Great Quotes

Small: The great increase of our population throughout the Union will alone produce an important effect, and in no qu
James Monroe
"The great increase of our population throughout the Union will alone produce an important effect, and in no quarter will it be so sensibly felt as in those in contemplation"
James Monroe, President
Small: Great passions may give us a quickened sense of life, ecstasy and sorrow of love, the various forms of enthusi
"Great passions may give us a quickened sense of life, ecstasy and sorrow of love, the various forms of enthusiastic activity, disinterested or otherwise, which comes naturally to many of us"
Walter Pater, Critic
Small: I dont think anyone has written a great graphic novel
"I don't think anyone has written a great graphic novel"
Ted Rall, Cartoonist
Small: In racing, we have a better chance of it happening quicker because we have attracted good people to come to wo
"In racing, we have a better chance of it happening quicker because we have attracted good people to come to work for us. It's the beginning of a great adventure, and we're looking forward to it"
Roger Staubach, Athlete
Small: Whats great about being a character actor is you know that you can survive forever. Its not about the gloss of
"What's great about being a character actor is you know that you can survive forever. It's not about the gloss of your eyebrows"
Martin Short, Actor
Small: My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a great deal of finish
"My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a great deal of finish"
John James Audubon, Scientist
Small: I think everybody should have a great Wonderbra. Theres so many ways to enhance them, everybody does it
Christina Aguilera
"I think everybody should have a great Wonderbra. There's so many ways to enhance them, everybody does it"
Christina Aguilera, Musician
Small: Great moments are born from great oppurtunities
"Great moments are born from great oppurtunities"
Herb Brooks, Coach
Small: If I were to sum up the negative reactions to my work, I think there are two primary causes: one is that if th
Harold Bloom
"If I were to sum up the negative reactions to my work, I think there are two primary causes: one is that if there is discourse about anxiety it is necessarily going to induce anxiety. It will represent a return of the repressed for a great many people"
Harold Bloom, Critic
Small: It was an experience being on a Beatles tour. They werent very good. The singing was great, but the playing wa
"It was an experience being on a Beatles tour. They weren't very good. The singing was great, but the playing was a bit weak"
Robin Trower, Musician
Small: And I have a really great agent and I know its almost an oxymoron to say you have a smart agent. But she is an
"And I have a really great agent and I know it's almost an oxymoron to say you have a smart agent. But she is and she has a beautiful aesthetic and she has guided me"
Patricia Clarkson, Actress
Small: I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasnt a great player, but everyth
"I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasn't a great player, but everything else about him was brilliant"
Ritchie Blackmore, Musician
Small: As neither of these two great research scientists was able to find the solution to the mystery, it is small wo
"As neither of these two great research scientists was able to find the solution to the mystery, it is small wonder that none of their contemporaries were able to do so either"
Robert Barany, Scientist
Small: I have a great interest in a number of things, perhaps too many. I admire people who seem to concentrate on on
"I have a great interest in a number of things, perhaps too many. I admire people who seem to concentrate on only one fixed discipline to the exclusion of almost everything else"
Tom Glazer, Musician
Small: I do interviews because its a chance to be myself. I sometimes wonder what I could have to say that would be o
"I do interviews because it's a chance to be myself. I sometimes wonder what I could have to say that would be of any interest. I don't have any great wisdom"
Parker Stevenson, Actor
Small: I feel that a great coach is one that has a vision, sets a plan in place, has the right people in place to exe
"I feel that a great coach is one that has a vision, sets a plan in place, has the right people in place to execute that plan and then accepts the responsibility if that plan is not carried out"
Mike Singletary, Athlete
Small: It would be great to make a movie that had the style of a great 30s film
"It would be great to make a movie that had the style of a great '30's film"
Laura Dern, Actress
Small: A team will always appreciate a great individual if hes willing to sacrifice for the group
"A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group"
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Athlete
Small: People didnt always see a person with a disability who had to use a ramp or elevator as people who have been g
"People didn't always see a person with a disability who had to use a ramp or elevator as people who have been given unnecessary privileges. But I run into that often now. People are saying, 'Why do we have to go to great expense for these people?'"
Major Owens, Politician
Small: I think our chances are not looking great today but the only way to fail for me is just not to try
Garry Kasparov
"I think our chances are not looking great today but the only way to fail for me is just not to try"
Garry Kasparov, Celebrity
Small: I remember that. I was talking to him and I said how great it would be if actors had a tail because I have ani
"I remember that. I was talking to him and I said how great it would be if actors had a tail because I have animals and a tail is so expressive. On a cat you can tell everything. You can tell if they're annoyed. You can tell whether they're scared"
Christopher Walken, Actor
Small: Its always great to discover a new star of tomorrow
"It's always great to discover a new star of tomorrow"
Brian De Palma, Director
Small: Sex, a great and mysterious motive force in human life, has indisputably been a subject of absorbing interest
"Sex, a great and mysterious motive force in human life, has indisputably been a subject of absorbing interest to mankind through the ages"
William J. Brennan, Jr., Judge
Small: Dont be humble... youre not that great
"Don't be humble... you're not that great"
Golda Meir, Leader
Small: I think Poe had a mission to tell us what its all about. To answer some of the great questions of life
"I think Poe had a mission to tell us what it's all about. To answer some of the great questions of life"
John Astin, Actor
Small: Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion
"Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion"
Jack Kerouac, Novelist
Small: We Canadians are not given as a people to great patriotic displays
"We Canadians are not given as a people to great patriotic displays"
Kim Campbell, Statesman
Small: The tide of immigration in Canada has not been as great as along our frontier. They have been able to allow th
"The tide of immigration in Canada has not been as great as along our frontier. They have been able to allow the Indians to live as Indians, which we have not, and do not attempt to force upon them the customs which are distasteful to them"
Nelson A. Miles, Soldier
Small: The call of death is a call of love. Death can be sweet if we answer it in the affirmative, if we accept it as
"The call of death is a call of love. Death can be sweet if we answer it in the affirmative, if we accept it as one of the great eternal forms of life and transformation"
Hermann Hesse, Novelist
Small: I had a great time doing Vegas. Its just that it takes a lot of time
"I had a great time doing Vegas. It's just that it takes a lot of time"
John Elway, Athlete
Small: A guy as great as Brett Favre has been for the length of time hes been, you would hope that he would be able t
"A guy as great as Brett Favre has been for the length of time he's been, you would hope that he would be able to leave the game with a positive flavor in his mouth"
John Elway, Athlete
Small: It does not matter what party you are a member of in this great Nation of ours. Accountability and competence
"It does not matter what party you are a member of in this great Nation of ours. Accountability and competence are characteristics that Americans value throughout our great land"
Jim Costa, Politician
Small: Shakespeare was the great one before us. His place was between God and despair
"Shakespeare was the great one before us. His place was between God and despair"
Eugene Ionesco, Dramatist
Small: Im very competitive by nature. And I like to be the underdog - Its the best way to win. To come from behind an
Zac Efron
"I'm very competitive by nature. And I like to be the underdog - It's the best way to win. To come from behind and win is a great feeling!"
Zac Efron, Actor
Small: The formation of character in young people is educationally a different task from and a prior task to, the dis
"The formation of character in young people is educationally a different task from and a prior task to, the discussion of the great, difficult ethical controversies of the day"
William Bennett, Politician
Small: Every daring attempt to make a great change in existing conditions, every lofty vision of new possibilities fo
"Every daring attempt to make a great change in existing conditions, every lofty vision of new possibilities for the human race, has been labeled Utopian"
Emma Goldman, Activist
Small: Sometimes its great, sometimes its bad. I think the film could have been a lot better
"Sometimes it's great, sometimes it's bad. I think the film could have been a lot better"
Rod Steiger, Actor
Small: Im always prepared for the worst. I was prepared to have the book come out, sell seven copies, and have to kee
Augusten Burroughs
"I'm always prepared for the worst. I was prepared to have the book come out, sell seven copies, and have to keep working in advertising, so it was just great that it was received so well and by such a huge audience"
Augusten Burroughs, Writer
Small: Ive got to give Larry Bird his due he was a great player. He knew the game and he was smart
"I've got to give Larry Bird his due; he was a great player. He knew the game and he was smart"
Dennis Rodman, Athlete
Small: We should reach out to people to try to go after the fans the way other sports do. Because we cant just depend
"We should reach out to people to try to go after the fans the way other sports do. Because we can't just depend on the fact that it is a great game"
John McEnroe, Athlete
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