There is a great discovery still to be made in literature, that of paying literary men by the quantity they do not write. Thomas Carlyle
I am hoping that I can be known as a great writer and actor some day, rather than a sex symbol. Steven Seagal
History shows that the majority of people that have done anything great have passed their youth in seclusion. Thomas Carlyle
No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief in great men. Thomas Carlyle
I grow daily to honour facts more and more, and theory less and less. A fact, it seems to me, is a great thing a sentence printed, if not by God, then at least by the Devil. Thomas Carlyle
I've got a great cigar collection - it's actually not a collection, because that would imply I wasn't going to smoke every last one of 'em. Ron White
One great object of the Constitution was to restrain majorities from oppressing minorities or encroaching upon their just rights. James K. Polk
Fables should be taught as fables, myths as myths, and miracles as poetic fantasies. To teach superstitions as truths is a most terrible thing. The child mind accepts and believes them, and only through great pain and perhaps tragedy can he be in after years relieved of them. Hypatia
Above all things let us never forget that mankind constitutes one great brotherhood all born to encounter suffering and sorrow, and therefore bound to sympathize with each other. Albert Pike
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
I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal. Jane Austen
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
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
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
The sensitivity of men to small matters, and their indifference to great ones, indicates a strange inversion. Blaise Pascal
All architecture is great architecture after sunset perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of fireworks. Gilbert K. Chesterton
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
The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for. Homer