The Earth reminded us of a Christmas tree ornament hanging in the blackness of space. As we got farther and farther away it diminished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble, the most beautiful marble you can imagine.
Death is final. No it is not just final, it's worse than that, it's diminishing: the dead continue to decrease, to occupy less space.
Soap operas are such a great way to break-in to the industry. The diminishing landscape of daytime TV means it's going to be harder for young talent to get discovered.
I take it that the good of mankind means the attainment, by every man, of all the happiness which he can enjoy without diminishing the happiness of his fellow men.
I've always felt that if you back down from a fear, the ghost of that fear never goes away. It diminishes people.
The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future.
A toothache, or a violent passion, is not necessarily diminished by our knowledge of its causes, its character, its importance or insignificance.
If you're running on fumes, you get to a point of diminishing results. Get some rest.
The role of Italy and of Austria has diminished as has that of France and Britain; Germany and Japan have suffered catastrophically.
If you avoid your truthful emotions and pain you will implode and contract into a diminished and feeble state.
The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
Conflicting commercial regulations of the different States shackled and diminished both foreign and domestic trade; hence the power to regulate commerce was conferred.
You cannot allow your desire to be a winner to be diminished by achieving success before and I believe there is room for improvement in every sportsman.
The Cold War is over. The kind of authority that the presidents asserted during the Cold War has now been diminished.
Joy multiplies when it is shared among friends, but grief diminishes with every division. That is life.
Absolute nakedness was intrusive, confusing to the senses. Paradoxically, it both revealed and diminished identity.
By acquiescing in an act that causes such suffering to a living creature, who among us is not diminished?
The line between what I really am, and what I am on reel, is slowly diminishing.
Many Buddhist temple priests regard their parishioners as possessions and fear their departure as a diminishing of assets.
As I turn 91 this June 8th, I have to admit my hours at the easel have diminished.
If people understood that doctors weren't divine, perhaps the odor of malpractice might diminish.
