“Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.”
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“Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.”
“Don't be humble... you're not that great.”
“The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.”
“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.”
“Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things.”
“A mistake made by many people with great convictions is that they will let nothing stand in the way of their views, not even kindness.”
“I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.”
“Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune but great minds rise above them.”
“And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared.”
“Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.”
“A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.”
“I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.”
“A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.”
“I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.”
“The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.”
“I am concerned for the security of our great Nation not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.”
“On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer up my sincere thanks to the Almighty, the Creator and Preserver.”
“Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.”
“The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.”
“For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball.”
“I once wanted to prove myself by being a great actress. Now I want to prove that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll be a great actress.”
“If a star or studio chief or any other great movie personages find themselves sitting among a lot of nobodies, they get frightened - as if somebody was trying to demote them.”
“A great figure or physique is nice, but it's self-confidence that makes someone really sexy.”