Greatest Quotes

To me, the smell of fresh-made coffee is one of the greatest inventions.

The greatest scholars are not usually the wisest people.

It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment.

I never make a movie for awards consideration. I will use the hope of getting an Academy Award a) to honor the people who work so hard and also b) it's the greatest Good Housekeeping seal in the world. It's the greatest brand. It's as good as Louis Vuitton and Dior in the world of moviemaking. It's the Super Bowl.

I have lots of records, quite a collection, actually, that I stole from my mom. I have the original 'Thriller' album and I have a really great 'Elton John's Greatest Hits,' and I also have a N.E.R.D. album. Records sound more original. They have more edge.

You can be the greatest guy in the world but if you ain't got no heart, you ain't gonna survive.

By far the greatest part of those goods which are the objects of desire, are procured by labour; and they may be multiplied, not in one country alone, but in many, almost without any assignable limit, if we are disposed to bestow the labour necessary to obtain them.

My greatest desire is that the hope that has overcome fear in my country will help vanquish it around the world.

Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.

I think the greatest rogues are they who talk most of their honesty.

In the nineteenth century, slavery was the greatest wrong, and government never stood so tall as when it was redressing that wrong.

The greatest wisdom is to realize one's lack of it.

It was of the greatest moment, and consequence, that they should believe in him when he came, for they could receive no benefit from him without believing him to be their Messiah.

I consider myself to have one of the greatest voices in the industry.

Prayer is mans greatest power!

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

TV is bigger than any story it reports. It's the greatest teaching tool since the printing press.

And I also thought that Richard Nixon was the greatest political education we have ever had, but it looks like we need to relearn them again.

Awards shows are my greatest inducement to get back into shape.

In baseball, you can't kill the clock. You've got to give the other man his chance. That's why this is the greatest game.

I did my very first film with Kirk in Detective Story when he was the greatest, greatest star in the world. I fell in love with him, had a crush on him then.

The work of many of the greatest men, inspired by duty, has been done amidst suffering and trial and difficulty. They have struggled against the tide, and reached the shore exhausted.

My hair has never been my greatest feature, so that was funny enough unto itself that my hair became so focused on.

Chicago's neighborhoods have always been this city's greatest strength.

Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.

What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

And I loved Frank Lloyd Wright. I think he was the greatest man I have ever met in my life.