977 private quotes tagged great

“A mistake made by many people with great convictions is that they will let nothing stand in the way of their views, not even kindness.” — Bryant H. McGill

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“As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, he's a great military man, I want you to know that.” — Norman Schwarzkopf

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“The '20s ended in an era of extravagance, sort of like the one we're in now. There was a big crash, but then the country picked itself up again, and we had some great years. Those were the days when American believed in itself. I was happy and proud to be painting it.” — Norman Rockwell

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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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“Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby, spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers, or preparing meals, moms continuously put others before themselves.” — Charles Stanley

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“Great minds are to make others great. Their superiority is to be used, not to break the multitude to intellectual vassalage, not to establish over them a spiritual tyranny, but to rouse them from lethargy, and to aid them to judge for themselves.” — William Ellery Channing

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“Great minds are related to the brief span of time during which they live as great buildings are to a little square in which they stand: you cannot see them in all their magnitude because you are standing too close to them.” — Arthur Schopenhauer

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“Advertising ministers to the spiritual side of trade. It is great power that has been entrusted to your keeping which charges you with the high responsibility of inspiring and ennobling the commercial world. It is all part of the greater work of the regeneration and redemption of mankind.” — Calvin Coolidge

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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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“The great secret of doctors, known only to their wives, but still hidden from the public, is that most things get better by themselves most things, in fact, are better in the morning.” — Lewis Thomas

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“Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.” — William James

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“Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.” — George Jean Nathan

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“After great pain, a formal feeling comes. The Nerves sit ceremonious, like tombs.” — Emily Dickinson

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“Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune but great minds rise above them.” — Washington Irving

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“Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives.” — Louise L. Hay

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“I praise the Lord here today. I know that all my talent and all my ability comes from him, and without him I'm nothing and I thank him for his great blessing.” — Ernie Harwell

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“A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.” — Saul Bellow

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“The good physician treats the disease the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.” — William Osler

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“I love to shop after a bad relationship. I don't know. I buy a new outfit and it makes me feel better. It just does. Sometimes I see a really great outfit, I'll break up with someone on purpose.” — Rita Rudner

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“Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.” — Thomas Huxley

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“He is neither a strategist nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general. Other than that he's a great military man.” — Norman Schwarzkopf

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“I was really into Black Sabbath, but heavy guitars can really be very limiting, it's a great frequency and it's great fun to listen to but on the other hand, musically you can do a lot more without it.” — Kip Winger

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“Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.” — Charles Dickens

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“The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments.” — William James

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