Big Quotes: Embracing the Immensity of Life

"Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it"

Adolf Hitler, Criminal

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

Thomas Fuller, Clergyman

"Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught"

Honore de Balzac, Novelist

"China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese"

Charles de Gaulle, Leader

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

Robert Brault, Philosopher

"Big words seldom accompany good deeds"

Charlotte Whitton, Politician

"The great masses of the people... will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one"

Adolf Hitler, Criminal

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

Charles de Gaulle, Leader

"Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the drug store, but that's just peanuts to space"

Douglas Adams, Writer

"A big iron needle stitching the country together"

Jessamyn West, Author

"I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself"

Ronald Reagan, President

"If you haven't got it. Fake it! Too short? Wear big high heels, but do practice walking!"

Victoria Beckham, Musician

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

Ralph Marston, Writer

"We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view"

Mao Tse-Tung, Leader

"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"

Steven Adler, Musician

"Politics isn't about big money or power games; it's about the improvement of people's lives"

Paul Wellstone, Politician

"This is the big one! You hear that, Elizabeth? I'm coming to join ya, honey!"

Redd Foxx, Actor

"The big print giveth and the small print taketh away"

Tom Waits, Musician

"The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than he was; and no matter how big, not big enough for its demands"

Lyndon B. Johnson, President

"Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite"

C. S. Lewis, Author

"Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else"

Leonardo da Vinci, Artist

"There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative"

W. Clement Stone, Businessman

"Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder"

Thomas Aquinas, Theologian

"Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new"

Og Mandino, Author

"The reason this country continues its drift toward socialism and big nanny government is because too many people vote in the expectation of getting something for nothing, not because they have a concern for what is good for the country"

Lyn Nofziger

"The two elements the traveler first captures in the big city are extra human architecture and furious rhythm. Geometry and anguish"

Federico Garcia Lorca, Poet

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

John Dyer, Artist

"My father-in-law gets up at 5 o'clock in the morning and watches the Discovery Channel. I don't know why there's this big rush to do this"

Jeff Foxworthy, Comedian

"Benteen, come on, big village, be quick. Bring packs"

George Armstrong Custer, Soldier

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

Ronald Reagan, President

"People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year"

Peter Drucker, Businessman

"It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen"

John Wooden, Coach

"I like thinking big. If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big"

Donald Trump, Businessman

"As long as your going to be thinking anyway, think big"

Donald Trump, Businessman

"Big sisters are the crab grass in the lawn of life"

Charles M. Schulz, Cartoonist

"Keep a cool head and maintain a low profile. Never take the lead - but aim to do something big"

Deng Xiaoping, Leader

"The big gay clubs like Heaven started having mixed nights in the late '80s"

Neil Tennant, Musician

"The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow"

Rupert Murdoch, Publisher

"Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing"

Denis Waitley, Writer

"Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks"

Edward Koch, Politician

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