Great Quotes
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Thought is the original source of all wealth, all success, all material gain, all great discoveries and inventions, and of all achievement.
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In our eyes, individual terror is inadmissible precisely because it belittles the role of the masses in their own consciousness, reconciles them to their own powerlessness, and turns their eyes and hopes toward a great avenger and liberator who someday will come and accomplish his mission.
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An awful lot of fantasy, and even some great fantasy, falls into the mistake of assuming that a good man will be a good king, that all that is necessary is to be a decent human being and when you're king everything will go swimmingly.
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After a hundred years the son of the King then reigning, who was of another family from that of the sleeping Princess, was a-hunting on that side of the country, and he asked what those towers were which he saw in the middle of a great thick wood.
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When I was young I longed to write a great novel that should win me fame. Now that I am getting old my first book is written to amuse children.
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I've got a small, loyal audience, which is great. And I appreciate that. They're there for me every time.
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The genuine investor in common stocks does not need a great equipment of brain and knowledge, but he does need some unusual qualities of character
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In times of great necessity, violence is indispensable.
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I appreciate the sacrifices my dad made. I went to a great public high school.
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I am restless. I am athirst for faraway things. My soul goes out in a longing to touch the skirt of the dim distance. O Great Beyond, O the keen call of thy flute! I forget, I ever forget, that I have no wings to fly, that I am bound in this spot evermore.
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My dad just wanted me to find something to do to keep me out of trouble. Boxing was the great escape.
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Harrison Ford invited me to fly on his private plane to Los Angeles, and he's great to work with. He's really down to earth, and we got to know each other quite well.
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Over the years, I've always had one Labrador and usually two. I've had some great dogs, and I've had some dogs that didn't work out. I found them good homes and gave them away.
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The larger picture is really to swing people's awareness of what really is moral. ... There are great clergy-people who absolutely do not agree with this. It's not whether God is on our side or whether we're doing God's will, it's being so narcissistic as to think that God is telling you what to do.
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Are we simply waving farewell to the days when some of the most interesting thinking in Europe and America came to us from our fiction film-makers? BBC2, which once introduced and showed great films, now shows none.
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I think the world is becoming a place where younger and younger people can do great things, and I just hope I can inspire other young people to do the same.
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Kelly Preston is a remarkable human being and a great dramatic actress. It was a privilege as a director to tap into this part of her. Rarely do I make a kind of spiritual connection with my cast. Kelly was a wonderful exception. She is truly very special and I adore her.
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What makes a great golf course is continuity and variety: right-to-left holes, left-to-right holes.
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The great thing about animation is it's like the radio. I used to do lots of radio when I was a kid, and you get to play parts you would never get to play ordinarily.
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It's like you take these great actors and put them in an aquarium of life and just watch them swim. That's what makes editing tough because you get all these beautiful, unplanned moments.
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All I can say is Kerry Collins is an outstanding quarterback. As a matter of fact I spoke with Kerry just before I came down here. He is excited about moving forward next year. ... I think he has a chance to be great for us.
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Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart.
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I have tremendous brand experience. What I do a lot for Disney is manage the great brands of this company, whether it's Disney, ESPN, ABC, Pixar, Marvel, 'Star Wars.' And I'm very engaged in technology and its impact on the consumer, either what experience you deliver for them or how to market and sell to them.
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It felt great knowing that I got to help the winningest class in Villanova history, to be able to be a part of that. It's something special.
