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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.

I'm remembering one book that I wrote, 'Fourth Grade Rats,' that took a month to write, but most of them, full-length novels, I would say about a year.

Quotes by Jerry Spinelli

When I found something I believed in and I cared about and thought I could market and sell and could be thought of creatively - the most important thing to me - I did it.

Quotes by Jerry Weintraub

I get paid for what most kids get punished for.

Quotes by Jerry Lewis

One of the most difficult speeches to prepare is an address to a graduation class, which is why I don't often do them.

Quotes by Jerry Moran

President Obama and Hillary Clinton most definitely signaled to Islamic State leaders that they had no intention of seriously challenging them, or even of calling radical Islamic terrorism by its name.

Quotes by Jerry Falwell, Jr.

The shrewd guess, the fertile hypothesis, the courageous leap to a tentative conclusion - these are the most valuable coins of the thinker at work. But in most schools guessing is heavily penalized and is associated somehow with laziness.

Quotes by Jerome Bruner

A risk-insensitive leverage ratio can be a useful backstop to risk-based capital requirements. But such a ratio can have perverse incentives if it is the binding capital requirement because it treats relatively safe activities, such as central clearing, as equivalent...

Quotes by Jerome Powell

The Federal Reserve and other central banks have adopted broad public policy objectives to guide the development and oversight of the payments system. At the Fed, we have identified efficiency and safety as our most fundamental objectives, as set forth...

Quotes by Jerome Powell

Conscience in most men, is but the anticipation of the opinions of others.

Quotes by Jeremy Taylor

My background has been very helpful for this experience. But everyone was so accommodating because they knew it's not the most comfortable position to be the new kid.

Quotes by Jeri Ryan

So So Def has been one of the most successful and consistent labels in the game in the last 10 years.

Quotes by Jermaine Dupri

I've been poor most of my life.

Quotes by Jermaine Fowler

Most of my friends aren't actors - and not one of them is overly impressed with what I do.

Quotes by Jeremy London

Many of the genetically modified foods will be safe, I'm sure. Will most of them be safe? Nobody knows.

Quotes by Jeremy Rifkin

Argentina and Burma. I have been to most of the countries in the world, but not those two. I want to shoot doves in Argentina. Burma, of course, because no one has really been there.

Quotes by Jeremy Clarkson

Most of all, I really wanted to become a filmmaker, and I've used every acting experience to just turn it into film school.

Quotes by Jeremy Davies

I tested a lot of old cornbread recipes and most of them were bland or tough.

Quotes by Jeremy Jackson

Most of our customers want something glamorous. They want to be looked at, but not for the wrong reasons.

Quotes by Jenny Packham

We're not the best about knowing what's the most interesting about ourselves.

Quotes by Jenny Zhang

Bundling finance, energy solutions, water solutions, traffic infrastructure, and all general urban infrastructures is too much of an ask for most developing cities.

Quotes by Jens Martin Skibsted

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.