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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 remarks that are worth making are commonplace remarks. The things that makes them worth saying is that we really mean them.

Quotes by Robert Staughton Lynd

To me, the Holocaust stands alone as the most horrible human event in modern civilization.

Quotes by Robert Shapiro

Indeed, one of the most successful and influential religious organizations in history, the Society of Jesus, was consciously modeled along military lines by its founder, Ignatius Loyola.

Quotes by Robert Shea

Money buys the most experienced teachers, less-crowded classrooms, high-quality teaching materials, and after-school programs.

Quotes by Robert Reich

Most financiers, corporate lawyers, lobbyists, and management consultants are competing with other financiers, lawyers, lobbyists, and management consultants in zero-sum games that take money out of one set of pockets and put it into another.

Quotes by Robert Reich

I find that on most films it's very difficult to have a backlit movie in an exterior.

Quotes by Robert Richardson

'Twin Peaks' is like a movie; 'China Beach' is like a movie. These are two of the most cinematic shows on television, and they belong together.

Quotes by Robert Picardo

Most of my major roles have been to play characters that the audience does not initially like or warm up to and then they grow to like in spite of that.

Quotes by Robert Picardo

Priorities are the yearly goals that I'm most interested in achieving, then they become operationalized through weekly goals.

Quotes by Robert Pozen

Perhaps the most versatile and useful plug-in in the collection is Mass Copy. It is certainly the one I use the most. Due to limitations in how plugins can interact with Finale, Mass Copy has a somewhat unusual user interface.

Quotes by Robert Patterson

Suprisingly, one of the most complex pieces of code is the code to determine where a note is in the staff. Finale stores notes as relative scale positions in the current key.

Quotes by Robert Patterson

Pound's translation of Chinese poetry was maybe the most important thing I read. Eliot a little bit later.

Quotes by Robert Morgan

Our most famous writers are Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. It would make sense that the poetry would reflect some of those same values, some of the same techniques.

Quotes by Robert Morgan

Most actors have been fired during their career.

Quotes by Robert Morse

In most recent times, as the West started being hostile to us, we deliberately declared a Look East policy.

Quotes by Robert Mugabe

I do most of my work on the stage, and typically once the show is over, it's over.

Quotes by Robert Michael Morris

Everything has some consciousness, and we tap into that. It is about energy at its most basic level.

Quotes by Robert Moog

I don't think most people know what's going to be in their obituary, but I do.

Quotes by Robert Mankoff

The most offensive thing that ever occurred in 'The New Yorker' would be, like, the mildest thing at a Chris Rock concert.

Quotes by Robert Mankoff

Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.

Quotes by Robert Louis Stevenson

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.