"A trip to the mainland was a big event and happened maybe once a year, although now you can get across in a speed boat in seven minutes but then it was a long way away"

"Better one's House be too little one day than too big all the Year after"

"We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now"

"The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines"

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things"

"Big words seldom accompany good deeds"

"If the Police could do a reunion... One of the biggest jerks I ever met was Sting. If he can do it, then anyone can do it. It's not that big a deal. And the Eagles! They did it! They severely hated each other. It's just rock and roll"

"Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities"

"I want to paint big, bright, optimistic pictures of the place I love"

"On embarking to return we could perceive no sign of One Tree Island; and as we swept down towards the sea the leafy top of a tree seen in the clear water under the boat was the only evidence of its existence; though a few hours ago it had formed so prominent an object"

"Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other"