Indeed, our everyday world presents intellectual challenges just as daunting as those of the cosmos and the quantum, and that is where 99 per cent of scientists focus their efforts. Even the smallest insect, with its intricate structure, is far more complex than either an atom or a star.

The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole, of whom they have a persistent intuition.

Our opponents maintain that we are confronted with insurmountable political obstacles, but that may be said of the smallest obstacle if one has no desire to surmount it.

There is room in the smallest cottage for a happy loving pair.

The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.

Once in a while, when I'm out on the lawn, I'll jump around and do a couple of things. Here's a secret: The older you get, the more difficult it gets. The smallest little injury stays with you for so long. But that's how it goes, and it doesn't stop me. I'm always ready to do something that hurts a little!

Most new jobs won't come from our biggest employers. They will come from our smallest. We've got to do everything we can to make entrepreneurial dreams a reality.

The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never did me the smallest favor.

Between death and a new birth, we know that our body, down to its smallest particles, is formed out of the cosmos. For we ourselves prepare this physical body, bringing together in it the whole of animal nature; we ourselves build it.

All that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish.

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail.

The smallest pain in our little finger gives us more concern than the destruction of millions of our fellow beings.

The most successful detectives owe their success to noticing small signs. Scouts are natural detectives and never let the smallest detail escape them. These small things are called by Scouts 'Sign.'

But I feel truly wowed by the architecture and the meaning of the architecture if you get lost in it and think about the man hours in the smallest little chapel, and the love involved. God it's fantastic.

His ambition for victory sets Mourinho apart. He wants to win every game, so he prepares all the smallest details; in training, at the game, everything. I loved to work with him.

With any child entering adolescence, one hunts for signs of health, is desperate for the smallest indication that the child's problems will never be important enough for a television movie.

The smallest gesture can mean to much to those who may need a little lift in their lives.

If you just focus on the smallest details, you never get the big picture right.

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.