Greats Quotes
53 quotes by 52 authors
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The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting. He was one of the greats.
— John Cleese
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Who do I think was the greatest? This might shock you: Elgin Baylor. He did so many great things. Nobody could guard him, playing in…
— Oscar Robertson
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To me, he was the grand master of wine. He was a forceful Russian and a gentle person. The greats of wine all over the…
— Margrit Mondavi
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Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single Oscar. That's showbiz.
— Maureen O'Hara
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Every time he plays, Leo Messi reminds me more of Maradona, both left-footed and short, Messi is the best player in the world, along with…
— Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
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I've got a basketball signed by all the greats from Julius Irving to Oscar Robinson. It was at an All Star game I got them…
— Ice Cube
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I like the hip writers: Fitzgerald, the guy who committed suicide, Hemingway, all those guys. Some of them were alcoholics and drug addicts but they…
— Mike Tyson
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Whenever you study composition you inevitably encounter Bach right off the bat. You can't get across the room without running into him and the other…
— Howard Roberts
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I'm the Ali of today. I'm the Marvin Gaye of today. I'm the Bob Marley of today. I'm the Martin Luther King, or all the…
— R. Kelly
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In the world there are four greats, and the king is one of them.
— Laozi
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I've always tried to learn from the greats: Orson Welles, Humphrey Bogart, Ghandi, Buddha, Jesus... it's just that there's this tremendous pressure to correct all…
— Zach Braff
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Advice? Focus on the craft. Study the greats. Try and understand how and why they made the writing choices they did. Then, start by copying…
— Patrick Stump
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Popularity doesn't bother me. It attests to the affection and comprehension of the public. The important thing is to retain the pioneer spirit. I profoundly…
— Ennio Morricone
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It is great to be a part of the whole skating family, and it makes me feel ecstatic that my name will be among the…
— Debi Thomas
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If I had to pick the greatest team player in baseball today-and I have some of the greats on my own club-I would have to…
— John McGraw
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All the blues greats took chances and developed their own style. They didn't copy.
— Robert Cray
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You have the same DNA as the greats of the past who started revivals.
— Lou Engle
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Students generally have very little idea of the world they are entering into, and their teachers - like parents - are viewed as beings who…
— Marian Bantjes
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Study the greats and become greater
— Michael Jackson
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We can program ourselves to be the person we want to be, whatever the subject matter is, live in it by a mental physical program…
— Michael Jackson
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