A Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with A. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“A great friendship was like a great work of art, he thought. It took time and attention, and a spark of something that was impossible to describe. It was a happy, lucky accident, finding some kindred part of yourself in a total stranger." pg. 287”
“A great future awaits you. However, you have to divorce your past and get hooked for a better life. Embrace the great future ahead with all optimism!”
Source: Daily Drive 365
“A great future doesn’t require a great past.”
Source: Let's Get Real: 42 Tips for the Stuck Manager
“A great future doesn’t require a great past and great present doesn't assure a great future.”
“A great future is reserved for the Congo, the immense value of which will soon become abundantly clear to all.”
“A great gift - a gift of Dharma conquers all gifts.”
“A great gift is an answer waiting for a question.”
“A great gift
we can give
to ourselves
is a willingness
to love everyone,
no matter what.
This frees us
completely
from the toxic
justifications
we use to hate.”
“A great goal in life is the only fortune worth finding.”
“A great gulf, however, has been opened between man's material advance and his social and moral progress, a gulf in which he may one day be lost if it is not closed or narrowed.”
Source: Mike: the memoirs of the Right Honourable Lester B. Pearson
“A great guy who is no longer in the league right now who is retired, Kyle Vanden Bosch, I learned a lot from him, and I owe him a lot for my success in the NFL.”
“A great hang is mandatory. But in all of my years as a traveling musician, on a whole it's been pretty damn magical. There have been a couple duds along the way, but most time, I'm in awe of the guys who want to play on my records.”
“A great hitter isn't born, he's made. He's made out of practice, fault correction, and confidence.”
“A great Hope fell
You heard no noise
The Ruin was within
Oh cunning wreck that told no tale
And let no Witness in”
Source: The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
“A great hope fell You heard no noise The ruin was within.”
Source: The Poems of Emily Dickinson
“A great human revolution in just a single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a nation and, further, can even enable a change in the destiny of all humankind.”
Source: The Human Revolution
“A great idea can change the world; but to change the universe, men need even much greater ideas!”
“A great idea goes through three stages on its way to acceptance: 1) it is dismissed as nonsense, 2) it is acknowledged as true, but insignificant, 3) finally, it is seen to be important, but not really anything new.”
“A great idea is not enough.”
Source: Evolve!: Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow
“A great idea is simply the combination of many good ideas.”
“A great idea is the spark, too many of which have no kindling.”
“A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great ideas come when the world needs them. Great ideas surround the world's ignorance and press for admission.”
“A great idea (or strategy) is often made to seem to be a bad idea (or strategy) by bad execution … or impatience.”
“A great idea should always be left to steep like loose tea leaves in a teapot for a while to make sure that the tea will be strong enough and that the idea truly is a great one.”
Source: The Romeo and Juliet Code
“A great idea solves multiple problems at the same time.”
“A great idea, valuable advice, or a wonderful opportunity is meaningless unless you act on it.”
Source: Values to Live By: Know What Matters Most and Let It Be Your Guide
“A great idea, without execution, is a waste of intellectual ability.”
“A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is privately concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men who, even if their action be honest and intended for the public interest, are necessarily concentrated upon the great undertakings in which their own money is involved and who necessarily, by very reason of their own limitations, chill and check and destroy genuine economic freedom.”
Source: The New Freedom: [Illustrated & Biography Added]
“A great industrial nation may conquer the world in the span of a single life, but its Achilles' heel is time. Its children, what of them?”
“A great influence in my life was the sanctified or Holiness churches...Everybody in there sang and they clapped and stomped heir feet and sang with their whole body... Their music was so strong and expressive, it used to bring tears to my eyes.”
“A great introduction to cultures is their cuisine. It not only reflects their evolution, but also their beliefs and traditions.”
“A great investment opportunity occurs when a marvelous business encounters a one-time huge, but solvable problem.”
Source: Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha
“A great irony of sleep is that, while it is meant to revitalize, one is never really at the controls of the dreams it broadcasts to oneself. Sleep is the ultimate proof of man, not as a dreamer, but as a gambler.”
Source: Henry Pash and the Botzec Revolution
“A great journey, full of laughter, a few tears and lots of heart. It’s romantic and adventurous, amusing and understanding, a story to enjoy – Claire Ashton, Book Blogger.co”
“A great large book is a great evil.”
“A great lathe operator commands several times the wage of an average lathe operator, but a great writer of software code is worth 10,000 times the price of an average software writer.”
“A great lawyer listens first, speaks second, and always thinks strategically."
"Effective lawyering is less about winning arguments and more about crafting solutions that stand the test of justice."
"The power of a lawyer lies in their ability to turn complexity into clarity."
"A true lawyer is an advocate for the truth, not just for their client."
"Lawyering is the art of persuasion, guided by reason and grounded in integrity."
"A good lawyer knows the law; a great lawyer knows how to apply it wisely and ethically."
"The essence of lawyering is not just in knowing the law, but in understanding people."
"A lawyer's greatest skill is turning conflict into resolution with words that heal, not hurt."
"Lawyering requires the courage to stand firm in principle and the flexibility to adapt in practice."
"To be a lawyer is to be a guardian of justice, ensuring fairness prevails over power.”
“A great leader cannot worry about being well liked.”
“A great leader has brains, vision, soul, values and a heart.”
“A great leader has the ability to instill within his people confidence in themselves.”
Source: Developing the Leaders Around You: How to Help Others Reach Their Full Potential
“A great leader is a sponge with filter, observes everything, but obeys nothing.”
Source: Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans
“A great leader is like a tall tree, rooted deeply in their values and principles.”
Source: Power of Exponential Mindset for Success and Leadership
“A great leader is one who surrounds himself with great people who then, collectively, innovate and implement with success. If he tries to do it all by himself, he is an egotist and likely to fail.”
“A great leader is someone who first mastered the art of following.”
“A great leader makes what is visible in their mind, visible to all.”
“A great leader may be executed in the name of malevolence, yet when his followers look upon his legacy they will see not only the man who once stood, but even more will they see the ideas for which he stood.”
“A great leader needs to love and respect people, and he needs to be comfortable with himself and with the world. He also needs to be able to forgive himself and others. In other words, a leader needs grace.”
“A great leader not only leads, he turns followers into leaders!”
“A great leader often sacrifices greatly in the service of others.”
“A great leader realizes this dichotomy of utilizing his platform while placing others on this platform as well. They know mutual respect and how to listen to words and body language.”
Source: Yin Yang: The Elusive Symbol That Explains the World