Greatest Quotes

Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God's gifts. It is the mother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences.

Al Jolson was one of the greatest entertainers who ever lived.

The greatest advantage of being First Lady is the opportunity it presents to truly make a difference on issues of great importance.

The sum of the whole is plainly this: The nature of man considered in his single capacity, and with respect only to the present world, is adapted and leads him to attain the greatest happiness he can for himself in the present world.

The great thing about being the son of Maya Angelou is that I had the good fortune to grow up around some of the greatest black artists, dancers, singers, musicians, and actors of our time.

For example, in painting the form arises from abstract elements of line and color, while in cinema the material concreteness of the image within the frame presents - as an element - the greatest difficulty in manipulation.

God is one, greatest of gods and men, not like mortals in body or thought.

I have a place in Chicago and I get there as much as I can. The city is so unbelievably beautiful. It's one of the greatest cities on the planet. My heart beats differently when I'm in Chicago. It slows down and I feel more at ease.

The soles of Neil Armstrong's boots on the moon made permanent impressions on our souls and in our national psyche. Ann and I watched those steps together on her parent's sofa. Like all Americans we went to bed that night knowing we lived in the greatest country in the history of the world. God bless Neil Armstrong.

The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.

When modern writers gave up telling stories, they gave up the greatest thing we had.

Say this for big league baseball - it is beyond any question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion because if a mother can kill her own child, what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me? There is nothing between.

For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear.

Los Angeles has the greatest concentration of surviving movie palaces in the United States, yet most residents have never been inside one of them.

Our ideals of freedom, set forth and realized in our Constitution, are our greatest export to the world.

The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.

Thinking clearly and effectively is the greatest asset of any human being.

Lack of something to feel important about is almost the greatest tragedy a man may have.

Starting out to make money is the greatest mistake in life. Do what you feel you have a flair for doing, and if you are good enough at it, the money will come.

Our single greatest challenge is the ability to move power to markets outside North Dakota.

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge.

You never know how long Federer is going to play, but in my opinion he has at least one or two more grand slams to win. It depends how long he stays motivated. For me, he is the greatest player to ever play the game.

Today I join the greatest players that played the game. It is a great feeling being here.

Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary.

Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy.

The demand to be loved is the greatest of all arrogant presumptions.

The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.

Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole, and not that of any one class.