977 private quotes tagged great

“I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life.” — Jack Kerouac

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“It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.” — John Locke

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“I wanted to learn everything I could about what it takes to be a great chef. It was a turning point for me.” — Thomas Keller

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“The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers.” — Denis Diderot

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“Police and firefighters are great, but they don't create wealth. They protect it. That's crucial. Teaching is a wonderful profession. Teachers help educate people to become good citizens so that citizens can then go create wealth. But they don't create the wealth themselves.” — Rush Limbaugh

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“The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.” — Otto von Bismarck

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“A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story are better than any drugs.” — Wentworth Miller

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“Idle people are often bored and bored people, unless they sleep a lot, are cruel. It is not accident that boredom and cruelty are great preoccupations in our time.” — Renata Adler

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“I really think that there was a great advantage in many ways to being a woman. I think we are a lot better at personal relationships, and then have the capability obviously of telling it like it is when it's necessary.” — Madeleine Albright

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“Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered.” — W. Somerset Maugham

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“There is a great deal of pain in life and perhaps the only pain that can be avoided is the pain that comes from trying to avoid pain.” — R. D. Laing

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“Let's face it - think of Africa, and the first images that come to mind are of war, poverty, famine and flies. How many of us really know anything at all about the truly great ancient African civilizations, which in their day, were just as splendid and glorious as any on the face of the earth?” — Henry Louis Gates

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“Great moments are born from great oppurtunities.” — Herb Brooks

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“The great thing about being a print journalist is that you are permitted to duck. Cameramen get killed while the writers are flat on the floor. A war correspondent for the BBC dedicated his memoir to 50 fallen colleagues, and I guarantee you they were all taking pictures. I am only alive because I am such a chicken.” — P. J. O'Rourke

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“Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.” — Jim Carrey

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“Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.” — Simone Weil

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“I'm surrounded by nothing but great people. I've been blessed with that, so really, I've got no choice but to be an all-around good person.” — Tim Duncan

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“Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.” — Cher

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“It's wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago.” — Dan Quayle

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“The great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart.” — Mencius

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“Women who marry early are often overly enamored of the kind of man who looks great in wedding pictures and passes the maid of honor his telephone number.” — Anna Quindlen

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“I will always listen to my coaches. But first I listen to my body. If what they tell me suits my body, great. If my body doesn't feel good with what they say, then always my body comes first.” — Haile Gebrselassie

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“To me, acting is the most logical way for people's neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves.” — James Dean

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“Hubris is one of the great renewable resources.” — P. J. O'Rourke

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“The great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness as to earn peace and self-respect.” — Thomas Huxley

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