Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much.
Walter Savage Landor

He followed in his father's footsteps, but his gait was somewhat erratic.
Nicolas Bentley

Her face betokened all things dear and good, The light of somewhat yet to come was there Asleep, and waiting for the opening day, When childish thoughts, like flowers would drift away.
Jean Ingelow

I admit I was somewhat concerned when we started to sign so many players - naturally you are going to worry about whether you can retain your place in the side.
Frank Lampard

I am a deeply religious nonbeliever - this is a somewhat new kind of religion.
Albert Einstein

I am a spy in the house of me. I report back from the front lines of the battle that is me. I am somewhat nonplused by the event that is my life.
Carrie Fisher

I did it for a living, made a career out of it, but now I've turned it into somewhat of a hobby.
Dick Trickle

I didn't think that a career in theater was very realistic so I thought the only thing I could make money doing and still be somewhat artistic was, god help me, advertising.
Liev Schreiber

I find it somewhat difficult to write with other people, although it has happened occasionally.
Graham Nash

I found marriage somewhat stifling. I don't know that I am the kind of man who ought to be married.
Burt Lancaster

I had been offered fellowships to enter as a graduate student at either Harvard or Princeton. But the Princeton fellowship was somewhat more generous, since I had not actually won the Putnam competition... Thus Princeton became the choice for my graduate study location.
John Forbes Nash, Jr.

I have a great legacy, tarnished somewhat by the move.
Art Modell

I know it is a somewhat delicate matter to refuse a gift, but in this case the statue is so atrocious that every endeavour should be made to keep it out of the church.
Giles Gilbert Scott

I loved Old School. I thought Old School was very different than a lot of the comedies that had come out. And that character I liked. I tried to ground him very much in reality and play him very much finding things important to him that are somewhat ridiculous.
Vince Vaughn

I prefer to imagine that my wife, a few friends, and occasionally my mom are the only ones who read what I do, though I realize that this is somewhat unrealistic.
Chris Ware

I read some, and then visited with people involved in this curious, exciting and somewhat misunderstood sub-culture. I met with a fang maker, who offered to fit me for an exquisite pair.
James Patterson

I regarded drugs as somewhat like rattlesnakes - it's possible to pick one up without getting bit, but why bother?
Elizabeth Moon

I shall confess at the outset that it was only shortly after the beginning of this century that I entered active life - with a somewhat precocious capacity for involvement.
Rene Cassin

I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability.
Oscar Wilde

I think Canada, our industry is still somewhat based in America's industry.
Scott Speedman