- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Great Quotes
Quotes on great moments and discoveries.
These quotes use 'great' to describe very different things - a lifelong search for spiritual mystery, nostalgic memories of finding great music collections while living abroad, and an honest mix of great and difficult experiences tied to identity and pride. Related reading: Good Quotes.
- Last Updated on Aug 03, 2026
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's customary when great events happen that the U.S. punishes its friends and rewards its enemies.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries - like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain - to occupy countries outside of Europe.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many fail to realize this great recording industry was built by so-called jazz artists. And at the other end of the spectrum, a base in European classical music as well.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, it's a great thing to tell people anything is possible. When I was 15, people told me 'You're not going to be a DJ.'
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love going to museums, especially the Met, because there's always room for discovery, or the Neue Galerie. It's a great jewel box.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pergamon, a prosperous city in western Anatolia, was fabled to have been founded by Hercules' son. Like many Hellenistic cities populated by Greeks who intermarried with indigenous people, Pergamon after Alexander the Great's death (323 B.C.) had evolved a hybrid of democracy and Persian-influenced monarchy.
- King
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Ephesians took great pride in their temple, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Amazons had worshipped here, and the fabulously rich King Croesus built the original temple.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020