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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
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
I loved working on 'Donnie Darko.' I learned a lot from the cast, Jake Gyllenhaal and the producers. I love doing what I do because I get to meet so many great people.
- Mean
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- Nov 07, 2020
I mean that'd be great if we could continue to be staples of alt-rock radio. I don't take that for granted.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I write about people I think are interesting, and then I discuss it with my editor, and she decides if she thinks it will be interesting to children as well. If I have no great interest in the subject, I find the work to be terribly boring. And if I find the person interesting, I love the research part and, by extension, the writing as well.
- Sports
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't plan on writing biographies of great sports stars who are still playing ball. But I did write one on Jackie Robinson, who was playing ball in the 20th century.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
For my books of nonfiction I write about subjects I find fascinating. I've been a Yankees and a Lou Gehrig fan for decades, so I wrote 'Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man.' It's more the story of his great courage than of his baseball playing. Children face all sorts of challenges, and it's my hope that some will be inspired by the courage of Lou Gehrig.
- Great Spirit
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- Nov 07, 2020
'One Yellow Daffodil' is both a look to the past and to the future and expresses my belief in the great spirit and strength of our children.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think there is great interest amongst the younger people in this music. I think that there is a lot of them that are looking for interesting situations and music that is stimulating.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
In fact, jazz has such a great feeling and great emotional content that it really doesn't require you to have technical understanding of it. I think you just have to allow your feelings to go with the music and you will find yourself carried along by it fairly quickly.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was with the Giants, I played for Dusty Baker, and I love Dusty to death. I think he's a great manager and great person, but he platooned me. His reasoning was to get everybody in the lineup. It wasn't that I couldn't play every day.
- Kindness
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have to be active about kindness and about peace. I've always fantasized that it would be great if there was a Department of Peace.
- Gift
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being able to scream at the top of my lungs in front of people is very therapeutic. It is a great gift for me to be able to do that.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
With great power comes great responsibility. These are platforms with hundreds of millions of people.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I must say I have turned down several great companies, so I'd probably say I have to keep learning.
- Good Stories
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a great insatiable hunger for good stories throughout the media.
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- Nov 07, 2020