Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom and a great empire and little minds go ill together. Edmund Burke
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change. Earl Nightingale
To have great poets, there must be great audiences. Walt Whitman
My goal is people associate November with COPD awareness month as much as they notice October with breast cancer and pink. That'd be a great thing if it happened. The fact that COPD kills more people than breast cancer and diabetes put together should raise some red flags. Danica Patrick
The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world. Walt Whitman
She discovered with great delight that one does not love one's children just because they are one's children but because of the friendship formed while raising them. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Why do people talk of the horrors of old age? It's great. I feel like a fine old car with the parts gradually wearing out, but I'm not complaining,... Those who find growing old terrible are people who haven't done what they wanted with their lives. Martha Gellhorn
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them. Charles de Montesquieu
Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it. Pablo Casals
Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude. Arthur Schopenhauer
The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution. J. K. Rowling
I have great expectations for the future, because the past was highly overrated. Sylvester Stallone
Hugs can do great amounts of good - especially for children. Princess Diana
The great awareness comes slowly, piece by piece. The path of spiritual growth is a path of lifelong learning. The experience of spiritual power is basically a joyful one. M. Scott Peck
Listen to your inner-voice: Surround yourself with loving, nurturing people. Fall in love with your art and find yourself. Music is the great communicator. Glenn Hughes
From the world wars of Europe to the jungles of the Far East, from the deserts of the Middle East to the African continent, and even here in our own hemisphere, our veterans have made the world a better place and America the great country we are today. John Hoeven
I was really into Black Sabbath, but heavy guitars can really be very limiting, it's a great frequency and it's great fun to listen to but on the other hand, musically you can do a lot more without it. Kip Winger
The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death. Blaise Pascal