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Grand Quotes

Scale, achievement, and quiet humility.

These grand quotes range from a leading figure in a film art department to nature's convulsions leaving people powerless. Browse more in our Art quotes.

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

Quotes by Vincente Minnelli

My major league debut came at old Busch Stadium on Grand Avenue in St. Louis against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Quotes by Steve Carlton

I'm grand once I keep winning trophies. That's all that counts.

Quotes by Sheamus

Bookstores don't exactly dot the American highway in the grand manner of Sbarros.

Quotes by Rosecrans Baldwin

About Quotes

I've a grand memory for forgetting.

Quotes by Robert Louis Stevenson

Ain't nothing but 10 grand. What's 10 grand to me?

Quotes by Randy Moss

There's something so soothing about the hum of Grand Central Station.

Quotes by Rachel Nichols

I've never worried about the grand concepts.

Quotes by Peter Falk

Fungi are the grand recyclers of the planet and the vanguard species in habitat restoration.

Quotes by Paul Stamets

Against Quotes

Today's restaurant is theater on a grand scale.

Quotes by Marian Burros

In presence of Nature's grand convulsions, man is powerless.

Jules Verne

I'm not necessarily proud of the World Cups and the grand slams won or lost, the amount of points I scored, this record or that.

Quotes by Jonny Wilkinson

We have seen plenty of first-time semi-finalists go on and win grand slams.

Quotes by Johanna Konta

It is such a special feeling to win a grand prix.

Quotes by Jenson Button

Always Quotes

We are each but a quarter note in a grand symphony.

Quotes by Guy Laliberte

There is a difference between jaywalking and grand larceny.

Quotes by Gaylord Perry

I always come very motivated to the Grand Slams.

Quotes by Garbine Muguruza

I make mistakes on a very grand scale.

Quotes by Gail Carson Levine

Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.

Quotes by Franz Liszt

Art Quotes

It's hard to win Grand Slams.

Quotes by Frances Tiafoe

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'grand' describe across these quotes?
It covers scale and status, from leadership in film art departments to the overwhelming force of nature.
Is there a quote about nature's power?
Yes, one reflects on feeling powerless in the face of nature's larger, uncontrollable forces.
Do any quotes downplay grand achievements?
One athlete says records and titles aren't really what they take pride in, despite having earned plenty of both.
Is there a nostalgic sports memory here?
Yes, one recalls a major league debut at a historic stadium against a longtime rival team.
Which topic shares this sense of scale?
Our Art quotes cover related creative achievement and craft.

One athlete shrugs off titles and records as not the point, while another recalls a hometown baseball debut. For more, see our About and Always quotes.