The world sees only the reflection of merit; therefore when you come to know a really great man intimately, you may as… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
A great man's manias must be respected, because the time required to combat them is too precious to waste. — Andre Maurois Copy Share Image
“A great man beats his fears into submission, while everyone else around him is beaten into submission.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
We had a great many horses, of which we gave Lewis and Clark what they needed, and they gave us guns and… — Chief Joseph Copy Share Image
There are a great many opinions in this world, and a good half of them are professed by people who have never… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have met a great many people on their way towards God and I wonder why they have chosen to look for… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
He was a great man, my granddad, a very calm, logical and methodical guy. I suppose I'm trying to be more like… — Steven Hall Copy Share Image
“There is nothing more boring, anyway, than sexual activity as an end in itself, and a great many people who came out… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
It's true that to speak of an ethic of giftedness, which is very much the ethic that I deploy in raising questions… — Michael Sandel Copy Share Image
“themselves to remember the truth, and not the sentimentalities with which we all shield ourselves from the horrors of which we are… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
“Beethoven is said, however, to have torn out the title page in protest when Napoleon crowned himself emperor, and retitled it the… — Andrew Marr Copy Share Image
This war did not spring up on our land, this war was brought upon us by the children of the Great Father… — Spotted Tail Copy Share Image
Despite his unimpressive appearance and manner, he was a brilliant fellow with a crystal-clear mind… It was just that, when it came… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
We have published about 800,000 documents of various kinds that relate to Russia. Most of those are critical; and a great many… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
Thus, though I dislike to differ with such a great man, Voltaire was simply ludicrous when he said that if god did… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Manchester is a city which has witnessed a great many stirring episodes, especially of a political character. Generally speaking, its citizens have… — Emmeline Pankhurst Copy Share Image
“♥ To my daughter Taliah, I just wanted to tell you how proud we are all of you and all the other… — Timothy Pina Copy Share Image
We must not miss what this [Christ's once for all death on the cross] implies. It means that no religious observance or… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
“It’s natural for children to drift through their early childhood taking their parents for granted, then adolescence rears its ugly head and… — G. M. Frazier Copy Share Image
“the Great Man theory (that leaders are born not made, the concept closest to our idea of some people, such as Rick… — Van Vugt, Mark Copy Share Image
I think Micheal Jackson was a Great Man! The guy wrote his own music from his own thoughts, with his own words,… — Glen Rambharack Copy Share Image
A great man is a gift, in some measure a revelation of God. A great man, living for high ends, is the… — George Stillman Hillard Copy Share Image
“As I say, the happiness with which the pleasure-seekers gathering on this pier greeted this small event would tend to vouch for… — Ishiguro, Kazuo Copy Share Image
“You differ from a great man in only one respect: the great man was once a very little man, but he developed… — Wilhelm Reich Copy Share Image
I don't remember being taught to read, and by the time I was seven years old, I had read a very great… — William Morris Copy Share Image
“The moral, as Mr. Drawlight explained it, was that if Mr. Norrell hoped to win friends for the cause of modern magic,… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
Oliver Reed was a great man who did things his own way. He used to come into Harveys, my restaurant in Wandsworth,… — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
I am not a great man, but sometimes I think the impersonal and objective equality of my talent and the sacrifices of… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“But we can't have things perfect in this imperfect world, as Mrs. Lynde says. Mrs. Lynde isn't exactly a comforting person sometimes,… — L.M. Montgomery Copy Share Image
My friends, look to Christ, and not to yourselves. That is what is the matter with a great many sinners; instead of… — Dwight L. Moody Copy Share Image
... it is a great mistake to confuse conventionality with simplicity ... it takes a good deal of intelligence and a great… — Katharine Fullerton Gerould Copy Share Image
“Freedom for the Church comes from the necessity of the Word of God. Otherwise, it becomes arbitrariness and ends in a great… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
The followers of a great man often put their eyes out, so that they may be the better able to sing his… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
My message is simple to all the knockers: I am knuckling down and want to play my football with a great club… — Sol Campbell Copy Share Image
If you read the biography of any great man, you will always notice two things: His mother's contribution in his progress and… — Narendra Modi Copy Share Image
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Write what's up there." Sister Ignatius pointed at her temple. "As a great man once said, this is a secret garden. We've… — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
Academic freedom is being lost by a great many people who dare to challenge Darwinism. That's a terrifying situation. That's contrary to… — Ben Stein Copy Share Image
Great managers recognize that there is no one way to manage. You may have to be 10 different managers to get the… — Nancy Dubuc Copy Share Image
We have more to learn today from the spectacle of a great man at a great moment than from any number of… — C. V. Wedgwood Copy Share Image