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Great Quotes

Quotes on great moments and discoveries.

These quotes use 'great' to describe very different things - a lifelong search for spiritual mystery, nostalgic memories of finding great music collections while living abroad, and an honest mix of great and difficult experiences tied to identity and pride. Related reading: Good Quotes.

I love my son. He's a great soul. He's a sweet person, but events that have happened to him in his life, some of his own making - as a parent ,you really can't take full responsibility for the destruction...

Quotes by Lorenzo Lamas

Christopher Finazzo had a great job that paid him millions of dollars, but this honest living was apparently not enough to satisfy his greed.

Quotes by Loretta Lynch

It's a great thing to live in a digital age. It's convenient; it's fast.

Quotes by Loretta Lynch

Let us not act out of fear and misunderstanding, but out of the values of inclusion, diversity, and regard for all that make our country great.

Quotes by Loretta Lynch

Globalization is a great thing, but it needs a legal framework in which to blossom.

Quotes by Loretta Napoleoni

I think generally the heads of terrorist groups are very, very smart people. They're also great manipulators. I would presume that cult leaders are identical. These sort of individuals are very strong, they have very strong charisma.

Quotes by Loretta Napoleoni

I've played some great ladies. Mame. Agnes Gooch in 'Mame,' when I started out in the '60s... it's a beautiful role.

Quotes by Loretta Swit

Our planet is dying. Whales will be extinct before we ever get to know them. They say these creatures are so intelligent. They may disappear from the face of the Earth before we know them, and that is a great...

Quotes by Loretta Swit

I'd thought of myself as a great big motion picture star from the time I was 6.

Quotes by Loretta Young

And I was asked if I would come and help with the recovery of this great British company, Cable and Wireless, and I'm delighted to become part of the new and very talented management that have been brought in to...

Quotes by Lord Robertson

I am really into how words sound out loud, so I was always the kid who would, like, read the page of the book to herself in her room over and over and over. And Raymond Carver is great for...

Quotes by Lorde

It is frequently the tragedy of the great artist, as it is of the great scientist, that he frightens the ordinary man.

Quotes by Loren Eiseley

In the '90s there were these great end of the world movies like 'Armageddon' and 'Deep Impact'... I always liked the idea of what people on the ground are doing, not so much the people who are trying to stop...

Quotes by Lorene Scafaria

There is nothing like a live performance. You can look at things on television, and you can look at things on YouTube, but when you get in a room full of people and you say one joke, and everyone's laughing...

Quotes by Loni Love

The late, great Joan Rivers actually gave me so much advice, and she was so nice to me before she passed.

Quotes by Loni Love

I was working on a heat pump that used water as a working fluid, and I made some jet pumps for it. I accidentally shot a stream of water across a bathroom where I was doing the experiment and thought...

Quotes by Lonnie Johnson

I feel great in pick-and-roll.

Quotes by Lonzo Ball

They never fail who die in a great cause.

Quotes by Lord Byron

I have great hopes that we shall love each other all our lives as much as if we had never married at all.

Quotes by Lord Byron

I have a great mind to believe in Christianity for the mere pleasure of fancying I may be damned.

Quotes by Lord Byron

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are on the "Great" page?
A collection tied together by a search for "great" things — a lifelong pursuit of some great mystery, memories of great things discovered while living in Paris, a college course on 18th-century writer Samuel Johnson taught by a professor named Walter Jackson Bate, and a proud, honest reflection on having "some great, some not so great" experiences as an American.
Are these quotes about achievement or about experience?
More about experience and discovery than formal achievement — finding cheap CD collections in Paris or an inspiring college class both count as "great" moments in a personal sense. For quotes more focused on accomplishment, see Great Achievement.
Is there a quote here about identity and pride?
Yes — the line "I'm proud to be an American. I'm proud to be an African American in America... I love it here" is a strong, honest statement about identity that also acknowledges mixed experiences.
What if I want quotes about excellence specifically?
Excellence is the better page for that — the quotes here are more about meaningful moments than about excelling at something.
Is there a version of "Great" that's more triumphant?
For something with more of a victorious, celebratory tone, try Glory quotes, or Good quotes for something a bit more everyday.

One quote also recalls a formative college course, showing that great experiences can be intellectual as well as personal. See Excellence Quotes and Glory Quotes for related themes.