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Most Famous Small Quotes of All Time!

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Most of my recorded material has been in small group configurations. I have not released large orchestral works as recordings because it hasn't been within the realm of possibility.

Quotes by Bill Dixon

I was in NYC during 9/11; it happened on a Tuesday, I was on stage Thursday. It was a small crowd, but it took about 10 days and comedy clubs were packed.

Quotes by Bill Burr

I was blessed to play a small role in the Steelers tradition.

Quotes by Bill Cowher

Sometimes eight chains go together really well, depending on the length - how short they are, how small they are.

Quotes by Big Sean

The International Brigades and the British volunteers were, numerically, only a small part of the Republican forces, but nearly all had accepted the need for organization and order in civilian life.

Quotes by Bill Alexander

Beginning to dismantle the Pentagon would save $1 trillion a year - a small government proposal if ever there was one.

Quotes by Bill Ayers

Long ago, I did a five-and-a-half-hour-a-day, six-day-a-week talk show for four years, early on, in Los Angeles - local show. And when you are on that many hours with no script, you know, you get very comfortable, maybe overly comfortable...

Quotes by Betty White

I'm motivated by very small successes.

Quotes by Beth Brooke

The Federal Reserve needs to provide small businesses in America with the same low-interest loans it gave to foreign banks.

Quotes by Bernie Sanders

Improvisation is not a presentational form, except in small doses, or as a game. It's a tool.

Quotes by Bernard Sahlins

Boxing is a small world where the same thing that goes on, goes on in corporate America.

Quotes by Bernard Hopkins

It's disturbing to people that the small David can disturb the big Goliath.

Quotes by Beny Steinmetz

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

Quotes by Benjamin Franklin

A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.

Quotes by Benjamin Franklin

The pressure is on the women to be particularly small, and then not only that, the whole package. It's extreme.

Quotes by Benjamin Koldyke

If Google teaches you anything, it's that small ideas can be big.

Quotes by Ben Silbermann

At a small company, so much of the trick is focus. Not only can you only do a finite number of things, but you have to do them in the right order.

Quotes by Ben Silbermann

And though thou hadst small Latin, and less Greek.

Quotes by Ben Jonson

In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.

Quotes by Ben Jonson

I'm a creature of habit and tend to favour small, traditional English businesses.

Quotes by Ben Elliot

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these quotes only talk about small in terms of size?
Not at all — "small" here ranges from company size to towns to personal ambition. One speaker even once thought a company was "a small company ripping off our copyrights," before it turned out to be a much bigger deal than expected. For more on how scale plays out in the working world, see Business quotes.
What do these quotes say about small towns?
One is blunt about it: "Small towns are the worst for getting recognised." It's a candid take on how a smaller community can limit visibility or opportunity, at least in this speaker's experience.
Is being small always seen negatively in these quotes?
No — one turns it into something aspirational: "I want to be in the small percentage of women who don't settle for conventional roles." Here, "small" describes an exclusive, admirable group rather than a limitation. If you'd rather explore the opposite end of scale, Big quotes covers bigger ambitions too.
How does this collection compare small and great?
One quote draws a direct contrast: "Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous." It suggests smallness here is linked to pettiness, while greatness is linked to generosity of spirit. Explore that idea further in Great quotes.
Is there a common thread tying these small quotes together?
Mostly that "small" is relative here — it can mean underestimated, limiting, exclusive, or even petty depending on context, and these four quotes touch on nearly every version of that. For more everyday words examined from every angle, check out Always quotes.

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