- Everything
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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
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.
- Things
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- Nov 07, 2020
Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste.
- Estimates
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- Nov 07, 2020
I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Young men make great mistakes in life; for one thing, they idealize love too much.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nowadays I actually cook Italian-style food more than French heavy sauces. I make a good salad, some great roasted vegetables, grilled fish. I'm crazy about L.A. because at the farmers' market you find all kinds of wild mushrooms.
- Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020
The rules and principles of case law have never been treated as final truths but as working hypotheses, continually retested in those great laboratories of the law, the courts of justice. Every new case is an experiment, and if the accepted rule which seems applicable yields a result which is felt to be unjust, the rule is reconsidered.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The outstanding truths of life, the great and unquestioned phenomena of society, are not to be argued away as myths and vagaries when they do not fit within our little moulds. If necessary, we must remake the moulds.
- Gaining
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Obama presidency has two great missions: fixing the economy, and preventing Iran from gaining nuclear weapons.
- Cool People
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents used to throw great New Year's Eve parties. They invited such an eclectic mix of showbiz people. All those cool people were always hanging out at our apartment.
- Big Ideas
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I notice about people who are gifted in filmmaking is that they're great thinkers. They engage with big ideas and they engage with people.
- Nov 07, 2020
The further you get away from yourself, the more challenging it is. Not to be in your comfort zone is great fun.
- Australians
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a really great feeling among the Australians in Hollywood. There's so many of us, and we all support each other, and it's a really nice feeling, being able to sit back and see so many people doing so well.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ridley Scott is a cinematic master and a great man. It was a real honour working with him on 'Prometheus.'
- License
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- Nov 07, 2020