Gilbert K. Chesterton

The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them.

English Writer

Jennifer Lopez

There's no way in the world that just because women turn the number 40, they're anything less than amazing. That's crazy. If anything, you're even more amazing!

American Musician

Audre Lorde

When I dare to be powerful - to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.

American Poet

Lady Gaga

We're not trying to make you less of a man. We just want you to love us as deeply and as wholesomely and as fully as we love you.

American Singer

Marie Curie

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

Polish Scientist

Ava DuVernay

It's emotional for artists who are women and people of color to have less value placed on our worldview.

American Director

William Arthur Ward

We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys.

American Writer

George Eliot

What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?

British Author

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.

French Writer

Norman Schwarzkopf

The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.

American General

Use 'less' when indicating a decrease in amount or degree of something that's not counted individually.

Quantifiable Reduction

'Less' is typically correct with singular nouns or non-countable nouns like milk, money, and happiness.

Non-Countable Items

'Less' as a preposition shows that a quantity has been subtracted from a total.

Subtracting Amounts

Use 'less' to create a comparison by subtracting quantity or quality of one item from another.

Comparison Purpose

'Less' can express that an action or feeling is done or felt to a smaller extent than usual.

Intensity Modifier

Combine 'less' with an adjective or adverb to compare activities, feelings, or characteristics.

Relative Comparison

The usage of 'less' as a conjunction is outdated; find current ways to express conditions or alternatives.

Old-fashioned Conditional

When using 'less' as a conjunction, be clear about the context, as it's not common in contemporary English.

Context Clarity

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 and they go like this when they raise their hand. I notice a couple of things about this. One, you're not going to be surprised. It seems to be related to gender. So women are much more likely to do this kind of thing than men. Women feel chronically less powerful than men, so this is not surprising. But the other thing I noticed

Your body language may...

 he has less room than the guy in room 1. Square root rooms, like room radical 2, and room pi, where the guests expect free dessert. What self-respecting night manager would ever want to work there even for an infinite salary? But over at Hilbert's Infinite Hotel, where there's never any vacancy and always room for more,

The Infinite Hotel...

 can more easily find a set of right-handed clubs, many of the important instruments that have shaped society were designed for the right-handed majority. Because lefties are worse at using these tools, and suffer from higher accident rates, they would be less successful in a purely cooperative world,

Why are some people...

 The statement is short and direct, calling the child by name and addressing his role in her life. So how can you apply these lie-spotting techniques to your life? First, remember that many of the lies we encounter on a daily basis are far less serious that these examples, and may even be harmless.

The language of lying —...

 It is a way of preserving the reef and dedicating ourselves to something else, They began to prefer transporting tourists because they knew they got paid well and they consumed less fuel. Besides, they were home early and that's what encouraged them to give up the fishing.

How One Community Saved...

 but not quite so well for last year's offspring. The youngsters could have their own pups, but for the alpha couple, that would mean more mouths to feed and less for their litter. So, the alpha couple will actively discourage last year's offspring from mating.

Daughter Wolf Sneaks...

 and makes some organs, like your lungs, less efficient. Researchers have linked poor posture to scoliosis, tension headaches, and back pain, though it isn't the exclusive cause of any of them. Posture can even influence your emotional state

The benefits of good...

 while Type 2 involves briefer, less extreme periods of elation interspersed with long periods of depression. For someone seesawing between emotional states, it can feel impossible to find the balance necessary to lead a healthy life.

What is bipolar...

 in an antidote to death. And contrary to what you may think, affairs are way less about sex, and a lot more about desire for attention, desire to feel special, desire to feel important.

Less

A smaller amount of.

Often appears as...

Minus, without.

Often appears as...

To a smaller extent.

Often appears as...

Otherwise than; or else.

Often appears as...

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