A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.
I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.
I find that the prejudice in this country to color is very great, and I sometimes fear that it is on the increase.
I truly believe in positive synergy, that your positive mindset gives you a more hopeful outlook, and belief that you can do something great means you will do something great.
I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.
I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well.
Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.
People always tell you, ‘Be humble. Be humble.’ When was the last time someone told you to be amazing? Be great! Be great! Be awesome! Be awesome!
Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been.
I know I’m not a great singer. But I love to sing and I like to use my voice in different ways.
An entire nation, it seemed, was standing in one long breadline, desperate for even the barest essentials. It was a crisis of monumental proportions. It was known as the Great Depression.
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.
Everything is a learning lesson, good and bad, so I am happy with the way things are, and I learned from everything negative. I am in a great space now, so I wouldn’t change a thing!
I’m not a hunter, but I’ve been around guns all my life. I’m a great shot.
I’m surrounded by nothing but great people. I’ve been blessed with that, so really, I’ve got no choice but to be an all-around good person.
I’m lucky to have a great support system in my friends and some of my family. If you have those people that you trust, go ahead and fall back into them and let them be your hammock and cocoon and let them embrace you.
I consider myself extremely lucky to have worked with so many great collaborators in my lifetime.
The great hope of society is in individual character.
I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.
You have the ability to choose which way you want to go. You have to believe great things are going to happen in your life. Do everything you can – prepare, pray and achieve – to make it happen.
To me, there’s no great chef without a great team.
For me, it’s not about price. It’s about necessity, quality, and usefulness. Like, I have my Wet N Wild 666 lip liner. It’s 99 cents and always has been. I started using it when I was in high school, and it’s great.
If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.
Mistakes are part of the game. It’s how well you recover from them, that’s the mark of a great player.
