Quotes of: Great-achievements Keyword

Human relations, at least between the sexes, were carried on as relations between countries are now - with ambassadors, and treaties. The parties concerned met on the great occasion of the proposal. If this were refused, a state of war was declared.

Moments of Being

Males lack the seriousness of temperament required of persons with such great responsibilities.

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Most people hate successful people for their small little faults rather than appreciating them for their great strengths.

The Secret Red Book of Leadership

In moments of great uncertainty on my travels, I have always felt that something is protecting me, that I will come to no harm.

In Search of King Solomon's Mines

Vimes thought for a moment and said, 'Well, dear, it is a truth universally acknowledged that a man with a lot of wood must be in want of a wife who can handle a great big--

Snuff

A wave of Time hangs motionless on this particular shore. I notice a tree, arsenical grey in the light, or the slow Wheel of the stars, the Great Bear glittering colder than snow, And remember there was something else I was hoping for.

Selected Poems

Can you admit on here that you have an affliction for millions of other people to see? Then that is great and a huge step towards your recovery.

Stantasyland: Quips Quotes and Quandaries

He’s a great guy. He’d give you the shirt off his back if you asked. In fact, I’m wearing his shirt now, and I’m staring at his nipples.


Sleepwalking is restercise

Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.

Self Reliance

A karate black belt would make a great blindfold on a kidnap victim, after you karate chop them into submission.

So many chairs, and no time to sit

He had just compunction enough for having done nothing for his sisters himself, to be exceedingly anxious that everybody else should do a great deal.

Sense and Sensibility

A great gift would be a map full of evacuation routes for the city, subtly telling the recipient to get the hell out of town.

Seriously delirious, but not at all serious

I'm beginning to think you're the sort of person who does a great deal with very little." He meant a liar.

Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron

Every day is a chance to start over. Any day can be bad, surely, but any day can be good, can be great, and that promise, that potential, is a beautiful thing indeed.

The Stowaway

There is a silence so great that I can hear the ice crystals cracking and falling from eyelashes of girls who will never blink again.

Sever

The task ahead of you is never as great as the power within you.

A Season of Love: Stories to Help Heal, Grow and Find Peace Within

True greatness demands humility; the journey draws it from your struggling soul.

Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

When a great adventure is launched with a powerful thrust, fatigue in the muscles and doubts in the mind are swept away by a fullness that moves life along like a breath from the depths of the soul.

Tamata and the Alliance

Men were indeed more foolish and more cruel than the beasts of the jungle! How fortunate was he who lived in the peace and security of the great forest!

Tarzan of the Apes

What many refer to as intuition, then, is not the untaught or unteachable but instead is a learned understanding and respect of process, molded by experience and refined over a great deal of time and practice.

Thoughts on Interaction Design

It takes great courage to open one's heart and mind to the tremendous injustice and suffering in our world.

The True Cost of Low Prices: The Violence of Globalization