Great Quotes

Small: The banalities of a great man pass for wit
"The banalities of a great man pass for wit"
Alexander Chase, Author
Small: None of the great discoveries was made by a specialist or a researcher
Martin H. Fischer
"None of the great discoveries was made by a 'specialist' or a 'researcher'"
Martin H. Fischer, Author
Small: Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy
Peggy Noonan
"Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy"
Peggy Noonan, Writer
Small: Great men always pay deference to greater
Walter Savage Landor
"Great men always pay deference to greater"
Walter Savage Landor, Poet
Small: I decided to become a painter when my first four paintings where all published and attracted a great deal of i
John Dyer
"I decided to become a painter when my first four paintings where all published and attracted a great deal of interest. I exhibited one of them and it was sold"
John Dyer, Artist
Small: In this Epistle, the Apostle seeks, with great earnestness, to confirm the Christian converts in the belief of
"In this Epistle, the Apostle seeks, with great earnestness, to confirm the Christian converts in the belief of that Gospel, which he had so faithfully preached"
John Strachan, Clergyman
Small: The happiness of most people is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slo
Ernest Dimnet
"The happiness of most people is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things"
Ernest Dimnet, Priest
Small: Great loves too must be endured
Coco Chanel
"Great loves too must be endured"
Coco Chanel, Designer
Small: Adult stem cells have shown great potential and have effectively helped patients. Another alternative is cord-
"Adult stem cells have shown great potential and have effectively helped patients. Another alternative is cord-blood stem cells. These are a neglected resource that could be used to treat a diverse body of people"
Jim Ryun, Athlete
Small: Suffering is one of lifes great teachers
Bryant H. McGill
"Suffering is one of life's great teachers"
Bryant H. McGill, Author
Small: I think I look great in green, and Im going to start wearing more green
"I think I look great in green, and I'm going to start wearing more green"
Garry Shandling, Comedian
Small: The English light is so very subtle, so very soft and misty, that the architecture responded with great delica
"The English light is so very subtle, so very soft and misty, that the architecture responded with great delicacy of detail"
Stephen Gardiner, Architect
Small: Great literature must spring from an upheaval in the authors soul. If that upheaval is not present then it mus
Robert Benchley
"Great literature must spring from an upheaval in the author's soul. If that upheaval is not present then it must come from the works of any other author which happens to be handy and easily adapted"
Robert Benchley, Comedian
Small: Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great
"Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great"
Clement Attlee, Leader
Small: Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies tha
Jan Egeland
"Finally, I also come in recognition of the great work that has been undertaken by the NGOs and UN agencies that have been active for many years here, especially through the local staff and international staff here in Somaliland and in Somalia at large"
Jan Egeland, Public Servant
Small: I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other
"I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit"
John Steinbeck, Author
Small: Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant
Sydney Smith
"Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything"
Sydney Smith, Clergyman
Small: Great minds have purposes others have wishes
"Great minds have purposes; others have wishes"
Washington Irving, Writer
Small: Our goal has been to stay true to what people most love about the original Pirates! while upgrading, enhancing
"Our goal has been to stay true to what people most love about the original Pirates! while upgrading, enhancing, and in some cases, re-inventing the game to make it a great experience for today's gamers"
Sid Meier, Scientist
Small: The new Pirates! builds on that legacy delivering an even more powerful and fun experience to players...
"The new Pirates! builds on that legacy delivering an even more powerful and fun experience to players... and is still unmatched in offering a blend of genres in one great game"
Sid Meier, Scientist
Small: Fundamentalism as it is called is not confined to the Muslim world. It is something that we have seen in diffe
"Fundamentalism as it is called is not confined to the Muslim world. It is something that we have seen in different parts of the world. Let us hope that a dialogue between the followers of the three great monotheistic religions could help in putting an end to this"
King Hussein I, Statesman
Small: I praise the Lord here today. I know that all my talent and all my ability comes from him, and without him Im
"I praise the Lord here today. I know that all my talent and all my ability comes from him, and without him I'm nothing and I thank him for his great blessing"
Ernie Harwell, Celebrity
Small: I think its great that we have organisations like Greenpeace. In a pluralistic society, we want to have people
"I think it's great that we have organisations like Greenpeace. In a pluralistic society, we want to have people who point out all the problems that the Earth could encounter. But we need to understand that they are not presenting a full and rounded view"
Bjorn Lomborg, Scientist
Small: When you sing and people want that you sing, then you can hope to be great
"When you sing and people want that you sing, then you can hope to be great"
Andrea Bocelli, Musician
Small: I am concerned for the security of our great Nation not so much because of any threat from without, but becaus
Douglas MacArthur
"I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within"
Douglas MacArthur, Soldier
Small: The difference is that for a soundly conceived and solidly endowed republic it takes a great deal longer for t
"The difference is that for a soundly conceived and solidly endowed republic it takes a great deal longer for those seeds to germinate and the plants to grow"
Robert Welch
Small: And it was under Wilson that the first great propaganda slogan was coined and emblazoned everywhere, to make A
"And it was under Wilson that the first great propaganda slogan was coined and emblazoned everywhere, to make Americans start thinking favorably of democracies and forget that we had a republic"
Robert Welch
Small: There was never a great man who had not a great mother
"There was never a great man who had not a great mother"
Olive Schreiner, Writer
Small: So if you want to have a great video game-based movie you have to keep the mood of the game, use the normal ch
"So if you want to have a great video game-based movie you have to keep the mood of the game, use the normal character setup - but you have to flesh out the story and provide more background for the characters"
Uwe Boll, Director
Small: Were loosely calling it The River Project, but hopefully the pieces that we put together will be educational p
"We're loosely calling it The River Project, but hopefully the pieces that we put together will be educational pieces that will throw some light on the situation as to what kind of jeopardy may be surrounding our great rivers"
Richard Dean Anderson, Actor
Small: In the mind of Bill Clinton, political considerations outweigh even life-and-death matters of great concern to
Barbara Olson
"In the mind of Bill Clinton, political considerations outweigh even life-and-death matters of great concern to his own law-enforcement officials, not to mention the nation"
Barbara Olson, Journalist
Small: I think its important to do great work
Kyra Sedgwick
"I think it's important to do great work"
Kyra Sedgwick, Actress
Small: You tell me one other person that graduated from Yale that is as inarticulate as Bush. Yales a great school, a
"You tell me one other person that graduated from Yale that is as inarticulate as Bush. Yale's a great school, and here's this idiot"
Al Jourgensen, Musician
Small: When I travel, I draw and paint sketches which is great fun. And as long as you are fully aware that it has no
Arne Jacobsen
"When I travel, I draw and paint sketches which is great fun. And as long as you are fully aware that it has nothing to do with actual art, I think that's all right"
Arne Jacobsen, Architect
Small: I think capital punishment works great. Every killer you kill never kills again
"I think capital punishment works great. Every killer you kill never kills again"
Bill Maher, Comedian
Small: How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens
Alexander the Great
"How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens"
Alexander the Great, Leader
Small: As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot
John Lennon
"As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot"
John Lennon, Musician
Small: In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority
James Madison
"In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority"
James Madison, President
Small: Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because H
"Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters"
John Wooden, Coach
Small: Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but ever
Omar Khayyam
"Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door as in I went"
Omar Khayyam, Poet
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