To be a great man and a saint for oneself, that is the only important thing.
To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.
Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest man to do.
No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes.
'Raising Arizona' is maybe my favorite comedy of all time. What's great about it is that as slapstick as it gets, it has great moments of emotion and caring. Them bringing the baby back and Trey Wilson's character. I love that, man.
The office of President is a great one; to every true American it seems the greatest on earth. And to me, as I was engaged in weaving a background of music for the pageantry of it, there came a deeper realization of the effect of that office on the man.
I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.
Leo Durocher was our manager and he brought Willie up to me and said, 'This is Willie Mays and he's your new roommate.' You could see right away that this young man was a natural. He had those real big hands, great power and speed and would catch everything hit in his direction. He's the best center fielder that ever lived, no question.
A young man, be his merit what it will, can never raise himself; but must, like the ivy round the oak, twine himself round some man of great power and interest.
No man is fit to be a Senator... unless he is willing to surrender his political life for great principle.
The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.
Ossie Davis was a man with great integrity, great honor and someone who I feel has done us all a great service just by being on the Earth.
Lyndon Johnson was a profoundly insecure man who feared dissent and craved reassurance. In 1964 and 1965, Johnson's principal goals were to win the presidency in his own right and to pass his Great Society legislation through Congress.
He's written some great songs. I thought that 'Blues Man' was a perfect song for me to do as a tribute.
I am a red man. If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man he would have made me so in the first place.
I'd like to think at some point instead of it being a woman's film or a man's film, it is just a great story, and both sexes can go and get the same enjoyment out of it.
When you travel on a bus with guys who love all kinds of music, you get exposed to some great stuff, man.
My father was an immigrant who literally walked across Europe to get out of Russia. He fought in World War I. He was wounded in action. My father was a great success even though he never had money. He was a very determined man, a great role model.
A guy like AJ Styles is obviously a great talent and he's going to go out there and put on a performance that's befitting of a man who is the World Champion.
Unemployment is a great tragedy. The man who goes about hopelessly seeking work in order to earn bread for his children is a living reproach to civilization.
