There is no despair so absolute as that which comes with the first moments of our first great sorrow, when we have not yet known what it is to have suffered and be healed, to have despaired and have recovered hope. – George Eliot
A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed. – Ansel Adams
And your very flesh shall be a great poem. – Walt Whitman
It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
I have total recall. I remember being born. I remember being in the womb, I remember being inside. Coming out was great. – Ray Bradbury
The great fun in my life has been getting up every morning and rushing to the typewriter because some new idea has hit me. – Ray Bradbury
Great loves too must be endured. – Coco Chanel
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Trouble is the common denominator of living. It is the great equalizer. – Soren Kierkegaard
Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
He who has great power should use it lightly. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
It makes a great deal of difference whether one wills not to sin or has not the knowledge to sin. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Resolve not to be poor: whatever you have, spend less. Poverty is a great enemy to human happiness it certainly destroys liberty, and it makes some virtues impracticable, and others extremely difficult. – Samuel Johnson
There is a gigantic difference between earning a great deal of money and being rich. – Marlene Dietrich
A lot of Jews are great friends of mine. – Billy Graham
No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our destiny to. The only way in which anyone can lead us is to restore to us the belief in our own guidance. – Henry Miller
A great city is that which has the greatest men and women. – Walt Whitman
Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new opportunities for peace, stability, cooperation and mutual benefit. – Chen Shui-bian
