977 private quotes tagged great

“I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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“I never wanted to become an actress because I'd read great literature or seen great Shakespeare. It was more just wanting to understand what the people were really like, why they said all the strange things they did.” — Julie Walters

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“I feel good in my own skin because I've accepted the fact that I'm me. That's what's so great about being alive and being on this planet: Everybody's different.” — Kelly Osbourne

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“The great thing about suicide is that it's not one of those things you have to do now or you lose your chance. I mean, you can always do it later.” — Harvey Fierstein

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“A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes.” — Joseph Addison

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“I think cookies are sort of the unsung sweet, you know? They're incredibly popular. But everybody thinks of cakes and pies and fancier desserts before they think cookies. A plate of cookies is a great way to end dinner and really nice to share at the holidays.” — Bobby Flay

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“A great building must begin with the unmeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed and in the end must be unmeasurable.” — Louis Kahn

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“Coffee and smoking are the last great addictions.” — Lara Flynn Boyle

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“A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.” — Isaac Asimov

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“It would be very glamorous to be reincarnated as a great big ring on Liz Taylor's finger.” — Andy Warhol

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“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.” — Meryl Streep

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“The great person is ahead of their time, the smart make something out of it, and the blockhead, sets themselves against it.” — Jean Baudrillard

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“It is humiliating to remain with our hands folded while others write history. It matters little who wins. To make a people great it is necessary to send them to battle even if you have to kick them in the pants. That is what I shall do.” — Benito Mussolini

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“I think Ronald Reagan was one of the great presidents, period, not just recently. I thought he had the demeanor. I thought he had the bearing. I thought he had the thought process.” — Donald Trump

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“You can be fat and love yourself. You can be fat and have a great d--n personality. You can be fat and sew your own clothes. But you can't be fat and healthy.” — Susan Powter

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“A lot of people feel very good about Mitt Romney and I think he's going to do a great job.” — Donald Trump

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“Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.” — Frank Lloyd Wright

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“Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.” — Sallust

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“France, and the whole of Europe have a great culture and an amazing history. Most important thing though is that people there know how to live! In America they've forgotten all about it. I'm afraid that the American culture is a disaster.” — Johnny Depp

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“When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results.” — Calvin Coolidge

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“I was an OK boxer, I wasn't great, I was OK, but I loved the discipline of getting together every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, usually Saturday afternoons too, with a whole bunch of mates and training, very, very hard for about two-and-half hours.” — Liam Neeson

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“He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man.” — Mencius

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“To walk around with an ego is a bad thing. To have confidence in yourself is a great thing.” — Fred Durst

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“Obama has no solutions. Obama has failed the country and its great citizens, and they don't like it when somebody such as myself speaks the truth about this - it hurts too much.” — Donald Trump

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“In other words, don't expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say 'we have a problem, let's go and get it'.” — Colin Powell

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