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Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want to get something… — Pietro Aretino
Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind. — Aristotle
There is no great genius without a mixture of madness. — Aristotle
A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one. — Aristotle
The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in… — Aristotle
Films and television and even comic books are churning out vast quantities of fictional narratives, and the public continues to swallow them up with great… — Paul Auster
I don't miss anything ever. Because to me, missing something is like going backward a little bit. I don't miss being in a punk band.… — Fred Armisen
My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that. — Billie Joe Armstrong
Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all the great prophets of the… — Karen Armstrong
Jesus did not spend a great deal of time discoursing about the trinity or original sin or the incarnation, which have preoccupied later Christians. He… — Karen Armstrong
Nobody needs to cry for me. I'm going to be great. — Lance Armstrong
All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the wrinkle in history that had… — Neil Armstrong
Second, we have to make the most of the strengths we have, the amenities that many of our competitors cannot replicate. But again, those advantages… — Gerard Arpey
A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one. — Mary Kay Ash
So many women just don't know how great they really are. They come to us all vogue outside and vague on the inside. — Mary Kay Ash
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. — Isaac Asimov
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov
An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment. — David Attenborough
The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify. Instead of going through the problem of all this great diversity - that it's this or… — Chinua Achebe
The myth that everyone once read great literature is just a myth. — Margaret Atwood

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