In the main it will be found that a power over a man's support (salary) is a power over his will.
Alexander Hamilton

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
Rene Descartes

Opera in English is, in the main, just about as sensible as baseball in Italian.
H. L. Mencken

Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Officials at the White House are saying that President Bush hasn't changed his schedule much since the war started. The main difference, they say, is that he's started watching the news and taping Sponge Bob.
Conan O'Brien

I guess when you turn off the main road, you have to be prepared to see some funny houses.
Stephen King

The doctrine of the Kingdom of Heaven, which was the main teaching of Jesus, is certainly one of the most revolutionary doctrines that ever stirred and changed human thought.
H. G. Wells

Basketball was not my main sport in grade school, or even the first year of high school.
Mike Krzyzewski

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.
Otto von Bismarck

Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.
Erich Fromm

People are too durable, that's their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.
Bertolt Brecht

I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy.
Bertrand Russell

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
Bertrand Russell

One of the things I thought a lot about was how can we get the views, for instance, the main plaza, you look up to Telegraph Hill from there and therefore it would be a disaster to close that view off.
Lawrence Halprin

The main thing to do is relax and let your talent do the work.
Charles Barkley

I'm sure some cynical people would point to that as the main reason for doing it for a lot of people.
Jo Brand

Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
Thomas Carlyle

Though times have changed, it's a nice surprise to see that youthful feeling of anti-war sentiment returning once more to the cobbled main streets of Europe.
Cat Stevens

The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him.
Thomas Hardy

The main thing is healthy eating, exercise, which I do for special events, like if it's Sports Illustrated, or the swim suit catalogue for Victoria's Secret, or my own calendar that I did for the year 2000.
Heidi Klum