Famous Quotes: Great

I got to dress up in funny clothes and run around New Zealand with a bow and arrow for 18 months, how bad could that be?
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Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale.
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I think my best skill in this whole deal is as a conduit to try to bring people together, because I think it's in our unity that we'll have the greatest strength.
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Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill one another if it is not done.
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It would be nice if education was free to everyone who wanted it, but that's not the world we live in.
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The pursuit of happiness is in our Constitution. We're all entitled to have the best we can.
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In the business world today, failure is apparently not an option. We need to change this attitude toward failure - and celebrate the idea that only by falling on our collective business faces do we learn enough to succeed down the road.
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I think people in Botswana are pleased that my books paint a positive picture of their lives and portray the country as being very special. They've made a great success of their country, and the people are fed up with the constant reporting of only the problems and poverty of the continent. They welcome something which puts the positive side.
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.
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In a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There's so much more to the story.
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I go and see music all the time.
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Under the administration of George W. Bush, you will recall, federal spending grew pretty significantly. At the same time, the number of people directly employed by the federal government shrank. One of the factors that explained the difference was contracting.
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Everyone at 'CSI' has been so great to work with, and so great in terms of scheduling. There's a real feeling of family on that set... I've grown to have so much respect for the cast and crew - they're been together so many years and still care about the show and each other.
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A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.
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I have had lots of friends who've been affected by Aids and a very good friend of mine, Oscar Moore, died of Aids and I was with him in his last year quite a bit. And of course he was a man living in a very rich culture with a wealthy family who was able to afford health care.
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The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to fight in.
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All great change in America begins at the dinner table.
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Know why you believe, understand what you believe, and possess a reason for the faith that is in you.
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Modesty should be typical of the success of a champion.
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A chronicle is very different from history proper.
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