Great Things Quotes - Page 40

• I don't know the law, the kind of law of quantity and quality, but I think the opportunity of people being able to express themselves and to have the means of production is a great thing. It's also changing how we're telling stories.

  Keanu Reeves

  Mean, Opportunity, Thinking

  "Actor Keanu Reeves". "Tavis Smiley", www.pbs.org. August 22, 2012.

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  The essence of America - that which really unites us - is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion - it is an idea - and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.

  Condoleezza Rice

  Humble, Ethnicity, Essence

  "Condoleezza Rice outshines Paul Ryan at the Republican convention" by Ana Marie Cox, www.theguardian.com. August 30, 2012.

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• One of the great things about young people is that they do question, that they do care deeply about justice, and they they have open minds.

  Zack de la Rocha

  People, Justice, Mind

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Air, Doe, Kind

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• Going out hanging out with the troops, and you know it's kind of all summed up in the TV show, I don't what else I can say about it. It's a great thing to do, something I'm definitely proud of.

  Kid Rock

  Tv Shows, Proud, Tvs

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• A TV show is constant work, which is the great thing about it.

  Seth Rogen

  Tv Shows, Tvs, Constant

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• You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.

  Henry Rollins

  Temporary Insanity, Needs, Littles

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I think politicians get hamstrung by the nature of politics when the private sector can really do great things.

  Henry Rollins

  Thinking, Politician, Private Sector

  "Henry Rollins Answers Your Questions About Politics". Interview with AV Club, www.avclub.com. April 19, 2007.

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• A great thing can only be done by a great person; and they do it without effort.

  John Ruskin

  Greatness, Effort, Done

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• Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it.

  John Ruskin

  People, Literature, Enjoyment

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• If the Frieze Art Fair catches on, I imagine at least two great things happening. First, we will once again have a huge art fair in town that isn't too annoying to go to. More importantly, Frieze may finally show New Yorkers that we can cross our own waters for visual culture. That would change everything.

  Jerry Saltz

  Art, Two, Water

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• What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?

  Robert H. Schuller

  Inspirational, Life, Moving On

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• I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of thinking is totally immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way - I hope it never will.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Motivational Sports, Thinking, People

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• It's a great thing, for someone to feel that they can draw inspiration from you.

  Chloe Sevigny

  Inspiration, Chloe, Draws

  Interview with Eva Wiseman, www.theguardian.com. October 2, 2010.

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• Muse. Mu-se. It's a great thing, for someone to feel that they can draw inspiration from you. And I don't think it's necessarily a man 'taking' from a woman. It can go both ways, both can stimulate, excite.

  Chloe Sevigny

  Inspiration, Men, Thinking

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• The great thing about Dallas is there's no paparazzi.

  Jessica Simpson

  Dallas, Paparazzi

  "Jessica in Love!". Interview with Josh Patner, www.glamour.com. April 29, 2008.

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• The great thing about rock-n-roll is you realize the top of the mountain is big enough for more than one band.

  Paul Stanley

  Rocks, Hiking, Mountain

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• The great thing about doing art shows is you get to meet the people who are interested in your art, and I think that when you're purchasing a piece of art it's a tremendous bonus to get to meet the artist because you get a chance to pick their brain a bit and find out first hand what the piece is about for the artist.

  Paul Stanley

  Art, Thinking, Hands

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• I'm not perfect. I'm never going to be. And that's the great thing about living the Christian life and trying to live by faith, is you're trying to get better every day. You're trying to improve.

  Tim Tebow

  Christian, Perfect, Get Better

  "Tim Tebow Discusses Faith and Football in the No Spin Zone". Interview with Bill O'Reilly, www.foxnews.com. June 03, 2011.

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• It's a great thing when you can show that you've been successful and that you've made a lot of money and that you've employed a lot of people.

  Donald Trump

  Successful, People, Made

  YouTube Channel "Ryan Williams"/"Donald Trump says releasing your tax returns is a "positive thing" 1/30/12", www.youtube.com. May 11, 2016.

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• The great thing about irony is that it splits things apart, gets up above them so we can see the flaws and hypocrisies and duplicates.

  David Foster Wallace

  Hypocrisy, Splits, Irony

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• The great thing about having a pool in L.A. is that I can use it year-round. And since I've always been an athlete, staying fit is very important.

  Vera Wang

  Athlete, Years, Important

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• The great thing that I appreciate - the fact that my godfather, William 'Sticky' Jackson, was a Tuskegee Airman because my father was first born in Ozark, Alabama. The sacrifices and the commitment of those men made it possible for myself and many others.

  Allen West

  Father, Commitment, Sacrifice

  "Rep. Allen West To Black Voters: Give GOP A Chance". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. January 27, 2012.

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• Being part of a community with a church at its centre and singin' hymns is a great thing to do.

  Vivienne Westwood

  Hymns, Community, Church

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• It is a great thing to be a child of God, and joint-heir with Jesus Christ. If this is your privilege, you will know the fellowship of Christ's sufferings.

  Ellen G. White

  Jesus, Children, Suffering

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