Famous Quotes & Sayings

Wilbur Smith

Literature throws us many great heroes. Real life invariably outdoes them.

Andrew Lansley

Especially some of the poorest in our society need to have the greatest support because health inequalities are too wide.

Traditionally it's a really nice time and the weather is nice and it's really great to see everybody.

Denholm Elliott

'Trading Places' did more for my career than anything I'd ever done. It was a zonking great hit, and it was also just a joy to do.

Mike Campbell

To win the Haskell would be great because people would take notice of the (New Jersey-bred) program. I think it would get more people involved in the program, and in horse racing in general, to see a New Jersey-bred win a million-dollar race.

Ron Wilson

You look up and see 40 shots against, but I don't remember too many great chances.

You don't need a great low-post player to be a top team. But it helps quite a bit.

Today on the greatest stage possible, we did it.

Florentino Perez

Today we are going to present one of the great players in the world,

Nick Mangold

To be a great team, you have to be perfect in November, that was the point he was emphasizing.

Jay Wright

To be a great team you have to be able to recover from that.

E. O. Wilson

To be a great producer, music has to be a big part of your soul. And when it comes to making music, if I could invent a way to get it from my heart into yours, without doing all that hard work, I would be very happy.

Brian Billick

To be a go-to guy, it's not just a matter of making great plays. It's the quarterback knowing that he can go to you at any situation, and more often than not, you're going to deliver.

Michael P. Anderson

It's a great view from here. I'm having the time of my life.

Brenda Ueland

Families are great murderers of the creative impulse, particularly husbands.

Gbenga Akinnagbe

'The Wire' was a combination of great TV and great theater.

George Carey

I mean, I can look back with great pleasure on what has happened in Sudan, and our commitment to people who are persecuted in that kind of way.

Geoffrey West

A city plays the role of a great big magnet that's sucking people up.

That Rome was comparatively great and wealthy is certain.

George Lois

Nothing great can come of more than three people in a room. If you had 10 incredibly bright people, nothing would come out of it.

George Lois

If you're working, and you're not trying to be great, give up.

Tracy McMillan

I think every woman has this point in her life where she's like, 'I have a great job, great outfits and great friends, but something's missing.'

Tom Hooper

The more and more I work with really great actors, the more it's about opening yourself up to what they bring.

Samuel Smiles

Enthusiasm... the sustaining power of all great action.

Shel Silverstein

There's a great myth about cartoonists, writers and people that are on TV.

William Bell

It's been a rollercoaster ride. There have been some great moments and some low points... like when I was leaving Stax. That's when I actually thought of getting out of the business.

Wang Leehom

I write and do all my arrangements on my Mac. And um, I use Logic Pro, which is a great software program.

Ving Rhames

Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, I saw something - I don't know what it was to this day. My mind couldn't relate to what it was... If I saw it and knew it was a shark, I wouldn't be as afraid, but I saw something that looked prehistoric, and I haven't been snorkeling since.

Aubrey O'Day

'Danity Kane' was a wonderful group, and like all things, nothing is forever. We had a great run and we were very successful.

Michael Palin

Travelling, and being paid for it, is just great.

Beeban Kidron

I come from the school who thought the Internet could be the great democratising force, that getting rid of the gatekeepers was a positive move.

Beeban Kidron

I think it is a great gift to make people laugh, and it shouldn't be underestimated.

Tom Ridge

One of America's greatest strengths is the soft power of our value system and how we treat prisoners of war, and we don't torture.