Famous Quotes: Great

History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion.
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Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis - once that crisis can be recognized and understood.
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The man who throws a bomb is an artist, because he prefers a great moment to everything.
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I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone.
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Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin.
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The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.
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Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent.
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All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness.
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Acting is something I love. It's a great craft that I have a lot of respect for. But I don't think it's any greater challenge than teaching 8-year-olds or any other career. In my life, I try not to make it more important than it is and I just hope that rubs off on the people around me.
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Great love affairs start with Champagne and end with tisane.
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The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
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The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.
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To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.
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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.
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I am more afraid of my own heart than of the pope and all his cardinals. I have within me the great pope, Self.
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If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state.
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To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can himself attain greatness.
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Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive.
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A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
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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.
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