Great
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Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.
Silence is a source of great strength.
Education is not solely about earning a great living. It means living a great life.
Life seeks life and loves life. The opening of a catkin of a willow, in the flight of the butterfly, in the chirping of a tree-toad or the sweep of an eagle — my life loves to see how others live, exults in their joy, and so far is partner in their great concern.
Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.
After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it — but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
For those of us who aren't great with people, we figure that silence is always the safest bet. If you're an introvert, you spend so much of your time wishing that other people would just shut the hell up that you figure you're doing everyone a favor.
Sydney's a beautiful city. It was a great experience.
The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence.
The old days were the old days. And they were great days. But now is now.
That's what's great about the horror genre is that you're getting a load of people together in the cinema at the same place and the same time, having them all experience extreme fear and come out alive at the end. It's an uplifting experience, and there's a sense of elation.
Gold, on the contrary, though of little use compared with air or water, will exchange for a great quantity of other goods.
I'm not a great one for looking back.
How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.
Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
Habit is a great deadener.
A lot of really great, innovative things have happened when people just didn't know it wasn't supposed to be possible.
If you don't know how great this country is, I know someone who does; Russia.
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