Be Great Quotes

[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We'll go quietly.

I don't want to be a great executive without being a great mom and a great wife. I don't want to look back and say I wish I had done things differently.

If you think I have a great voice and body, youll be shocked as hell seeing and hearing me in the shower.

Is bankrupting this great country the top priority of this administration?

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.

If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.

Small natures require despotism to exercise their sinews, as great souls thirst for equality to give play to their heart.

‎The greatest danger of a terrorist's bomb is in the explosion of stupidity that it provokes.

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.

Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world.

Charleston has something for everyone, rain or shine. Its architecture is unparalleled. Carriage rides are great for seeing the city and hearing the history behind certain houses and the area.

The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.

Great companies start because the founders want to change the world... not make a fast buck.

Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game.

I've always been spontaneous and outgoing... I've tried lots of things so I've got some good life experiences, which is great 'cause it means I've got lots of material to work with as an actor.

I would not change my blest estate for all the world calls good or great.

I think if there's a great depression there might be some hope.

You have to change your thinking if you desire to have a future different from your present.

If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking.

Greatness is so often a courteous synonym for great success.

The great thing about marriage is that it creates trust, the most precious of things.

For me, it's a great opportunity on a public platform to get on your knees and humble myself and thank the Lord for all the blessings he's put in my life.

If I understand Change, I shall make no great mistake in Life

The purpose of subject matter is to veil technique. The great artist uses the cloak of resemblance to hide the means.

It was a great idea from my teammate Jamal Crawford. He kept telling me to jump over Spud, so we decided to call him and he was more than willing to participate with me. I just thank God for him.

Everywhere in my house are these little things that have meanings and make me think of great memories.

Never worry about being obsessive. I like obsessive people. Obsessive people make great art

One of the great things about songwrighting; it's not an intellectual experience

Every life comes with a story ... and a possibility for a great adventure.

You find with the really great actors, the ones you really admire and look up to, very often they're very giving, generous, warm people.

What we call little things are merely the causes of great things.

The church-bells of innumerable sects are all chime-bells to-day, ringing in sweet accordance throughout many lands, and awaking a great joy in the heart of our common humanity.

When I was starting as an anime director I wanted to be known for great things. I never wanted to be known for some overblown toy commercial.

The great man is sparing in words but prodigal in deeds.

Beginnings are apt to be shadowy and so it is the beginnings of the great mother life, the sea.

Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help.

I see a great future for gold and silver coins as the currency people may increasingly turn to when paper currencies begin to disintegrate.

A great thing is a great book; but a greater thing than all is the talk of a great man.

I know a great country that needs to be rebuilt in terms of roads, bridges, schools. That is called the United States of America.

Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority...

Ministers of God's choosing are engaged in a great work. They are warring not merely against men, but Satan and his angels.

Great hearts alone understand how much glory there is in being good.

Being typecast is a great thing for an actor. I was considered one of the New York mob actors.

Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.

There are so many untold stories when it comes to great women of color.

Curiously enough, while very small people have a never-failing sense of their own importance, very great ones are often easily disheartened and put out of conceit with themselves.

A lot of people have great hope, and a lot of people who have great hope live. And, some of them who have great hope die. So it's not that hope is going to save you.

I was listening to a lot of Norwegian black metal and death metal. There's a great history to Norwegian black metal. That music is very dark and violent, but it's also beautiful.

I firmly believe that deep in their soul everyone has a champion that can overcome obstacles and do great things.