#almost

Indeed, for almost 10 years, Moscow had to carry on a war unsupportable by the government, a conflict that brought about the demoralization and finally the breakup of the Soviet empire. ↗

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

#almost #breakup #brought #carry #conflict

A century ago, petroleum - what we call oil - was just an obscure commodity; today it is almost as vital to human existence as water. ↗

— James Buchan

#almost #call #century #commodity #existence

Almost all novels are improved by cutting from the top. On their first pages, authors parade those favourite effects which disgust the impartial reader. ↗

— James Buchan

#authors #cutting #disgust #effects #favourite

And just as there was something of every Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh so there is something of Ho Chi Minh in almost every present-day Vietnamese, so strong is his imprint on the Vietnamese nation. ↗

— Wilfred Burchett

#chi #every #his #imprint #just

This diamond has so many carats it's almost a turnip. ↗

— Richard Burton

#diamond #many

I almost never try to make the audience comfortable. I wouldn't want that if I were in the audience. ↗

— Carter Burwell

#audience #comfortable #i #make #never

It's almost therapeutic driving there and driving back (to North Carolina), with the time you get to think about things as well as create checklists. ↗

— Kurt Busch

#almost #back #carolina #create #driving

Most of my father's life consisted of traveling to almost every part of Europe. ↗

— Sigrid Undset

#consisted #europe #every #father #life

Ya know what I do almost every day? I wash. Personal hygiene is part of the package with me. ↗

— Jim Carrey

#day #every #every day #hygiene #i

Modesty, tis a virtue not often found among poets, for almost every one of them thinks himself the greatest in the world. ↗

— Miguel de Cervantes

#among #every #found #greatest #himself