but we are no longer that confident. The chances of finding the paintings diminish with time and already a lot of time has passed.

We're still hopeful, but we are no longer that confident. The chances of finding the paintings diminish with time and already a lot of time has passed,

Whenever we make a mistake such as talking with a mouthful of food, ordering the wrong kinds of foods or holding our fork like a shovel, we ruin a relationship and diminish our personal brand.

Women that are able to stay with an exercise program, eat a balanced diet and diminish the stress in their lives is really where it's at,

Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.

There are more good football teams today, I think, than there has ever been. It's much more significant today, and not to diminish past accomplishments, but the very fact that it's a different ballgame today, it's much more difficult to go undefeated and go on to win the national championship.

There are more good football teams today, I think, than there has ever been. I think it's much more significant today, and not to diminish past accomplishments, but the very fact that it's a different ballgame today, it's much more difficult to go undefeated and go on to win the national championship.

Sadness diminishes a man's powers

Should consumer prices fall more than expected, it will certainly diminish concern about inflation and reduce expectations for further rate hikes in the U.S.. There's more room for the dollar to fall toward the year-end.

One loss does not diminish what this team has done. My view on making the NCAA Tournament has not changed. We are still above .500 in the conference, and we have 19 wins. I have all the confidence in the selection committee that they know what this team is capable of.

Obviously, we're taking away a lot of positives for the season. We've got a national scoring leader, conference player of the year and we're one of the top scoring teams in the nation. I think we're seeing a constant improvement in this team. The way the season ended doesn't diminish what the accomplishments were this year.

If they tighten again in November, then the steps they've taken in three (interest rate) moves should meaningfully diminish the chances of inflation picking up going forward.

I don't know of a single teacher in Texas who wouldn't welcome the possibility of getting a raise of $10,000, and if the head of a labor union wants to demean and diminish the hard work and the value of teachers, then he or she should be ashamed.

Based our experience, the epidemic among poultry may temporarily diminish and then seriously return, which means we should keep alert and well prepared.

I don't think a lot of women know how much their chances of having a child diminish as they age.

GM is beginning to take some strong action. The question is whether those moves will be able to somewhat diminish the risk of bankruptcy.

If the informant got too good a deal, it would diminish his credibility.

He's going to have to figure out what keeps him from getting 21 in the second half, too. In no way does that diminish his game. I thought he played a terrific game. He only had one turnover and especially in the first half, I thought he was the difference-maker. But man, when you see a guy play like that, everyone wonders, can we get that in the second half, too?

Guys that play that role, perhaps they have physical limitations - they're not 40-goal scorers, they're not goaltenders - but they at least had the presence of mind to recognize that there's a niche for them and they filled that. But in no way does that diminish any mental attributes or any intellectual, marketable skills they may have at the same time.

I would think it's a no-brainer you carry three catchers (in the playoffs). And there are no other catchers on the roster. Mike did a heck of a job defensively. ... Mike can be proud of the fact when he caught in the big leagues, the lead didn't diminish at all.

I suspect that with the underlying database publicly available, it is just a matter of time before the ex-post results of analysts recommendations are compiled and published on a regular basis, ... I venture to say that with such transparency, the current upward bias of analysts' earnings projections would diminish rather rapidly.

It certainly gives the idea that the Chinese might diminish demand for all kinds of goods, including the metals and energy. This raises concerns the Chinese might undertake a pattern of raising interest rates.

It is possible, that more competition among banks and credit card companies would diminish interest rates, but more of the competition is needed among the banks rather than among the networks,

Our guys battled and I am not going to let this outcome diminish how far we've come in 2005. We'll bounce back in 2006.

Overall, we had a phenomenally good year in terms of boating safety. I don't mean to diminish the impact of that accident, but it was a safe year except for that.

Regenerative medicine is pro-life and pro-family. It enhances, it does not diminish human life. ... If encouraged to flourish, it can improve the life of millions of Americans and could lead to new scientific frontiers not now in sight. So I urge my colleagues in the Senate and the American public to support this bill that opposes human cloning but promotes regenerative medicine using nuclear transplantation.

Reflex inhibition acting against a reflex titanic contraction may diminish the contraction in one or other or all of several different ways.

Recall the Fed's assessment following the (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting on Aug. 24, that the dual summertime rate hikes 'should markedly diminish the risk of inflation going forward,' ... This call is looking more tenuous with every passing day.

It doesn't matter who we're facing next week. We're going to have to get better. I don't think this is going to diminish our confidence. We're going to come back and show our true character.

That was in no way meant to diminish the honor received by the band. We have to explore the issue from all angles, especially an issue as important as our students going overseas.

That's the only concession we've made. And I don't think having Carp go out there every fifth day is going to diminish our chance of winning.

Most likely at this point, I think she either met with foul play or she left on her own accord, ... I think the odds of her taking her own life diminish as time goes on, because ... you can't kill yourself, then bury yourself.

While the engine burn abort was unfortunate, we still expect to accomplish the rendezvous objectives, ... We expect that the later rendezvous date will not diminish the overall science return.

When state funding for Irvine public schools began to diminish some time ago, my Irvine Company colleagues helped me to provide private funding support for continuation of basic science, art and music programs that had been eliminated by lack of state funding.

We must never forget or diminish the sacrifices of those who gave everything for this nation.

Using the audio player will not diminish its capabilities. It's not a realistic concern when using flash-based phones.

The press needs the police and the police need the press. We all know our police departments are severely undermanned and they rely on the community. If the community is aware of what's going on and takes the bull by the horn with police, crime will diminish and fear will diminish.

When Arab apologists wring their hands over an Israeli military incursion, they never mention what the Israelis are reacting to, or else diminish and distort it.

Any woman's death diminishes me.

When the price goes up, our margins diminish because we're scared to raise the price any higher, ... The way it's been rising, we're not anywhere near our margin. If this winter is cold, it's going to be difficult one for us to hold that margin.

Every civilian's death diminishes us, collectively.

Violence diminishes our humanity.

Diminish the influence of fate

Envying another's beauty will diminish your own. But when you praise beauty in others your own beauty deepens.

We came in here knowing we were in the NCAA Tournament. But it doesn't diminish our excitement about playing for a championship.

There have been signs recently that some of the forces that have been restraining the economy over the past year are starting to diminish and that activity is beginning to firm,

We're trying to diminish the amount of imported product.

To say that a family is happy I think is to diminish it, taking out what is interesting. Growing up, I don't think my family was any happier or unhappier than anyone else's. My mother and father should have been divorced or never even married. On the other hand, I remember many moments of happiness.

To those who pit Americans against immigrants, citizens against non-citizens, to those who scare peace-loving people with phantoms of lost liberty, my message is this: Your tactics only aid terrorists for they erode our national unity and diminish our resolve,

To the extent that human spirits are made gentle by the social state, sensibility increases; as it increases, the severity of punishment must diminish if one wishes to maintain a constant relation between object and feeling.

The presidential vote in Peru is a matter of deep concern to us all, ... Left unexamined, it will certainly diminish the credibility of this organization.

Without proper training, some of the capital investment in health IT may diminish any capital investment. Because the workers didn't get training, they can compromise the system.

While we diminish the stimulant of fear, we must increase to prisoners the incitements of hope, in proportion as we extinguish the terrors of the law, we should awaken and strengthen the control of the conscience.

You can't diminish the importance (of postseason experience). When you get to mid-September, it's almost like the postseason. Guys who have been through that year after year have an advantage. When things go south, those players can steady the ship. I think it's got great value.

You can't diminish the contribution (Kaufmann) made tonight. Northern really turned the tables between the first and second period We were hemmed in our zone a lot, so he saw a lot of action down there and under the pressure he stood up very well.

We all want to fall in love. Why? Because that experience makes us feel completely alive. Where every sense is heightened, every emotion is magnified, our everyday reality is shattered and we are flying into the heavens. It may only last a moment, an hour, an afternoon. But that doesn't diminish its value. Because we are left with memories that we treasure for the rest of our lives

We have a couple of posts with good size that kind of helped diminish some of her effectiveness against us, but she definitely has some talent. (Brown's) biggest thing is her aggressiveness and athleticism.

This was a case of teenagers being foolish, and it blew up into a horrible nightmare. That doesn't diminish the tragedy, but there was a lack of sophistication in these acts. ... Kids tend to do things and think about them afterward.

What happened on September 11th did not diminish our strength, ... It renewed it.

As the recovery takes hold, the vulnerability we have surrounding these issues will diminish and they won't be able to impact the overall economy. And then investors will focus on the good news.

DNR has stressed that those concerns are not specific to the portion requested for release, ... This bond release does not diminish the previous operator's responsibilities on that previously affected acreage, but neither does it apply to this decision.

could prove destabilizing to our financial system as a whole and in the end could seriously diminish the availability of home mortgage funds.

Fixing the complete security of networks would go a long way towards addressing the problems experienced with wireless networks. Using solutions such as strong authentication of users, digital signatures and intrusion detection systems would diminish security risks quite significantly.

There's no reason to do this when you're going to diminish what's in the parks.

I understand the need to replace the bridge; we just wanted to make sure it was done in the best way to meet their needs and diminish the impact on us.

The witnesses have been appointed by the IRA. It does diminish the credibility of whatever is going to happen tomorrow.

I've never seen a team improve as much as I've seen us improve the last couple of months. We could fall flat on our face, but that won't diminish what we've done the last couple of months.

The signs are about as bright as they've been for a long time. We've got the highest confidence in hiring that we've seen since we started doing the survey, with the biggest spread between employers planning to hire and those planning to diminish their workforce.

The swelling has to diminish before the physicians can do all the necessary tests.

Ten years is a long time for a country to be under international stewardship, and it is time now to diminish the powers

Age does not diminish the extreme disappointment of having a scoop of ice cream fall from the cone.

Companies are experimenting with replacing sodium chloride with potassium chloride, because most of the health problems come from sodium. It works for some products, but if you diminish the amount of sodium, people want sugar and fat instead.

You've probably heard that exercise helps diminish stress,

Your role changes as coaches ask you to increase your role or diminish it. And depending on how you look at it, either can be a positive.

This is not just a call to action. It is a call to the values that make our nation and it's people strong and free, ... Nothing does more to diminish our potential as individuals and a nation than drug abuse.

You don't want to diminish anybody's pain and suffering.

There is such militancy and suspicion within the Sunni Arab community that acceptance (of the election results) on the part of certain leaders would diminish their credibility and, in some cases, place cooperative leaders in very real danger of assassination.

It was bound to happen. That game I had was still one of the best games in NBA history in terms of scoring and excitement of the game. You can't diminish that game by what somebody else does. You can only congratulate him.

It's not meant to diminish the customer's relationship with the partner at all. We want to strengthen it.

For a state to recognize the value of these notification systems and allow the use of 911 funds to purchase them is pretty unusual. They are a good addition as long as they don't diminish from the 911 operations.

Democracy is messy, ... We're going to hear a number of examples of how messy and unfair democracy is over the next two weeks. The answer to reforming our system is not to shut people out or diminish the ability of our people or institutions to participate in the process.

That may offer some price support, and possibly diminish the bearishness associated with the anticipated jump in placement rates.

Each project has its own circumstance. That doesn't diminish the quality of the project or the need for it.

The adjustments we have made to the transaction in no way diminish the validity of this strategy,

It's disappointing that the change of venue might diminish the satisfaction felt by the victims of his alleged crimes. The prosecutor no doubt had to balance this with pressing security needs.

It's important to me that my departure not be used in anyway to diminish the accomplishments of this news division,

The U.S. can and should remain strongly engaged internationally, because regional instability will not solve itself. But we must choose our tools very carefully, for the stakes do not allow failure. Power is a finite quantity; if we expend it all over the world, we diminish ourselves.

Not only is the economy slowing but it is a reminder that inflation risks diminish as the economy slows. It emphasizes that the Fed would be quite well justified for easing policy as early as next week, a move to a neutral bias with a rate cut being the next logical step in January.