A modicum of discord is the very spice of courtship.
— Nicolas Chamfort
Sure. My ego's had enough time to recover a modicum of dignity. Let's make sure we crush it again before I mistake myself for a god. -Acheron
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law?
— Dick Clark
One can become proficient at most anything, I find, with a modicum of aptitude and an eternity to indulge it.
— Syrie James
What nerve. Not even a modicum of originality.
— Samuel Goldwyn
The framers gave us the Second Amendment not so we could go deer or duck hunting but to give us a modicum of protection against congressional tyranny.
— Walter E. Williams
A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism.
— Georges Bataille
Apathy is the great requisite for the station; for woe betide the wretch who fancies any modicum of zeal.
— James F. Cooper
It's a war of attrition. If you have patience and a modicum of faith in yourself your chances are not too bad.
— Julie Bowen
I don't think of myself as a very famous person, but the modicum of celebrity that I've had has not been a positive experience for me at all.
— Marianne Williamson
I consider myself a reasonable man. As such, I tend to expect others to behave with a modicum of reason and common sense. Especially those with power. — Peter Horton
You do have a modicum of peace of mind here, but it's as unsettled as any other place. — Todd Rundgren
I love how everyone thinks it's so quaint and childlike of me to expect a modicum of privacy around here.-Remy "Thirteen" Hadley — House
There's a lot more to competence than a law degree and a modicum of courtroom skill. — Fred Thompson
Even a modicum of celebrity is hard to deal with. You see it with actors and directors all the time. — Paul Haggis
I like movies. Movies have afforded me a modicum of luxuries. The thing about the movies is, if you're bad in a movie, you're bad forever. — Anthony Mackie
So-called 'sustainable development' ... is meaningless drivel. — James Lovelock
I think the whole thing is: If it makes sense in your head, the audience will go along with it. — Domhnall Gleeson
Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity. — Aristotle.
Every myth has a modicum of truth — Lonny Lee
Everyone is flailing through this life without an owner's manual, with whatever modicum of grace and good humor we can manage. — Anne Lamott
When a job is to be done there's no use putting it off. — Sherwood Anderson
I affirm the qualia of reality, for the principle of wisdom captivates the thought, even if it's only offering a mere modicum of value in belief. — Lionel Suggs
offered a modicum of privacy, and for an overnight price of only 50 Heller. — Anonymous
People must take a modicum of public responsibility for each other even if they have no ties to each other. — Jane Jacobs
Humor helps us get through life with a modicum of grace. It offers one of the few benign ways of coping with the absurdity of it all. — Diane Keaton
There are many times where even I, at certain points in the evening, after a few drinks, can't pronounce my own surname. — Milla Jovovich
I am certainly suffering from a modicum of performance anxiety. — George Murray
Life must pass through difficulty in order to achieve any modicum of beauty. — Colum McCann
For the most time I've followed instinct rather than intelligence, and this has resulted in a modicum of happiness. — Ruskin Bond
There is no reason for the government to limit political speech. — Penn Jillette
You can be still and still moving. Content even in your discontent. — Ram Dass
