Great Quotes
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We hear a great deal about the rudeness of the rising generation. I am an oldster myself and might be expected to take the oldsters' side, but in fact I have been far more impressed by the bad manners of parents to children than by those of children to parents.
C. S. Lewis
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New York is great, but I miss L.A. - I feel like there was something exotic about L.A. that I kind of underestimated at the time. It was very unfamiliar to me.
Emily Mortimer
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My success is that I have these two great cultures behind me. One is Italian. I've continued to nurture that. But I also feel very American.
Lidia Bastianich
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Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness.
Bryant H. McGill
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I think behind every great man there's got to be a great woman, whether she's your wife, your girlfriend or not. I'm not gonna say that there's not that special girl out there. But I'm in the music biz, and I'm focused on the music.
Prince Royce
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Mind is the great lever of all things; human thought is the process by which human ends are ultimately answered.
Daniel Webster
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A light cotton cami is always great to stay cool.
Ashley Madekwe
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Cos. Pray now, what may be that same bed of honour?Kite. Oh, a mighty large bed! bigger by half than the great bed at Ware: ten thousand people may lie in it together, and never feel one another.
George Farquhar
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Every movie goes through that U-shape where you start with 'Oh that's a great idea. I love it.' Everything's possible and then you face 'Oh, we can't do that, and that's impossible, and that's a bad choice.' You go the practicality of it. And then you come up to 'Great.' But that middle part is when you don't have results yet.
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
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People talking about making America great again? America's never been great. The greatness of America is in its pursuit of greatness.
Brandon Victor Dixon
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Without my protectionm your journey is doomed before you begin.' Great! I thought. Even the snake is a critic!
E.D. Baker
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By Gryffindor, the bravest were Prized far beyond the rest; For Ravenclaw, the cleverest Would always be the best; For Hufflepuff, hard workers were Most worthy of admission; And power-hungry Slytherin Loved those of great ambition.
Joanne Rowling
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I think being on 'Glee' is such a great experience, but I think the best part was when I did 'All By Myself', because I love that song.
Charice Pempengco
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When you've already experienced great challenges in your career, it gives minor setbacks a different perspective.
Kimberly Bryant
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It's not that I sit down and write great stuff without thinking, not at all. Most of it is terrible. But the stuff that feels fun and fresh to me tends to happen fairly unthinkingly.
Jennifer Egan
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It's always great to have a great mascara that makes your lashes look thick and full. That's a definite must have.
Tara Leigh Patrick
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Persistence is the great measure of individual human character.
Brian Tracy
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I feel good in my own skin because I've accepted the fact that I'm me. That's what's so great about being alive and being on this planet: Everybody's different.
Kelly Osbourne
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Quality and a great product matters, in startups, and in accelerators.
David Cohen
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I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses.
Nelson Mandela
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In many cases, Rhode Island is just not on the radar of a lot of companies. But once companies or people take the time to look at our high quality of life, low cost of living, great talent, good business environment, often people see it’s an excellent place, and they want to take a harder look.
Gina Raimondo
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Salvation is one of the Bible's great words, but many don't understand that the Bible presents salvation in three stages. Many people consider salvation a one-time, past event. They forget its ongoing nature.
David Jeremiah
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People always think I'm Amy Poehler, which never bothers me. I mean, Amy Poehler is great.
Amy Sedaris
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Housing was ground zero for the Great Recession. Between early 2006 and Obama's inauguration in 2009, average house prices fell by a third across the country. In certain areas, including cities as diverse as Akron, Orlando and Las Vegas, house prices fell by more than half.
Mark Zandi