#great

We teach young kids from 8 to 14 or 15 about their musical heritage through great songs written by American songwriters. We don't do too many modern composers, although we include songs from Billy Joel and other writers like him. ↗

— Margaret Whiting

#although #american #billy #billy joel #composers

Because if you don't have a great workforce, a great higher education system, you're not going to have the next eBay, the next AmGen, the next, you know, Miasole, and not only California but America is going to fall behind a whole new competitive context which is obviously China, India, and other countries. ↗

— Meg Whitman

#because #behind #california #china #competitive

Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you? ↗

— Walt Whitman

#against #aside #disputed #great #learned

I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game. ↗

— Walt Whitman

#american #baseball #game #great #great things

And your very flesh shall be a great poem. ↗

— Walt Whitman

#great #poem #shall #very #your

A great city is that which has the greatest men and women. ↗

— Walt Whitman

#great #great city #greatest #greatest men #men

The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world. ↗

— Walt Whitman

#few #great #great city #greatest #greatest city

A lot of actors said they hated the studio system, but I loved it. It was like a college; it was a great place to learn. ↗

— Richard Widmark

#great #hated #i #learn #like

Anne Baxter was a very good actress, Donna Reid was great. You couldn't name an actress I wasn't crazy about. ↗

— Richard Widmark

#actress #anne #baxter #crazy #donna

Gary Cooper was a good friend. He was a great nature lover. He was like an American Indian, he knew every leaf that was turned over. It was an education to go for a walk with him. ↗

— Richard Widmark

#cooper #education #every #friend #gary