Museums are managers of consciousness. They give us an interpretation of history, of how to view the world and locate ourselves in it. They are, if you want to put it in positive terms, great educational institutions. If you want to put it in negative terms, they are propaganda machines.

The best way for guys to communicate is just don't talk to each other for nine hours. That's why I like long motorcycle rides. It's a great way for guys to socialize and not socialize.

One reason, doubtless, why squirrels are so bold and reckless in leaping through the trees is that, if they miss their hold and fall, they sustain no injury. Every species of tree-squirrel seems to be capable of a sort of rudimentary flying, at least of making itself into a parachute, so as to ease or break a fall or a leap from a great height.

Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.

Many men and women in the world demonstrate great willpower and self-discipline in overcoming bad habits and the weaknesses of the flesh.

I always wanted the fairy tale, but now I want someone who is a great partner.

You can no longer just be a good sailor. You have to be an incredible athlete as well. Having said that, you can be a great athlete, the strongest guy in the world, but if you can't anticipate and make decisions under stress and exhaustion and think ahead, then you won't be able to cut it, either.

I've heard the stories. Like, Eric Clapton said he wanted to burn his guitar when he heard Jimi Hendrix play. I never understood that because, when I went and saw a great drummer or heard one, all I wanted to do was practice.

No man was ever great by imitation.

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.

As Faulkner says, all of us have the capacity in us for great good and for great evil, for love but also for hate. I wanted to write those kinds of complex character in a fantasy, and not just have all the good people get together to fight the bad guy.

I have a great memory.

Show me a great actor and I'll show you a lousy husband. Show me a great actress, and you've seen the devil.

It is those who concentrates on but one thing at a time who advance in this world. The great man or woman is the one who never steps outside his or her specialty or foolishly dissipates his or her individuality.

It's great to be a blonde. With low expectations it's very easy to surprise people.

The great hope for a quick and sweeping transition to renewable energy is wishful thinking.

Being pampered is great, but sometimes I like to do those things myself because it's a little therapeutic and gives me some downtime for myself - and I need that.

With a fresh start, I hope it'll work out good. I know the whole Fox story and how he came over here and had a great year for them. I'm hoping that's what it'll be - fresh start, new faces, new team, new city. I'm looking forward to getting out there.

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.

The year 1999, seventh month, from the sky will come a great King of Terror. To bring back to life the great King of the Mongols, before and after Mars to reign by good luck.

The '60s are gone, dope will never be as cheap, sex never as free, and the rock and roll never as great.

To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.

To me, growing old is great. It's the very best thing - considering the alternative.

We all become great explorers during our first few days in a new city, or a new love affair.

Don't you think it would be great to do a bunch of Nicorette commercials? Just, like, me in the desert, kind of Marlboro Man-style, driving a fast car, pulling over, looking at the sunset. Dissolving in ecstasy. Can't you see it? Me blowing huge Nicorette bubbles.

And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared.

It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.

It's not about my career now. It's just about finding great work and having a good time.

You're not going to be great at everything. Surround yourself with people that can compliment you so you can work together and then everybody can be successful.

Don't be humble... you're not that great.

A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the great government of the United States helpless and contemptible.

Mathematical discoveries, small or great are never born of spontaneous generation.

The great lesson my mother and father gave me was almost invisible. It was a strong sense of being rooted.

Being surrounded by great women and amazing role models and good teammates allowed me to unfold and evolve into the person that I am today.

The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish the former and outgrow the latter.

I think music is a lifting force, I think love is the lifting force in the human condition. I think you see someone loving on their child, and it moves you, and you can't help it. It rings a bell inside of us that elevates us as human beings, and I treasure that. I think it's one of the few great things about human beings.

If we pursue organic farming as our healthy food style, we can bring down cost of treatment to a great extent.

A successful entrepreneur can't be afraid of failures or setbacks. An initial setback can be a great opportunity to take a new and more promising approach to any problem, to come back stronger than ever.

Change is never easy, and it often creates discord, but when people come together for the good of humanity and the Earth, we can accomplish great things.

I remember in '37 when trolley cars were so big in New York. It was five cents for a ride... There used to be open-air buses, and you could go up a spiral staircase and sit up on top. Those were great, great days.

Good sense travels on the well-worn paths; genius, never. And that is why the crowd, not altogether without reason, is so ready to treat great men as lunatics.

One of the most heartening phenomena in today's Britain is the great diversity of the modern nerd - the nerd is out and proud, and while she may love 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' merchandise more than is strictly warranted, she is in every way to be cherished as an exemplar of cosmopolitanism and tolerance.

What's great about documentary, it seems to me, is that it can be experimental filmmaking. You have a license to do a lot of diverse things under the umbrella of 'documentary.'

It comes in a moment when I capture something happening, and I go, 'Oh, that would be great for Instagram. I should post it.' I know it's boring, but that's genuinely what I do.

Chicken, brown rice, and veggies is a great healthy dinner option. It's full of whole grains and protein, and will keep you full for a long time.

Our Constitution works; our great republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.

Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.

YouTube has so much great content. And it really has something for everybody. And people come up to me all the time and talk to me about how YouTube has changed their life, how they've been able to learn something they didn't think they could learn.

Don't be afraid to give up the good for the great.

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.