977 private quotes tagged great

“Ninety-nine per cent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion.” — Thornton Wilder

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“I'm sorry that we have to have a Washington presence. We thrived during our first 16 years without any of this. I never made a political visit to Washington and we had no people here. It wasn't on our radar screen. We were just making great software.” — Bill Gates

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“It does not require great learning to be a Christian and be convinced of the truth of the Bible. It requires only an honest heart and a willingness to obey God.” — Albert Barnes

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“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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“There are many of us that are willing to do great things for the Lord, but few of us are willing to do little things.” — Dwight L. Moody

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“Power is the great aphrodisiac.” — Henry A. Kissinger

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“A lot of Jews are great friends of mine.” — Billy Graham

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“See everything, overlook a great deal, correct a little.” — Pope John XXIII

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“Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.” — Niccolo Machiavelli

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“There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich.” — Marlene Dietrich

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“People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.” — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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“I'm sad to report that in the past few years, ever since uncertainty became our insistent 21st century companion, leadership has taken a great leap backwards to the familiar territory of command and control.” — Margaret J. Wheatley

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“No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our destiny to. The only way in which anyone can lead us is to restore to us the belief in our own guidance.” — Henry Miller

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“She's probably in denial that she's a great big ball of insecurity and I'm quite well aware that I am one.” — Boy George

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“I do live like a rock star, but it's not as great as it sounds. It's a lot of traveling.” — Ron White

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“God gave me a great body and it's my duty to take care of my physical temple.” — Jean Claude Van Damme

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“One of the great things about young people is that they do question, that they do care deeply about justice, and they they have open minds.” — Zack de la Rocha

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“Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new opportunities for peace, stability, cooperation and mutual benefit.” — Chen Shui-bian

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“I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of thinking is totally immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way - I hope it never will.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger

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“Her angel's face, As the great eye of heaven shined bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place.” — Edmund Spenser

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“How quickly we forget God's great deliverances in our lives. How easily we take for granted the miracles he performed in our past.” — David Wilkerson

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“God is the great mysterious motivator of what we call nature, and it has often been said by philosophers, that nature is the will of God. And I prefer to say that nature is the only body of God that we shall ever see.” — Frank Lloyd Wright

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“The internet is a great way to get on the net.” — Bob Dole

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“In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.” — John Ruskin

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“Americans are blessed with great plenty we are a generous people and we have a moral obligation to assist those who are suffering from poverty, disease, war and famine.” — Adam Schiff

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