977 private quotes tagged great

“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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“It is those who concentrates on but one thing at a time who advance in this world. The great man or woman is the one who never steps outside his or her specialty or foolishly dissipates his or her individuality.” — Og Mandino

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“From the world wars of Europe to the jungles of the Far East, from the deserts of the Middle East to the African continent, and even here in our own hemisphere, our veterans have made the world a better place and America the great country we are today.” — John Hoeven

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“There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.” — Orison Swett Marden

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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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“Every great architect is - necessarily - a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age.” — Frank Lloyd Wright

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“Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.” — Demosthenes

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“Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.” — Edward de Bono

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“I wear black skinny-fit jeans - I can't get away from them. It's funny because I wore baggy jeans for ages, then one day my friend convinced me to try on a skinny pair and I thought they were great.” — Shaun White

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“Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.” — John Adams

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“You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.” — Henry Rollins

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“Going out and playing football or baseball with the boys, when I was a tomboy, was a great way to learn about winning and losing, and most girls didn't have that experience.” — Hillary Clinton

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“Mr. Chairman, delegates. I accept your nomination for President of the United States of America. I do so with humility, deeply moved by the trust you have placed in me. It is a great honor. It is an even greater responsibility.” — Mitt Romney

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“Listen to your inner-voice: Surround yourself with loving, nurturing people. Fall in love with your art and find yourself. Music is the great communicator.” — Glenn Hughes

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“Why do people talk of the horrors of old age? It's great. I feel like a fine old car with the parts gradually wearing out, but I'm not complaining,... Those who find growing old terrible are people who haven't done what they wanted with their lives.” — Martha Gellhorn

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“That business we started with 10 people has now grown into a great American success story.” — Mitt Romney

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“When I was 20, I thought I was 30 - but I was so far from it. When you're young, you want everything to happen now. As you mature, you can look back and see all the great things you achieved with time and patience.” — Elisha Cuthbert

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“Like me, the great majority of Americans wish both to preserve the traditional definition of marriage and to oppose bias and intolerance directed towards gays and lesbians.” — Mitt Romney

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“When my mom ran for the Senate, my dad was there for her every step of the way. I can still hear her saying in her beautiful voice, 'Why should women have any less say than men, about the great decisions facing our nation?'” — Mitt Romney

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“I try to read for pleasure whenever I can - it's a great way just to shut it off for a while so your brain doesn't get fried.” — Hillary Clinton

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“This is the America that I love. This is a great people. We can do anything. We can achieve anything. We've got a government that has gotten in the way of the American people. We're going to change that in November.” — Mitt Romney

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“One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large Christian population - we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.” — Barack Obama

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“I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.” — Barack Obama

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