Great Quotes
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February is for curmudgeons, whinge-bags, and misanthropes. You can't begrudge us one month of the year or blame us for being even crabbier, it's so short. There is nothing good about it, which is why it's so great.
Lionel Shriver
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We must be the great arsenal of Democracy.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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As an actor, you want new challenges. U.S. TV can be very formulaic. So when something gets a reaction, as 'The Slap' has, that's great. The sense I get is that it's not about me or my performance. More than anything it's the subject matter that people are focused on.'
Jonathan LaPaglia
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I think that's the great thing for us - we're a band full of songwriters, and we're capable of writing all kinds of songs.
Matthew Ramsey Old Dominion
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I don't think you can set up a computer to do a strike zone on a guy who's 6-foot-5 and then a guy who's 5-8. Where does it draw the line? One guy stands tall, and another squats down, and it changes the lines. Nah. I still love the umpires; they do a great job. I don't have a problem with any of that.
Johnny Bench
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I am seriously interested in the psychology of childhood. And I've given a lot of my life to trying to see questions of personal development, as well as the great issues of the day, from a child's point of view.
Kevin Crossley-Holland
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You have to think of a restaurant as a series of impressions. But what makes my job so great is there's no one answer that's right for every restaurant.
David Rockwell
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A lot of times we look at the past as something that was really great, but we ignore things that have actually gotten better since then.
Cliff Chiang
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What's great about the way 'Shame''s been received is that I kept on thinking there's no way this film will be received well since I've had such a good time.
Abi Morgan
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One of the reasons that I think I do love to write is because I did have a difficult childhood and not so great teenage years. It always helped me escape from my problems.
Meg Cabot
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What joy that the Bible tells us the great comfort that the best is yet to be. Our outlook goes beyond this world.
Corrie Ten Boom
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I think 2tor has a chance of remaking higher ed in a really great way. If we do that, those investors will do well.
John Katzman
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One should use great care to select an employer who will be an inspiration, and who is, himself, intelligent and successful.
Napoleon Hill
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Each of you should feel that you have great potential and that, with self-confidence and a little more effort, change really is possible if you want it. If you feel that your present way of life is unpleasant or has some difficulties, then don't look at these negative things. See the positive side, the potential, and make an effort.
Dalai Lama
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When the great promise of the Spirit was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost, it was fulfilled not in reference to the apostles only.
Charles Hodge
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I learned another lesson from Jack Welch. It was in 1998, and at that time, we were one of the most valuable companies in the world. I said, 'Jack, what does it take to have a great company?' And he said, 'It takes major setbacks and overcoming those.'
John T. Chambers
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The concept of being a locavore, or one who chooses whenever possible to incorporate locally grown or locally produced food into one's nutrition plan, is of great importance.
Tyler Florence
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It was a fun game to watch. Everybody just came together. Chris just did a great job of putting everybody on his back.
Allen Iverson
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It has been said that every great emerging scientific truth goes to three phases: First people say: 'It can't be true'. Second they say: 'It conflicts with the bible.' Third they say: 'It's true all along.'
Neil deGrasse Tyson
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A great advantage of a large corporation is supposed to be the large pool of talent in which its leaders can find and groom high achievers and successors.
Margaret Heffernan
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I think success has no rules, but you can learn a great deal from failure.
Jean Kerr
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Globalization is a great thing, but it needs a legal framework in which to blossom.
Loretta Napoleoni
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I love Mickey Rourke. I think he's an all-American classic. He's great.
Bridget Everett
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I really feel that a concert is a place where you can bring up topics, and you can actually discuss them and feel them and have a great time.
Ann Wilson Heart