- Ignorance
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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
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020
Marriage is a great institution.
- Nov 07, 2020
Success is a great deodorant.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm part of AA. I have a sponsor. I have great, great friends who I love and who love me.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Flying isn't great for me - or getting caught in a crowd.
- Beautiful
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yes, the United States is still the great meritocracy it's always been; but now, if you aren't brilliant or beautiful or both, there isn't much to do, because they can do it cheaper in Shanghai or Mumbai.
- Age
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- Nov 07, 2020
People who think that Sylvia Plath was a poor, sensitive poet are not getting that she had great amounts of ambition and anger that moved her along, or she wouldn't have been able to fight against that depression to produce such an incredible body of work by the age of thirty.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everything good takes a great amount of effort. Like, things went wrong with 'Prozac Nation' so much, and it went through so many rejections and incarnations, but I felt so much that it needed to exist. But if I hadn't been so persistent and insistent, it wouldn't have happened.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first time I found out that 'Boo'd Up' went platinum, I was handed the plaque. They really surprised me. I thought we were gold, and then Mustard and my managers brought the plaque to my rehearsals and told me. I was like, 'You are lying!' Like, I couldn't believe it. I'm just honored, honestly. It's a great feeling.
- Nov 07, 2020
I always felt like I could go to my mom and speak to her about anything. We have a great relationship.
- Professional
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first play I ever did was with Michael Langham, Brian Bedford, and Colm Feore, at Stratford Festival. That was my first professional job, and I got to work with Garland Wright and so many great artists.
- Service
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- Nov 07, 2020
I see artists as the first responders. And when the proverbial crap hits the fan, we are there to be of service, to tell the story, to bring a balm, to soothe, to provide catharsis. You know, not to make our work any more important or less important, but just that there is a great importance to it.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I'm writing something and I'm not feeling mischievous, then I know it's not going to be great.
- Fish
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- Nov 07, 2020
I normally eat everything under the sun, but once a year, for a whole month, I eat nothing but fruits, vegetables, nuts, and lean fish, and I feel great!
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020