Mass literacy is a phenomenon of the past few centuries, and one that has reached the majority of the world's adult population only within the past 75 years.
Rethink success: Few people will ever discover that the most important business they will ever run.. is their life!
I volunteered to deploy to Iraq. I was one of the few soldiers who were not on the mandatory deployment roster - close to 3,000 Hawaii soldiers were.
I think people are entitled to march without a permit. When you have a few hundred thousand people on the street you have permission.
I shall not be satisfied unless I produce something which shall for a few days supersede the last fashionable novel on the tables of young ladies.
Votes in federal elections are cast and counted in a highly decentralized and variable fashion, with no uniform ballots and few national standards.
I have the mind to do so many fields, careers, jobs, and hobbies; but I have the heart to do few fields of work, careers, jobs, and hobbies
Chief executives, who themselves own few shares of their companies, have no more feeling for the average stockholder than they do for baboons in Africa.
It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.
I used to describe myself as a comic novelist, but my concerns seem to have darkened over the past few years.
Without butterflies, the world would soon have few flowers. There is enough room in the sky for all flyers.
Very few artistic partnerships last more than 10 years, and if they do they tend to go down the tubes.
Few professors would dare to publish research or teach a course debunking the claims made in various ethnic, gender, or other 'studies' courses.
In my younger days, I loved to run. Although it may be hard for you to believe it, I did. And I did win a few races.
Job-wise, I did have a moment of panic that I should have been a doctor a few years ago, but I hate when people vomit.
I like to think I have quite a few different styles - sometimes it's a bit rock n' roll, other times more girly and feminine.
I've heard a few times, in three or four years, this league is going to be yours. I don't like that. Because I think I'm established now.
I sort of believe that my voice was preordained; I'm a Buddhist who believes in reincarnation so I think that my voice is a few lifetimes old.
I'd go on the train to castings, changing from my school uniform on the train. I carried on like that for a few years, getting jobs in bits and pieces.
A few years ago my goal was to try and get the goddamned album made, which put me in a real bad frame of mind.
I collect cars and bikes. One of my most special rides is a black 1930s Cadillac V16, and then I've got a few West Coast choppers.
