My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad. Beau Bridges on great
Why do you think the old stories tell of men who set out on great journeys to impress the gods? Because trying to impress people just isn't worth the time and effort. Henry Rollins on great
You need a little bit of insanity to do great things. Henry Rollins on great
In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone but sometimes it is a great relief. John Barrymore on great
Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear. Bertrand Russell on great
No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men. Thomas Carlyle on great
A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself. Bo Bennett on great
There is no great genius without some touch of madness. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on great
No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter how great his ability or capital. Business today is more than ever a question of cooperation. Orison Swett Marden on great
Going out and playing football or baseball with the boys, when I was a tomboy, was a great way to learn about winning and losing, and most girls didn't have that experience. Hillary Clinton on great
In the United States, I am a great success, but I am not a celebrity. Paulo Coelho on great
The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better. Thomas Carlyle on great
I begin with the principle that all men are bores. Surely no one will prove himself so great a bore as to contradict me in this. Soren Kierkegaard on great
Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement. Florence Scovel Shinn on great
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort. Humphry Davy on great
Wisdom allows nothing to be good that will not be so forever no man to be happy but he that needs no other happiness than what he has within himself no man to be great or powerful that is not master of himself. Lucius Annaeus Seneca on great
Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery. Ambrose Bierce on great
A great social success is a pretty girl who plays her cards as carefully as if she were plain. F. Scott Fitzgerald on great
In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob. Salvador Dali on great
Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great. Victor Hugo on great