- Me
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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 May 30, 2021
- Owe
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- Nov 07, 2020
The condom has saved so many lives, and it'll save so many more lives. We really owe a great deal to the rubber tree.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
Strong female characters - even if they don't necessarily make the same decisions that we might - make such great narrative material, especially when there's an equally strong male character in the mix.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Great Team
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most direct path to achievement whether you're an entrepreneur, a company executive, or a pro soccer player is to be a great performer and a great team member. This is also the secret to a meaningful career and self-fulfillment.
- Desire
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- Nov 07, 2020
I consistently run into young adults who have quickly turned away from traditional jobs at great companies to try their hand at a start-up. I believe that some of this stems from the desire to strike it big like Mark Zuckerberg, but I also believe it is because starting a company has become far cooler than working in one.
- Cool
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- Nov 07, 2020
In talking to founder after founder; I've heard almost visceral reactions to working for companies, even very cool ones with great things to work on and lots of opportunity, like Facebook, Google, or consulting firms.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Prince never, ever mentioned it except to say he wished he was taller so he could play basketball. He was actually a really great basketball player.
- Casting Directors
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of times in Hollywood, when casting directors find out you're of Middle Eastern descent, they go, 'Oh, you're Iranian? Great. Can you say, 'I will kill you in the name of Allah?'' I could say that, but what if I were to say, 'Hello, I'm your doctor.'
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
Part of what's great about America, and Canada as well, is that we can talk about our political leaders in public.
- Appreciate
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- Nov 07, 2020
That is the great thing about Hawaii. We're so culturally diverse and we inner-marry and appreciate each other's cultures.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The passing of my friend and a great American hero, Dan Inouye, is a major loss for the country and Hawaii. But the people of Hawaii are strong and we will persevere.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to make sacrifices for it.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was a courageous woman, and she had such tremendous love for life. She loved the natural world. She would wake us up in the middle of the night to go look at the moon. When I was a teenager, this was a source of great frustration because I wanted to sleep.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother would have enjoyed the idea that her name was being used to build bridges. She cared a great deal and was very thoughtful and passionate about education and young women.
- Crime
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- Nov 07, 2020