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Most Quotes

The extremes people notice most.

This page collects quotes built around superlatives — including a direct critique of George W. Bush's domestic policy priorities, alongside genre-film commentary on luck and poor decision-making. For a look at priority and value elsewhere, see Important quotes.

Most uses of bioassay involving smooth muscle demand high sensitivity and specificity.

Quotes by John Vane

They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least liberty, because they are the most observed.

Quotes by John Tillotson

I think I've had more of a variety in what I've done than most actors.

Quotes by John Turturro

Evolution, cell biology, biochemistry, and developmental biology have made extraordinary progress in the last hundred years - much of it since I was weaned on schoolboy biology in the 1930s. Most striking of all is the sudden eruption of molecular...

Quotes by John Tyler Bonner

We are most alive when we're in love.

Quotes by John Updike

What I've realized is most leaders cannot reinvent themselves at the CEO level or at the operational level.

Quotes by John T. Chambers

I spent most of my youth in Manchester, in clubs and football grounds and the Manchester Apollo.

Quotes by John Simm

In most conventional novels, God is not allowed to be nuts. Nor are nuts allowed to be God.

Quotes by John Sladek

Most publishers seem very reluctant to publish short story collections at all; they bring them out in paperback, often disguised as novels.

Quotes by John Sladek

They that govern the most make the least noise.

Quotes by John Selden

Most previous immigrants came to the United States to become Americans, with no intention of returning home. They relinquished their ties with their homeland. English was their key to prosperity, and they worked hard to master it.

Quotes by John Shadegg

'Tis the most tender part of love, each other to forgive.

Quotes by John Sheffield

Almost any poll of regular churchgoers will reveal that their favorite book in the New Testament is the Gospel of John. It is the book that is most often used at Christian funerals.

Quotes by John Shelby Spong

Most people like a little sex in their novels.

Quotes by John Sandford

The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most.

Quotes by John Ruskin

Most people here agree that the rhetoric got overblown on both sides of the Atlantic before the Iraq war, and it was a disagreement among friends over the timing, not the substance, of the Iraq war.

Quotes by John S. Tanner

Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions.

Quotes by John Randolph

Ideally citizens are to think of themselves as if they were legislators and ask themselves what statutes, supported by what reasons satisfying the criterion of reciprocity, they would think is most reasonable to enact.

Quotes by John Rawls

I think I have more stamps in my passport than most stamp collectors have in their collections.

Quotes by John Rhys-Davies

Royalties are not how most writers or musicians make their living. Musicians by and large make a living with a relationship with an audience that is economically harnessed through performance and ticket sales.

Quotes by John Perry Barlow

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of "Most" quotes are featured here?
A varied set - thoughts on what drives horror films, a pointed political statement about George W. Bush's policy impact, a warning about over-relying on expertise, and a simple reflection on enjoying acting work.
Is there a quote about horror films?
Yes, one quote puts it plainly: "Poor decisions and bad luck are contingencies of most horror films." It's a comment on what tends to drive the genre's plots.
Is there a political quote in this collection?
Yes, one quote states that "George W. Bush has helped those who have most, hurt those who have least and ignored everyone in between," presented as the speaker's assessment of his policy impact, without further elaboration in the excerpt. For more viewpoint-driven quotes, see the Important page.
Is there a quote warning about over-reliance on experts?
Yes, one quote calls "the bowing to expertise" one of the most dangerous phenomena, whether in international relations or technology use. Browse the Life page for more perspectives like this.
Is there a quote about enjoying a career in acting?
Yes, one quote simply says, "One of the things I enjoyed the most is just working as an actor." For more first-person reflections, check out the Me and Like pages.

Other entries warn against over-trusting expertise in fields like international relations, or simply describe the parts of a job someone enjoys most. Continue with Life quotes or Like quotes.