Many great actions are committed in small struggles. Victor Hugo on great
The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilised men. Bertrand Russell on great
It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations. Charles Dickens on great
We all become great explorers during our first few days in a new city, or a new love affair. Mignon McLaughlin on great
Smallness in a great man seems smaller by its disproportion with all the rest. Victor Hugo on great
There have been in this century only one great man and one great thing: Napoleon and liberty. For want of the great man, let us have the great thing. Victor Hugo on great
The three great problems of this century the degradation of man in the proletariat, the subjection of women through hunger, the atrophy of the child by darkness. Victor Hugo on great
I look forward to death with great anticipation, to meeting God face to face. Billy Graham on great
We're a diverse society, and I think the TV is doing a great job in showing that we're all human beings, that we can all get along, that we can all be together, and I think that's a marvelous thing. Billy Graham on great
Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war. John Adams on great
Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion. Jack Kerouac on great
Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free. Bertrand Russell on great
I've made some great mistakes in my life, but, you know, they were honest mistakes. Henry Rollins on great
All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible. Orison Swett Marden on great
The past is a great place and I don't want to erase it or to regret it, but I don't want to be its prisoner either. Mick Jagger on great