I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way.
It is evident that in the period designated as that of the kings, when Rome commenced her career of conquest, she was, for that time and country, a great and wealthy city.
I was an outsider, never quite part of what was going on, always looking in. It turned out to be great preparation for writing fiction.
I'm not a great believer in awards-of course the fact that I've never won one has nothing to do with it at all!
I think that a great newspaper is one that puts a real premium on digging to get the story behind the story.
The great thing about costume jewelry is that there's something for everyone - there are very humorous pieces and very extravagant and outrageous pieces.
Wall Street has come a long way from the insider-dominated world that was blown apart by the Great Depression.
Besides great climates and lovely beaches, California and Greece share a fondness for dysfunctional politics and feckless budgeting.
Reviews are great. I can read negative reviews and say, 'You know that point they made... they were dead on.'
The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.
I don't like being flattered. It doesn't suit my English sensibilities. Remember, we are the great country of understatement.
Although spoken English doesn't obey the rules of written language, a person who doesn't know the rules thoroughly is at a great disadvantage.
One of the great cliches of campaign journalism is the notion that American elections have long since ceased to be about issues and ideas.
Our village was built on the Ohio River, and was a halting place on this great national road, then the only avenue of traffic between the South and the North.
Every great dance company, even when it seems poised in perfect balance, needs constant renewal of both repertory and performers.
The Kirov is a great ballet company because it has so many terrific dancers, but it doesn't always know what to do with them.
In the Communist era, excrement took on political importance, because Party policy decided excrement was essential for the Great Agricultural Leap Forward.
Shiloh is a wonderfully dramatic battle. The leader of one side is killed, and the other one is going on to glory, and it was the first great battle. It lasted two days.
Vegetable box schemes, local greengrocers, farmers' markets and organic stores are a great place to source package-free foods.
Denzel Washington has a great sense of humor. He did all those 'Nutty Professor' movies.
I always say, and I mean it, that the great break of my literary career was when I went to law school.
