Famous Quotes: Great

IT is mere coincidence that Cooper was born in the year which produced The Power of Sympathy and that when he died Uncle Tom's Cabin was passing through its serial stage, and yet the limits of his life mark almost exactly the first great period of American fiction.
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He's a man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.
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Complex, statistically improbable things are by their nature more difficult to explain than simple, statistically probable things.
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It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.
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And it was a great experience, you know, to travel the world and compete at a certain level. It teaches you discipline, focus, and certainly keeps you out of trouble.
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Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart.
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I directed an episode of 'Party of Five' toward the very end of that show. It was a great experience.
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Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.
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I mean, I'd love to have a private jet - I know people who fly by private jet all the time... I've hitched a ride a few times and it is not overrated at all; it's a great way to travel!
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You see, that's another thing that my parents gave me: an enormously great sense of humor.
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Many men are contemptuous of riches; few can give them away.
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Besides the healthcare bill being unconstitutional and a great expansion of federal government, I think if it does not respect people's individual religious views and makes groups or individuals do things that are contrary to their deeply held beliefs, there is going to be a visceral negative reaction.
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Moreover, there is an unearned increment on capital and on labor, due to the presence, around the capitalist and the laborer, of a great, industrious, and prosperous society.
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I've just been growing right along. It's painful, but it's a great pain, and I like suffering for great results. It's like going to the gym. It hurts really bad at first, but after a couple of months and after that diet, you're looking so hot.
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Health care does not worry me a great deal. I've been impressed by some wonderful old people.
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It strikes me as odd that the free exercise of religious faith is sometimes treated as a problem, something America is stuck with instead of blessed with.
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People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
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As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in, than lamented, that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking.
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I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus.
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It's funny how many people will come to Vegas to see your show where they might not come out to see you unless you come to their hometown.
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