The scary thing is when I did my set in Texas everyone was excited. The show was great. I was done and the next DJ put something on vinyl and the difference! The quality!! Peter Hook on great
I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal. Jane Austen on great
I started out mopping floors, waiting tables, and tending bar at my dad's tavern. I put myself through school working odd jobs and night shifts. I poured my heart and soul into a small business. And when I saw how out-of-touch Washington had become with the core values of this great nation, I put my name forward and ran for office. John Boehner on great
There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read. Gilbert K. Chesterton on great
There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake. Orison Swett Marden on great
The sensitivity of men to small matters, and their indifference to great ones, indicates a strange inversion. Blaise Pascal on great
All architecture is great architecture after sunset perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of fireworks. Gilbert K. Chesterton on great
What seems to be generosity is often no more than disguised ambition, which overlooks a small interest in order to secure a great one. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on great
The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for. Homer on great
I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it - not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization. Harry S. Truman on great
The paradox is really the pathos of intellectual life and just as only great souls are exposed to passions it is only the great thinker who is exposed to what I call paradoxes, which are nothing else than grandiose thoughts in embryo. Soren Kierkegaard on great
Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good and bad, become transparent, no longer limited by outward appearences. Soren Kierkegaard on great
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. J. K. Rowling on great
There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most important characteristic of a great leader. Rudy Giuliani on great
The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness. Harry S. Truman on great
Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all. Edmund Burke on great
Memorial Day this year is especially important as we are reminded almost daily of the great sacrifices that the men and women of the Armed Services make to defend our way of life. Robin Hayes on great
The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph. Self-realization demands very great struggle. Swami Sivananda on great
If you have love in your life, it can make up for a great many things that are missing. If you don't have love in your life, no matter what else there is, it's not enough. Ann Landers on great
Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself. Marcus Tullius Cicero on great