#almost

Though born in Nova Scotia, I am of almost pure New England descent. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

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I first began to read religious books at school, and especially the Bible, when I was eleven years old; and almost immediately commenced a habit of secret prayer. ↗

— Francis W. Newman

#began #bible #books #commenced #eleven

It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain. ↗

— John Henry Newman

#definition #gentleman #inflicts #never #pain

It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain. ↗

— John Henry Newman

#definition #gentleman #inflicts #never #pain

When one does away with oneself one does the most estimable thing possible: one thereby almost deserves to live. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#away #deserves #does #live #most

Most of my images have been done in-studio, under very controlled lighting conditions. There have been a few that have been shot in nature, but even then they were shot almost exclusively at night, and again, under controlled lighting conditions. ↗

— Leonard Nimoy

#almost #been #conditions #controlled #done

I almost forgot what it's like to be proud of my government. ↗

— Edward Norton

#forgot #government #i #like #proud

But 'Memento' was so successful, such a huge cult hit, almost on the scale of a large film. If that had happened, with all the acclaim, before the next job, I'd have found it very difficult to figure out what to do next. ↗

— Christopher Nolan

#almost #before #cult #difficult #figure

It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it; consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning. ↗

— George Orwell

#any #call #claim #consequently #country

I was called fat and ugly in the press almost my entire life. I understand that being judged by others comes with the territory, but it broke my heart and ruined my self-esteem. ↗

— Kelly Osbourne

#being #being judged #broke #called #comes