Best Quotes

Small: My stage successes have provided me with the greatest moments outside myself, my film successes the best momen
"My stage successes have provided me with the greatest moments outside myself, my film successes the best moments, professionally, within myself"
Laurence Olivier, Actor
Small: They try to say this era was a tainted era. But so many great players played in the last 15 to 20 years.
"They try to say this era was a tainted era. But so many great players played in the last 15 to 20 years. This is going to be the best era in the history of the game in my opinion"
Rafael Palmeiro, Athlete
Small: There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in man
Sean Connery
"There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in man"
Sean Connery, Actor
Small: I think the American university system still seems to be the best system in the world
Clifford Geertz
"I think the American university system still seems to be the best system in the world"
Clifford Geertz, Scientist
Small: Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations
"Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations"
Edward de Bono, Psychologist
Small: There is no country that has the best men
Alicia Machado
"There is no country that has the best men"
Alicia Machado, Celebrity
Small: First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can
Horatio Nelson
"First gain the victory and then make the best use of it you can"
Horatio Nelson, Soldier
Small: The best political weapon is the weapon of terror. Cruelty commands respect. Men may hate us. But, we dont ask
Heinrich Himmler
"The best political weapon is the weapon of terror. Cruelty commands respect. Men may hate us. But, we don't ask for their love; only for their fear"
Heinrich Himmler, Criminal
Small: I think that at some point in your life you realize you dont have to worry if you do everything youre supposed
Joe Namath
"I think that at some point in your life you realize you don't have to worry if you do everything you're supposed to do right. Or if not right, if you do it the best you can... what can worry do for you? You are already doing the best you can"
Joe Namath, Athlete
Small: Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and
"Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle will never know"
Charles Kingsley, Clergyman
Small: Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put your head
"Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put your head down, do the best job possible, let the flak pass, and work towards those goals"
Donald Rumsfeld, Politician
Small: A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who kno
"A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults"
Charles Kingsley, Clergyman
Small: The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman
"The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman"
Daniel D. Palmer, Celebrity
Small: For me the best thing about winning an award is when the people cheer for your win. When you can see that the
"For me the best thing about winning an award is when the people cheer for your win. When you can see that the people are really happy that you are winning something, that's the most reward thing in the world"
Busta Rhymes, Musician
Small: It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And it means a lot to me
"It has meant a lot to me to challenge the best players in the world and to beat them. And it means a lot to me to be out here and fighting for the title and, you know, it hurts not to win it"
Andre Agassi, Athlete
Small: I think that making love is the best form of exercise
Cary Grant
"I think that making love is the best form of exercise"
Cary Grant, Actor
Small: I appreciate the additional additives and preservatives that help sell a project, but Im sticking to what work
"I appreciate the additional additives and preservatives that help sell a project, but I'm sticking to what works best for me. I gotta sell the album live on stage and make people believe in the songs"
Busta Rhymes, Musician
Small: You can just drift unhappily towards this vision of heaven on earth, and ultimately that is what architecture
Ben Nicholson
"You can just drift unhappily towards this vision of heaven on earth, and ultimately that is what architecture is a vision of: Heaven on earth, at it's best"
Ben Nicholson, Artist
Small: At this present time, matter is still the best way to think of architecture, but Im not so sure for very long.
Ben Nicholson
"At this present time, matter is still the best way to think of architecture, but I'm not so sure for very long. The computer is radicalizing the way we think about our world"
Ben Nicholson, Artist
Small: Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves
"Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves"
Alexis de Tocqueville, Historian
Small: War is at its best barbarism
"War is at its best barbarism"
William Tecumseh Sherman, Soldier
Small: Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the publi
James Madison
"Learned Institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light over the public mind which is the best security against crafty and dangerous encroachments on the public liberty"
James Madison, President
Small: A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defens
James Madison
"A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country"
James Madison, President
Small: Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best
Andrew Carnegie
"Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best"
Andrew Carnegie, Businessman
Small: And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it
Andrew Carnegie
"And while the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department"
Andrew Carnegie, Businessman
Small: The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true
"The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true"
J. Robert Oppenheimer, Physicist
Small: As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one elses, to raise my kids. But we have to ask ourselves, wh
Michelle Obama
"As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, and no one else's, to raise my kids. But we have to ask ourselves, what does it mean when so many parents are finding their best efforts undermined by an avalanche of advertisements aimed at our kids"
Michelle Obama, First Lady
Small: Sleep is good, death is better but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all
"Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all"
Heinrich Heine, Poet
Small: A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is pa
"A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation"
Moliere, Playwright
Small: I am a conservative Republican, a firm believer in free market capitalism. A free market system allows all par
Sarah Palin
"I am a conservative Republican, a firm believer in free market capitalism. A free market system allows all parties to compete, which ensures the best and most competitive project emerges, and ensures a fair, democratic process"
Sarah Palin, Politician
Small: The best of life is the exercise of ingenuity-in design, in finance, in flying, in business
Bill Lear
"The best of life is the exercise of ingenuity-in design, in finance, in flying, in business"
Bill Lear, Inventor
Small: If you have to fight a crowd of boys, its best to go for the biggest one. That way you wont have to fight them
Suzanne Vega
"If you have to fight a crowd of boys, it's best to go for the biggest one. That way you won't have to fight them all. The others will see that you mean business and you will win their respect"
Suzanne Vega, Musician
Small: If you feel rooted in your home and family, if youre active in your community, theres nothing more empowering.
"If you feel rooted in your home and family, if you're active in your community, there's nothing more empowering. The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Actress
Small: I was bookish and dorky in high school, so the best part of this movie was getting to be on the other side
"I was bookish and dorky in high school, so the best part of this movie was getting to be on the other side"
Piper Perabo, Actress
Small: I was lucky. My family is wonderful. And its funny, because most of my best friends come from very large famil
"I was lucky. My family is wonderful. And it's funny, because most of my best friends come from very large families. So it always felt as if I had lots of siblings, though in the end I had to leave them and go home. I kind of got the best of both worlds as a kid"
Sophia Bush, Actress
Small: Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds and n
"Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds and noble thoughts by the best intelligence of mankind"
George William Curtis, Author
Small: Generally, the best recording is the original cast, because thats the way the piece grew: integrally, with the
"Generally, the best recording is the original cast, because that's the way the piece grew: integrally, with them"
Stephen Sondheim, Composer
Small: In the best days of our republic Americans were fiercely proud of the fact that rich and poor met on such equa
"In the best days of our republic Americans were fiercely proud of the fact that rich and poor met on such equal terms in so many ways, and without the slightest trace of hostility"
Robert Welch
Small: Time after Time is one of the best pop songs ever written, in my opinion. Its an incredible, beautiful, timele
Sarah McLachlan
"'Time after Time' is one of the best pop songs ever written, in my opinion. It's an incredible, beautiful, timeless song"
Sarah McLachlan, Musician
Small: But even with a character like Cary who is relatively outlandish, at the end of the movie hes in a place where
"But even with a character like Cary who is relatively outlandish, at the end of the movie he's in a place where I wouldn't have expected him to be - taking on the responsibility of a woman who is pregnant and who used to be his best friend's wife"
Neil LaBute, Director
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