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> [“A great wind is blowing and that either gives you imagination...or a headache.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-the-great/a-great-wind-is-blowing-and-that-either-gives-you-imagination-or-a/)

[Catherine the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-the-great/)

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> [A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-the-great/a-great-wind-is-blowing-and-that-gives-you-either-imagination-or-a/)

[Catherine the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-the-great/)

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## More by Catherine the Great

> [I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-the-great/i-like-to-praise-and-reward-loudly-to-blame-quietly/)

[Catherine the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-the-great/)

> [I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. And the good Lord will forgive me: that's his.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-the-great/i-shall-be-an-autocrat-that-s-my-trade-and-the-good-lord-will-forgive/)

[Catherine the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-the-great/)

> [If I may venture to be frank I would say about myself that I was every inch a gentleman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-the-great/if-i-may-venture-to-be-frank-i-would-say-about-myself-that-i-was/)

[Catherine the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-the-great/)

> [Don't worry about things you cannot alter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-the-great/don-t-worry-about-things-you-cannot-alter/)

[Catherine the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-the-great/)

> [In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-the-great/in-politics-a-capable-ruler-must-be-guided-by-circumstances/)

[Catherine the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-the-great/)

> [What right can give anyone authority to inflict torture upon a citizen when it is still unknown whether he is innocent or guilty?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-the-great/what-right-can-give-anyone-authority-to-inflict-torture-upon-a/)

[Catherine the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-the-great/)

> [I may be kindly, I am ordinarily gentle, but in my line of business I am obliged to will terribly what I will at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-the-great/i-may-be-kindly-i-am-ordinarily-gentle-but-in-my-line-of-business-i/)

[Catherine the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-the-great/)

> [The trouble is that my heart is loath to be without love even for a single hour. ... If you want to keep me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-the-great/the-trouble-is-that-my-heart-is-loath-to-be-without-love-even-for-a/)

[Catherine the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-the-great/)

> [All or nothing. If I commit myself to you, you must commit yourself to me!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-the-great/all-or-nothing-if-i-commit-myself-to-you-you-must-commit-yourself-to/)

[Catherine The Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-the-great/)

> [Any man who doesn't partake in cigar smoking is nothing more than a weak-willed, meandering oaf, and I would never put my lips to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-the-great/any-man-who-doesn-t-partake-in-cigar-smoking-is-nothing-more-than-a/)

[Catherine the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-the-great/)

> [the title of Queen rang sweet to my ears, child though I was. ... This idea of a crown began running in my head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-the-great/the-title-of-queen-rang-sweet-to-my-ears-child-though-i-was-this-idea/)

[Catherine the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-the-great/)

> [I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-the-great/i-beg-you-take-courage-the-brave-soul-can-mend-even-disaster/)

[Catherine the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-the-great/)

> [I am one of the people who love the why of things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-the-great/i-am-one-of-the-people-who-love-the-why-of-things/)

[Catherine the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-the-great/)

> [“A great wind is blowing and that either gives you imagination...or a headache.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-the-great/a-great-wind-is-blowing-and-that-either-gives-you-imagination-or-a/)

[Catherine the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-the-great/)

> [One does not always do the best there is. One does the best one can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-the-great/one-does-not-always-do-the-best-there-is-one-does-the-best-one-can/)

[Catherine the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-the-great/)

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