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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.

The Olympics are a completely different beast. It's the most magical moment of your career.

Quotes by Hilary Knight

Now, the external work of man is of the most varied kind as regards the force or ease, the form and rapidity, of the motions used on it, and the kind of work produced.

Quotes by Hermann von Helmholtz

Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.

Quotes by Herodotus

The man who does evil to another does evil to himself, and the evil counsel is most evil for him who counsels it.

Quotes by Hesiod

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

Quotes by Hesiod

To most jazz critics I was basically Kenny G.

Quotes by Herbie Mann

Most of the people who are in elective office in Washington, D.C., they have held public office before. How's that workin' for you?

Quotes by Herman Cain

Nuclear weapons are intrinsically neither moral nor immoral, though they are more prone to immoral use than most weapons.

Quotes by Herman Kahn

There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate for the future.

Herman Melville

Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today.

Quotes by Herman Wouk

Children are our most valuable natural resource.

Quotes by Herbert Hoover

The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office.

Quotes by Herbert Hoover

The guillotine was most effective and used until fairly recently.

Quotes by Herbert Lom

At the highest stage of capitalism, the most necessary revolution appears as the most unlikely one.

Quotes by Herbert Marcuse

LTE has accelerated faster than most people had anticipated. It really took off very quickly from the time it was introduced. We did have our internal development road map, but we just needed to accelerate it.

Quotes by Henry Samueli

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

Quotes by Henry Taylor

Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring...

Quotes by Henry Mayhew

Ballet-girls have a bad reputation, which is in most cases well deserved.

Quotes by Henry Mayhew

Life, as it is called, is for most of us one long postponement.

Quotes by Henry Miller

One can be absolutely truthful and sincere even though admittedly the most outrageous liar. Fiction and invention are of the very fabric of life.

Quotes by Henry Miller

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.