977 private quotes tagged great

“I believe with all my heart that America remains 'the great idea' that inspires the world. It is a privilege to be born here. It is an honor to become a citizen here. It is a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger

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“Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.” — Peace Pilgrim

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

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“I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can't do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I'm going to do something, I go all the way.” — Tom Cruise

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

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“You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.” — Louisa May Alcott

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“The Bible must be considered as the great source of all the truth by which men are to be guided in government as well as in all social transactions.” — Noah Webster

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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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“It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake. A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all.” — Emmet Fox

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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 have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.” — John Steinbeck

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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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“I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” — Rita Rudner

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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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“So Bush certainly wasn't the greatest, and Obama has not done the job. And he's created a lot of disincentive. He's created a lot of great dissatisfaction. Regulations and regulatory is going through the roof. It's almost impossible to get anything done in the country.” — Donald Trump

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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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“A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.” — John Ruskin

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“I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.” — Huey Newton

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“Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest.” — Charles Dickens

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