Great Quotes

I do think there is a great deal of caricature around the House of Commons. It is just that kind of place.

When you read any great mystery, recorded in holy Writ, you are to prostrate your Reason to Divine Revelation.

No great scoundrel is ever uninteresting.

Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise not blame.

New York is like the weirdest city in the United States, in a great way, and Los Angeles is probably more similar to most of America.

While we have made great progress in increasing funding for veterans' benefits, we still have a long way to go in fully meeting the promise to our veterans.

For Oakley, I'm basically a media vehicle for them to promote the product. For me, it's both, I get a salary from them, but I also get great products so it just kind of works, continues on.

I do not hesitate to say that the limitation on naval craft between the great naval powers was too high.

I have no aspiration whatsoever to be the next great leading man.

I have been exposed to a great amount of temptation throughout the course of my career.

We're putting a lot of pressure on ourselves for this second album and so we want to make it as great as we possibly can.

Then, as the day progresses, depending on how the product is coming in - for instance, the fish man will fax us and say black bass is great - throughout the day, we'll also make judgment calls and adapt to what's available.

I wanted to learn everything I could about what it takes to be a great chef. It was a turning point for me.

I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.

I think that Brad Pitt is definitely a hottie. And his acting is so great that it makes him even more sexy.

I've worked with a lot of great directors.

I know many great actors who have small heads.

The great Chinese classics have always said that it's better not to fight; that the clever man achieves his ends without violence; that a battle delayed is better than a battle fought.

You speak of Lord Byron and me; there is this great difference between us. He describes what he sees I describe what I imagine. Mine is the hardest task.

I've always held the view that great states need strategic space. I mean, George Washington took his space from George III. Britain took it from just about everybody. Russia took all of Eastern Europe. Germany's taken it from everywhere they can, and China will want its space too.

We have a great sense of togetherness. It is our team spirit that has taken us to this World Cup.

I wanted to be Laurence Olivier, basically, to be a great classical actor, and also be able to do modern things.

But I do think the survey group - and I think Charlie Duelfer is a great leader. I have the utmost confidence in Charles. I think you will get as full an answer as you can possibly get.

A great deal has been accomplished by the team, and I do think it important that it goes on and it is allowed to reach its full conclusion. In fact, I really believe it ought to be better resourced and totally focused on WMD; that that is important to do it.

The great artist is the man who most obviously succeeds in turning his pains to advantage, in letting suffering deepens his understanding and sensibility, in growing through his pains.

I think our chances are not looking great today but the only way to fail for me is just not to try.

I have great energy and I have great tasks ahead of me.

The great thing about Stephen is that he sees the movie as a separate thing, I think. He wants it to capture the essence of the book, and if he feels that's been done, then he's not too particular about the details. I think that's why he's happy.

I'm proud of myself. I could break and go get all this plastic surgery and get my nose fixed and get lipo or do whatever, but I haven't chosen to do that because I know I'm a great person. I'm pretty damn hot, if you ask me.

A great idea is not enough.