Greatness Quotes

Put the uncommon effort into the common task… make it large by doing it in a great way.

Good cheer is a great lubricant; it oils all of life’s machinery.

By this the Earth it self, which lyes so near us, under our feet, shews quite a new thing to us, and in every little particle of its matter, we now behold almost as great a variety of Creatures, as we were able before to reckon up in the Whole Universe itself.”

The opposite of every great idea is another great idea.

Nicolas Cage is a great actor and he’s done some good action movies too.

The greater the interest involved in a truth the more careful, self-distrustful, and patient should be the inquiry.

Some wedges are great but you can look like your feet are encased in cement.

Figure skating has been a great influence for me. I took dance at the School of American Ballet, which helped my own skating. And whether you are a skater or a dancer, without sounding narcissistic, it is all about looking in the mirror.

In the 20th century philosophy of time for a great many theorists became part of science because it was time as is studied in physics that became the object of philosophical speculation. That’s very different from the way time has normally been understood.

The greatest love your body can know lies within it, not outside it.