During my first Olympics in 1980, at the age of 23, I was physically in great condition but mentally too inexperienced to cope comfortably in the pressure cooker of an Olympic year. – Sebastian Coe
I’m very humble in terms of knowing that television is an extraordinary collaborative medium and that one person alone cannot make a great TV show. – Shawn Ryan
No man made great by death offers more hope to lowly pride than does Abraham Lincoln; for while living he was himself so simple as often to be dubbed a fool. – Thomas Vernor Smith
Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil. – Swami Sivananda
I have been in love, and it was a great feeling. It’s when you are attracted to and feel affection for someone. You want to do things for that person. But only love isn’t enough in a relationship – understanding and communication are very important aspects. – Yuvraj Singh
Every month I do a webcast for 55,000 people, and it’s a great tool, great communication vehicle. – Terry J. Lundgren
This was a really big opportunity. This script was even mediocre. The idea was great, but Jay came on with his guys made it great and very specific. It all came together well. – Sean William Scott
Occasionally, when I run into a great bass backstage at a festival I’ll play a few notes on the low E string, just to feel the instrument vibrate against my belly. – Steve Swallow
Muhammad Ali is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around the world than any other. He became a great hero. – Will McDonough
Every person – with his or her own skills, abilities and uniqueness – can contribute to others and bring great joy to those that fortune has not smiled upon. – Shari Arison
We have all the power. Us consumers have all the power, and if we can show that, ‘Hey, I want transparency,’ Hey, I want something that’s going to be nutritious and great,’ then suddenly, kale will be all over the marketplace, and turmeric will be all over the marketplace. – Thandie Newton
The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected. – W. Somerset Maugham
The greatest generation was formed first by the Great Depression. They shared everything – meals, jobs, clothing. – Tom Brokaw
Casting is really exciting. With ‘Twilight,’ I wasn’t involved at all with the casting in the original. They kept me in the loop, which was great. They’d be like, ‘Hey Kristen Stewart’s gonna do it’ and I was like, ‘Really? Awesome.’ – Stephenie Meyer
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. – William James
When the people share everything in the state, then will we truly reach the goal of the Min Sheng Principle, which is Confucius’ hope of a ‘great commonwealth.’ – Sun Yat-sen
Ruminants are a perfectly normal thing to possess when you live in upstate New York. It’s just moving scenery. It’s kind of like the equivalent of Great Danes. It’s the way you keep your grass mowed. It’s the way you keep your weed-whacking to a minimum. – Vera Farmiga
I play golf for a living. I’m grateful for that. It’s a beautiful game, provides a great opportunity. – Zach Johnson
I am strongly of the opinion that chronology is very important. The great arc of time is what children are wired for. – Simon Schama
I have felt great advances in my poetry, the main one being a growing victory over word nuances and a superfluity of adjectives. – Sylvia Plath
Ireland was, of old, called the Isle of Saints because of the great number of holy ones of both sexes who flourished there in former ages or who, coming thence, propagated the faith amongst other nations. – Sabine Baring-Gould
I started out making skateboard videos. Soon, it dawned on me I just wasn’t that great at skateboarding. So I put down the skateboard and just kept going with the camera. – Steve-O
It is a very great mistake, and a very common one, even for well-read persons, to adopt the idea that the progress of the human race in the science of government, in the arts of civilization and refinement, and in the establishment of morality and religion, has been constantly and steadily towards improvement and perfection. – Samuel Freeman Miller
The other great development has been in photography, but that too was influenced by Conceptual art. – Sol LeWitt