Great Quotes

Nobles’ sons are one of nature’s great destructive forces, like floods or tornadoes. When you’re struck with one of these catastrophes, the only thing an average man can do is grit his teeth and try to minimize the damage.

Patrick Rothfuss
- Great
- Nature
- Grit
I was a great student. I was good at everything.

Donald Trump
- Good
- Great

Wall Street has come a long way from the insider-dominated world that was blown apart by the Great Depression.

James Surowiecki
- World
- Long
- Wall
An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.

Naguib Mahfouz
- Taken
- Some
- Meant To Be
Women over 35 have great stories, and the actresses are there, but you can't get the movies made.

Bonnie Bedelia
- Great
- Women
The great thing about using the past is that it gives you the most colossal freedom to invent. The research is necessary, of course, but no one writes a novel to dramatically illustrate what everybody already knows.

Peter Carey
- Great
- Past
- Freedom
I thought my family was really funny. Everybody in my family was funny. My mom and dad both have great senses of humor and really saw the funny in stuff, so I think that's probably where it came from. I always try to see the funny in things.

Christine Ebersole
- Family
- Funny
- Dad
Being called a conscious rapper is quite a compliment. It's a great thing to be. But as an artist, my nature is to not be in a box.

Talib Kweli Black Star
- Great
- Nature
- Compliment