Great Quotes

One of the great cosmic laws, I think, is that whatever we hold in our thought will come true in our experience. When we hold something, anything, in our thought, then somehow coincidence leads us in the direction that we've been wishing to lead ourselves.

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity.

Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else.

Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence.

My child, you are going to be a great king; do not imitate me in the taste I have had for building, or in that I have had for war; try, on the contrary, to be at peace with your neighbors.

The United Nations is our one great hope for a peaceful and free world.

I feel like life is really short, and it's important to enjoy yourself and embrace whatever comes your way, whether it's a challenging day or a great day, just welcome it with open arms. No matter who you are, you can't escape challenges; they are part of life.

The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for.

We are at the precipice of great transformation within our culture and government.

Experience is a great teacher.

I like cats a lot. I've always liked cats. They're great company. When they eat, they always leave a little bit at the bottom of the bowl. A dog will polish the bowl, but a cat always leaves a little bit. It's like an offering.

Great thoughts come from the heart.

I've also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel alone. But that same loneliness is part of their ability to create.

I have good and bad days like everyone else. I just try to be positive and surround myself with great people. When I think about all the great things and people I have had in my life, that gives me confidence.

There is a woman at the beginning of all great things.

Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it.

The industrial revolution has tended to produce everywhere great urban masses that seem to be increasingly careless of ethical standards.

The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.

I consider myself extremely lucky to have worked with so many great collaborators in my lifetime.

Love and death are the two great hinges on which all human sympathies turn.