Quotes of: Great-man Keyword

All beings so far have created something beyond themselves; and do you want to be the ebb of this great flood and even go back to the beasts rather than overcome man? What is the ape to man? A laughingstock or a painful embarrassment. And man shall b...

Thus Spoke Zarathustra

I was raised in the greatest of homes... just a really great dad, and I miss him so much... he was a good man, a real simple man... Very faithful, always loved my mom, always provided for the kids, and just a lot of fun.

Max Lucado

Professor [John] Tyndall once said the finest inspiration he ever received was from an old man who could scarcely read. This man acted as his servant. Each morning the old man would knock on the door of the scientist and call, 'Arise, Sir: it is near...

Elbert Hubbard

Remember, young man, experience is not the best teacher. Other people's experience is the best teacher. By reading about the lives of great people, you can unlock the secrets to what made them great.

The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective

Boxing is individual, although there's a team concept because you need a great corner, you need a great trainer, you need a great prep man, you need all of these things, but it's more of a Mano a Mano; it's more you versus me. I miss that time in tra...

Sugar Ray Leonard

In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone; but sometimes it is a great relief.

John Barrymore

Man, of all the animals, is probably the only one to regard himself as a great delicacy.

Jacques Yves Cousteau

A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.

James Monroe

It is a great privilege for any man to become a member of the Senate.

Lionel Murphy

Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins.

Thomas Fuller

The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm.

Thomas J. Watson

The man who interprets Nature is always held in great honor.

Zora Neale Hurston

The great act of faith is when a man decides he is not God.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Blaise Pascal

This will be the fourth time I've seen this film. I'm very proud of it and I think it's a great movie for women of any age. And almost every single man I've talked to has admitted to crying.

Amber Tamblyn

(reporter interviewing Broadway dancer Tommy Tune:) 'Do you think that greats like Fred Astaire possessed some kind of magic?' (pause) 'No. Magic possesses them'.

Astaire: The Man, the Dancer

The great pagan sadness of modern man is largely due to his premonition of ultimate disaster.

The Menace Of The Herd: Or, Procrustes At Large

The greatest temptations are not those that solicit our consent to obvious sin, but those that offer us great evils masking as the greatest goods.

No Man Is an Island

The natural ambition of woman is through marriage to climb up, leaning upon a man; but those days are gone. You shall be great without the help of any man, just as you are.

Swami Vivekananda

Getting your nails done with your man is so much fun. Having them help you out choosing the color, I love that. I think it's great to get a man's perspective on nails and to sit there to get your nails done with him.

Adrienne Bailon

I like a man who has a great curiosity and sense of adventure because that's the way I am. He has to have a willingness to be vulnerable and a willingness to see where the road takes us. And I want a man who is romantic.

Mary Frann