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" A book has got smell. A new book smells great. An old book smells even better. An old book smells like ancient Egypt. "

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" Truth is, I'll never know all there is to know about you just as you will never know all there is to know about me. Humans are by nature too complicated to be understood fully. So, we can choose either to approach our fellow human beings with suspicion or to approach them with an open mind, a dash of optimism and a great deal of candour. "

" It is of great importance to our country generally, and especially to our navigating and whaling interests, that the Pacific Coast and, indeed, the whole of our territory west of the Rocky Mountains, should speedily be filled up by a hardy and patriotic population. "

" The world's great men have not commonly been great scholars, nor its great scholars great men. "

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

" Never let a trend get in the way of creating a great outfit for yourself. "

" Band members have a special bond. A great band is more than just some people working together. It's like a highly specialized army unit, or a winning sports team. A unique combination of elements that becomes stronger together than apart. "

Steven Van Zandt

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" I believe that there are many herbs and many trees that are worth much in Europe for dyes and for medicines; but I do not know, and this causes me great sorrow. Arriving at this cape, I found the smell of the trees and flowers so delicious that it seemed the pleasantest thing in the world. "

Christopher Columbus

" To have great poets, there must be great audiences. "

" I think one of the great problems we have in the Republican Party is that we don't encourage you to be nasty. We encourage you to be neat, obedient, loyal and faithful and all those Boy Scout words, which would be great around a campfire but are lousy in politics. "

" There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke. "

Vincent Van Gogh

" The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life. "

George Bernard Shaw

" Great companies that build an enduring brand have an emotional relationship with customers that has no barrier. And that emotional relationship is on the most important characteristic, which is trust. "

" Innovation comes out of great human ingenuity and very personal passions. "

" Burroughs is crap. Crap. "

" Half a truth is often a great lie. "

Benjamin Franklin

" Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed. "

Abraham Lincoln

" I would not dare to say that there is a direct relation between mathematics and madness, but there is no doubt that great mathematicians suffer from maniacal characteristics, delirium, and symptoms of schizophrenia. "

John Forbes Nash, Jr.

" Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes. "

Benjamin Disraeli

" To do a great right do a little wrong. "

William Shakespeare

" It was great. I mean, it's a blast directing underwater stuff. "

" No one should suffer from the great delusion that any form of communism or socialism which promotes the dictatorship of the few instead of the initiative of the millions can produce a happier or more prosperous society. "

Charles E. Wilson

" It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal. "

" Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby, spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers, or preparing meals, moms continuously put others before themselves. "

Charles Stanley

" Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly. "

" The old days were the old days. And they were great days. But now is now. "

" Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. "

" The internet is a great way to get on the net. "

" The answer I found is you stay away from the people who make fun of you, and you join these ad hoc groups who understand your craziness. "

" It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations. "

Charles Dickens

" Starbucks is not an advertiser; people think we are a great marketing company, but in fact we spend very little money on marketing and more money on training our people than advertising. "

" There's been a lot of really great intensive research into earthquakes, but we can't predict an earthquake down to the day. We can't predict where a hurricane is going to be a month in advance. "