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I think statues are great; they show what great people would look like if a bird sh*t all over them. — Demetri Martin

The great and admirable strength of America consists in this, that America is truly the American people. — Jacques Maritain

There are some people who call themselves great achievers and they are also desperate for the spotlight just to quench their bloated egos. — Euginia Herlihy

This world has few redeeming features, and one is the capacity for people to love one another with great, enduring passion. — David Gemmell

Like it or not, the people of Arkansas sent me to Washington to represent them in this great body. — Mark Pryor

The great majority of Scientologists I know are good people who are genuinely interested in improving conditions on this planet and helping others. — Paul Haggis

There are a lot of gay people in fashion, but it's not as if every gay person is a great creator. — Calvin Klein

China is a great country with a great culture, populated by fascinating, industrious and talented people. — Vladimir Putin

It seems the great advantage of people who annoy us is motivation to engage in reflection. — Auliq Ice

One of the great things about travel is you find out how many good, kind people there are. — Edith Wharton

You are not just a funny person or just a journalist. Most people are hybrids of having a smart opinion and a great sense of humor. — Katie Nolan

The People, though we think of a great entity when we use the word, means nothing more than so many millions of individual men. — James Bryce

Overweight people have chosen food over appearance. When a fat person talks about a great place to get a burger, I lean in. They know. — Jim Gaffigan

What matters is: Are you profitable? Are you building something great? Are you taking care of your people? Are you treating your customers well? — Jason Fried

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do. — Kobe Bryant

Yes great people are always subject to persecution and always getting into straits. — Friedrich Schiller

Great people do not struggle for their position — Sunday Adelaja

The clue to happiness is being interested in life. People's happiness is as great as they can create it. — L. Ron Hubbard

Great people have great egos; maybe that's what makes them great. — Paul Arden

Growing up, I looked to people who had the same issues as me and were still living great lives. — Molly Tarlov

Sometimes if the people are up for trying something that I'm interested in, it can be a great experience. — Wes Anderson

It's always nice when people appreciate your work because it means you've affected them, which is great. And so that feels good. — Kirsten Dunst

Baltimore never changes much. People aren't impressed by anything. It's great; it's not a trendy town. — John Waters

I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on the line. — Major Owens

I used to say that I wanted to make great art with people I love. Now I have an addendum to that goal: to get things on the air. — Amy Poehler

It is on great occasions only, and after time has been given for cool and deliberate reflection, that the real voice of the people can be known. — George Washington

I used to want to be a vampire when I was young. It'd be great, you know? Run around at night, never die, kill people. It sounds like a great life! — Jackson Rathbone

The seeds of greatness are ideas you learn from people who've been great in their service to others. — Denis Waitley

The best way to learn anything is through a movie, because you have so much time to do it and you have great people teaching you. — Ray Liotta

Ray Johnson was a great innovator of mail art and photocopying and sending people photocopies. — Leo Fitzpatrick

Some people just derive great joy from making other people laugh. And I do, but I don't feel like I need to do it 24 hours a day. — Steve Carell

People tell me it was a great left hook, but I wouldn't know. I never saw it — Gene Fullmer

Become great in God's eyes so as to bring freedom to your people — Sunday Adelaja

I truly believe that the great heroes that create the history of architecture are people who take risks and write to tell about it. — Peter Eisenman

Take heart! Many great things have been done by people in poor mental health. — Ashleigh Brilliant

People like me, LB, the truly great ones ... we are always alone. — Eoin Colfer

In the great mass of our people there are plenty individuals of intelligence from among whom leadership can be recruited. — Herbert Hoover

There's at least a hundred times more people with great ideas than people that are willing to put in the effort to execute them well. — Sam Altman

We believe that housing is a power platform to spark great opportunities in people's lives and help them achieve the American dream. — Julian Castro

People think we are such great talkers, but there is so much silence in Ireland about certain issues. — Fionnula Flanagan

God isn't looking for people of great faith, but for individuals ready to follow Him. — James Hudson Taylor

Yes, these business people have great energy. There's a question as to what's burned to produce it and what things we can and can't burn. — Saul Bellow

The thing which Reagan did, which was great, was he won the people. He marginalized the media. And that's what you need, an intellectual agility. — Greg Gutfeld

Great countries are those that produce great people. — Benjamin Disraeli

Great, excellent," the guy had said. "You other people are out of a job! Heh heh. Learn comp sci. — Ned Vizzini

I know every actor says this, but the people behind the camera are great. They always have answers. — Joel Gretsch

Bury my body and don't build any monument. Keep my hands out so the people know the one who won the world had nothing in hand when he died. — Alexander The Great

I think that most people really know if it's a really great album. — Carly Simon

That's great. I'm 100 years old and people are still interested. — Grant Fuhr

Realism isn't something most people associate with the fantasy genre, yet it's an essential element of great fantasy writing. — Lynn Flewelling

New York is great for people watching and there's a bunch of amazing rooftops. — Jamie Bell

Pilgrimages are journeys to places of power. People sometimes make pilgrimages to the caves where Milarepa or other great yogis meditated. — Frederick Lenz

Great design = getting people to do what you want. — Seth Godin

You can tell a great deal about a person by looking at the people who share his life. Isana — Jim Butcher

All the great story lines are great practical jokes that people fall for over and over again. — Kurt Vonnegut

People have told me, 'My dad passed on, but I have great memories of watching your shows with him.' It doesn't get any better than that. — Bob Newhart

I think we can all agree that sleeping around is a great way to meet people. — Chelsea Handler

There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people ... Religion, Politics, and The Great Pumpkin. — Charles M. Schulz

Meetings at work present great opportunities to showcase your talent. Do not let them go to waste. — Abhishek Ratna

Why do politicians lie?
Because people like being lied to.
Just look at any political rally.
P.S. You're great! — Alan VanMeter

In my experience people who have been hurt either pass it on and become abusive themselves or they develop a great kindness. — Louise Penny

Great organizations demand a high level of commitment by the people involved. — Bill Gates

Great quotes do not come from great people. They come from ordinary people who think differently. — Ismat Ahmed Shaikh

The fact that you can see a movie at home, it's great. You're making it for as many people to see it as possible. And that's nice. — Adam Sandler

People are always arguing: New York or L.A.? They're both great places, you know. — Julian Casablancas

A free, virtuous, and enlightened people must know full well the great principles and causes upon which their happiness depends. — James Monroe

My dad once said that in criminal law you see terrible people on their best behavior; in family law you see great people on their worst behavior. — Laura Wasser

Most customer service people are great. It's that one customer service person from hell that drives me crazy! — Jon Jones

There are a great number of people from New Jersey who go on to have pretty successful careers. — Kerry Bishe

Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion. — Thornton Wilder

If you don't stand sincere by your words
how sincere can the people be?
Take great care over words, treasure them. — Lao-Tzu

I've always been extremely lucky in playing with great people who knew much more than I did. That's how I got from there to here. — Steve Lacy

I think writers are the most narcissistic people. Well, I musn't say this, I like many of them, a great many of my friends are writers. — Sylvia Plath

On Facebook, the definition of great content is not the content that makes the most sales, but the content that people most want to share with others. — Gary Vaynerchuk

What's so great about making television is that it's a collaborative beast. It's created by a great many hands belonging to a great many people. — Vince Gilligan

When I joined politics, I was arrested in Luanshya ... In 1960, I was with great people like Justine Chimba, Mazimba from Ndola and Dingiswayo Banda. — Michael Sata

To be silent is sometimes an art, yet not so great a one as certain people would have us believe, who are wisest they are most silent. — Christoph Martin Wieland

We have great respect for the people who have great respect for others! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

One of the great elements of the supernatural is having that mystery and letting people's imaginations run wild with it. — Eli Roth

I really like the mission at SurveyMonkey, which is, we help people make better decisions. It's just a great thing. — Dave Goldberg

I write science fiction for people who don't read a great deal of science fiction. — Bob Shaw

Pop Idol, X Factor, Fame Academy, there's so much talent out there. It's great to see people getting the chance to show their potential — Gordon Brown

There are so many great artists that are doing interesting things, that I don't want to focus on boring people. — Kathleen Hanna

I'm in the lucky position that I can help a huge amount of people. It's a great privilege and freedom to have. — John Caudwell

The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination. — James A. Michener

Great innovation only happens when people aren't afraid to do things differently. — Georg Cantor

One great hope lies in the fact that there is a new consciousness in our World, particularly among young people. — Mairead Corrigan

A sovereign's great example forms a people; the public breast is noble or vile as he inspires it. — David Mallet

When you sing and people want that you sing, then you can hope to be great. — Andrea Bocelli

Most people will be a great success if they focus on doing what is important and not what is urgent or pleasant. — Debasish Mridha

You must be careful when you ask people whether they're happy; it's a question that can upset them a great deal. — Francois Lelord

I look very different from how people expect me to be ... Clearly they think I'm a great big fat viking. — Kate Winslet

Humor is a great defense, and an offense too. Usually the recipient isn't too happy about it, but the people around are laughing. — Robin Williams

I find that I take a great deal of pleasure knowing I get up people's noses to some degree. — John Connolly

Things written down can cause a great deal of harm. All too often, people don't consider that. — Margaret Atwood

What other people think is important to them. What you think has great importance to you. — Debasish Mridha

We might have been a free and great people together. — Thomas Jefferson

(Because being assaulted with maxi pads is a great way to win friends and influence people.) Today — Rainbow Rowell

I'm proof that great things can happen to ordinary people if they work hard and never give up. — Orel Hershiser

It's great that 'Glee' is making viewers more aware of the arts. People appreciate it. — Mark Salling