Great Quotes
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All great truths are simple in final analysis, and easily understood; if they are not, they are not great truths.
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When I was in my late twenties, a friend suggested that, since I was an avid SF reader and had been since I was barely a teenager, that since it didn't look like the poetry was going where I wanted, I might try writing a science fiction story. I did, and the first story I ever wrote was 'The Great American Economy.'
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Great teachers are usually a little crazy.
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I'm never doing anything by rote. I'm only on thin ice, and I think that that's a good place to be. I feel like when you push yourself like that, the rewards can be pretty great.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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The comfort zone is the great enemy to creativity; moving beyond it necessitates intuition, which in turn configures new perspectives and conquers fears.
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Ireland was, of old, called the Isle of Saints because of the great number of holy ones of both sexes who flourished there in former ages or who, coming thence, propagated the faith amongst other nations.
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We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.
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Anyone can wear any color. The question is about finding the right shade. There is a momentary trend to dark colors because when the financials are not that great, people go for black, navy and grey.
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It really is no different in the way that we make records and shoot music videos. I don't think of the movie as being a great leap out of my current profession.
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Honestly, there's so many great benefits of wearing a kilt: It's very free, it's got its own aeration, and they're very comfortable.
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The Horny Toad in Cave Creek has great food. When I'm in Arizona, I have at least one meal there. I have a daughter who lives out there, and Dee Dee Wood, who was the choreographer on 'Mary Poppins,' lives out there. I still get out there once in a while, but not in the summer.
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The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, 'What's so great about Billie Holiday?'
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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A great thought begins by seeing something differently, with a shift of the mind's eye.
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Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message.
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My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
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I've always had great faith in the Man Upstairs.
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A great work is made out of a combination of obedience and liberty.
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I look at my voice and my abilities as a gift. I don't feel that I can even take any credit for it, but it's such a huge presence in my life. It is my life. It's my identity, it's everything. And it's given me a great deal of joy and a sense of purpose - I can't imagine my life without it.
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One of the great responsibilities that I have is to manage my assets wisely, so that they create value.
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I had a wonderful life and was blessed with so many loving people and great friends.
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Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included.
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Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it.
