Famous Quotes & Sayings

George R. R. Martin

Madness and greatness are two sides of the same coin. Every time a new Targaryen is born, the gods toss the coin in the air and the world holds its breath to see how it will land.

Frederick Buechner

God in his unending greatness and glory and man in his unending littleness, prepared for the worst but rarely for the best, prepared for the possible but rarely for the impossible.

Fernando Pessoa

I'm going to end a life that I thought could contain every kind of greatness but that in fact consisted only of my incapacity to really want to be great. Whenever I arrived at a certainty, I remembered that those with the greatest certainties are lunatics.

Felix Mendelssohn

First and foremost an artist should pay homage to grandness, honour and bow to it, and not try to extinguish the fierce flames of such, in an attempt to have his own feeble light shine brighter. When one isn't able to acknowledge greatness, I would really want to know how he endeavours to make me experience it.

Faith Hill

I can't even say what my greatest fear is because I, I can't even imagine. Being without my family... I can't even say it because it makes me cry.

Euripides

Greatness brings no profit to people. God indeed, when in anger, brings greater ruin to great mens houses.

Euripides

Power gives no purchase to the hand, it will not hold, soon perishes, and greatness goes.

Jean Rostand

Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness.

Jean de La Fontaine

Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

Harpo Marx

The passing of an ordinary man is sad. The passing of a great man is tragic, and doubly tragic when the greatness passes before the man does.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

What makes saintliness in my view, as distinguished from ordinary goodness, is a certain quality of magnanimity and greatness of soul that brings life within the circle of the heroic.

Ignatius of Antioch

Our task is not one of producing persuasive propaganda; Christianity shows its greatness when it is hated by the world.

Ian Botham

I'm not a great one for looking back.

Horace

That man scorches with his brightness, who overpowers inferior capacities, yet he shall be revered when dead.

Wesley Matthews

He took a hit when he got hurt, but just to see him work hard and never be down about anything, he's just a great kid. Now, he's a junior and he's leading his team and I get to come back and watch him evolve.

Calvin Johnson

He told us it'd be a great opportunity for us. And it turned out it was.

Tuomo Ruutu

He's unbelievable, a great player. That's all I know,

Dusty Baker

He struggled some last season. He made some mistakes he doesn't usually make, and they didn't miss them. He's in great shape.

He's working hard and he's a real live center. That's what we love about him. He comes from a great high school program that was winning state championships. That program meant he knew how to practice and he's a tough kid.

Joe Girardi

He threw a great pitch. He kept his composure. He had some tough outs he had to get, and he got them.

Dwyane Wade

He's the leader of our team right now. He's in great shape to do it. He's in the right mind state and that's the way we want to keep him.

He's loud. He's opinionated. He's very confident. A hard worker. A great guy.

He's like my brother. It's great to have him here with me. All the guys on the team are important to me, but Alfred is like family. He understands where I come from and who I am.

Mike Timlin

He's learning. He doesn't know the hitters yet. He made a mistake and paid for it. He's going to get guys out more often than not. He's got great stuff.

He's a player we like a great deal, as we've said all along, but where we are and what his situation is financially just doesn't mesh.

He's a player. He's probably the greatest player I have ever played against. He kept hitting shots and I had to match him. I didn't want to lose.

Chan Gailey

He's an all-around great player, he's not one-dimensional.

He's a multifaceted player, and he moves well for a player his size. He has a great shooting touch, and he'll rebound the heck out of the ball. ... He'll pose a big challenge.

He's a man of integrity and a team player, and he can take great pride in what he has accomplished as a coach.

He's a heck of a running back. He's got great vision and cutback ability. He makes plays.

He's a handsome colt with a great temperament. We had him about seven months and he really handled himself well with all the preparation leading up to the sale.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia

He's a guy who we all can take a lot from. It's just great he's here.

Bill Cowher

He's a guy who loves to play the game, studies a lot, ... He's got a great feel for the game. He's a guy you can do a lot of things with.