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Quotes About Great

There are only two great currents in the history of mankind: the baseness which makes conservatives and the envy which makes revolutionaries.
~ Edmond de Goncourt
I think the rise of China is one of the great events of all economic and human history, and I think this will be overwhelmingly a positive thing for the region and the world.
~ Paul Keating
I think that one of the great things that the Cuban revolution has done is preserve history.
~ Assata Shakur
Fire the committee. No great website in history has been conceived of by more than three people. Not one. This is a deal breaker.
~ Seth Godin
It remains an irrefragable law of history that contemporaries are denied a recognition of the early beginnings of the great movements which determine their times.
~ Stefan Zweig
Most of the great results of history are brought about by discreditable means.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Out of Coltrane's whole history, there are things which I think are great from all the periods.
~ Lee Konitz
The thing is I think vaccines are one of the greatest medical breakthroughs that we have. I'm a big fan and a great fan of the history of the development of the smallpox vaccine, for example.
~ Rand Paul
My goal in 'Live to Cook' is to make great food more approachable for home cooks.
~ Michael Symon
Denver is home to me, and to be recognized for my achievements in the sports community here is a great honor.
~ Carmelo Anthony
I'm confident being at Universal, which is a great home for me, 'cause they understand what I'm trying to do.
~ Pras Michel
It was a great honor to be called a mo-fo by Sam Jackson.
~ Christian Bale
Ohhhso hard to say, but George Harrison was pretty darn special. Such a great guybeautiful person and amazing songwriter/musician. A real honor for me to have played on his last tour
~ Chuck Leavell
When the great innovation appears, it will almost certainly be in muddled, incomplete and confusing form. ... For any speculation which does not at first glance look crazy, there is no hope.
~ Freeman Dyson
I'm an optimist; I always hope that each new script is going to be a great story.
~ Viggo Mortensen
I don't like being naïve about the market, and I always try to make things as great as I can. Then I hope that there's an audience that enjoys them, and that hopefully those things get protected.
~ Jeff Koons
I think we're all kind of alike when you do your first film. You have great hopes, but you don't hope too much.
~ Chad Stahelski
That is what Americans do. We face a challenge - no matter how great - because we know that on the other side there is always hope.
~ John F. Kerry
I must admit that we have yet to understand how [Donald Trump] will develop his idea, his pledge to make America great again, but I hope this will not hinder the development of our cooperation.
~ Vladimir Putin
Hope is that great spirit that grant us courage to stay determined.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
I have a fond place in my heart for Seattle, so I hope that an NBA team comes back to this great city, this great sports city.
~ Magic Johnson
Bebop didn't have the humanity of Duke Ellington. It didn't even have that recognizable thing. Bird and Diz were great, fantastic, challenging — but they weren't sweet.
~ Miles Davis
I want to be remembered as a great actor - and a shining example of humanity.
~ Jesse L. Martin
Tony the Tiger usually thinks that stuff is great.
~ Mitch Hedberg