Few of us boggle - though we should - at the fact that Louis Armstrong sang and played trumpet with similar panache, or that Leonard Bernstein and Benjamin Britten were equally adept as composers, conductors and pianists. Terry Teachout adeptarmstrongbenjamin share on social
Few of us can accurately gauge how we will feel tomorrow or next week. That's why when you go to the supermarket on an empty stomach, you'll buy too much, and if you shop after a big meal, you'll buy too little. Daniel Gilbert accuratelybigbuy share on social
Few of us have vitality enough to make any of our instincts imperious. George Bernard Shaw imperiousinstinctmake Change image and share on social
Few of us will forget the wail of mingled grief, rage and horror which rose from the camp when the Indians returned to it and recognized their slaughtered warriors, women, and children. John Gibbon campchildforget Change image and share on social
Few parents are aware of the difficulties that beset the minds of the little philosophers and theologians who sit upon their knees or play at their feet; and many a parent could not comprehend the disturbance, if he were aware of it. Lucy Larcom awarebesetcomprehend share on social
Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions. Albert Einstein capabledifferenvironment Change image and share on social
Few people at the beginning of the nineteenth century needed an adman to tell them what they wanted. John Kenneth Galbraith admanbegincentury Change image and share on social
Few people can see genius in someone who has offended them. Robertson Davies geniusoffendpeople Change image and share on social
Few people even scratch the surface, much less exhaust the contemplation of their own experience. Randolph Bourne contemplationexhaustexperience Change image and share on social
Few people have ever seriously wished to be exclusively rational. The good life which most desire is a life warmed by passions and touched with that ceremonial grace which is impossible without some affectionate loyalty to traditional form and ceremonies. Joseph Wood Krutch affectionateceremonialceremony share on social
