It's great if a pilot starts off great and if it doesn't start off so great it's not that big a deal: everybody's baby is born ugly. But you want to know, if given the opportunity: Where are we going? What's the story we're trying to tell?
If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name.
The first 50 years of the cinema were absolutely great years. Original minds were at work establishing the ways to tell a story. And what is happening now is a copying, a pastiche-ing of what was done by great men.
True honor does not crave recognition, as true wisdom craves not publicity. The great heroes and the great men of wisdom walk silently through the bypaths of mankind.
Great minds have purpose, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortunes; but great minds rise above them.
This is what I believe to be the progress of a writer. You write 10 things, of which one of them will be great. You then write 11 things, of which two of them will be great. Then you write 12 things, of which four of them will be great. Then you writ...
Nature, time, and patience are the three great physicians.
Hope is a great breakfast but a poor dinner.
Ready money works great cures.
Great villainy is often called loyalty.
Great thieves punish little ones.
'Silver Spoons' was great memories - absolutely the best.
The price for Greatness comes with Great loss.
Believe you are great and you will be great.
Italy has great food and Barcelona has great energy.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Great necessities call out great virtues.
Prom was awesome. I had such a great time at prom.
It feels great to be home, great to be back as a part of the community.
Valor is common but great souls are rare.
I remember the great atmosphere and the great stadium.
