"The two basic stories of all times are Cinderella and Jack the Giant Killer-the charm of women and the courage of men."
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"You are your own forerunner, and the towers you have builded are but the foundation of your giant-self. And that self too shall be a foundation."
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"I'm afraid it's not much use to you, Mr. Rumblebuffin.' Not at all. Not at all.' said the giant politely. 'Never met a nicer hankerchee."
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"I simply felt alone, one leaf sitting miles away from a giant, communal pile."
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"Remember that small steps can create giant leaps over time, so never think of any financial or spending matter as a small one."
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"[Marlon] Brando's a giant on every level. When he acts it's as if he landed from another planet. A planet where they produce great actors."
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"Each of us wrestles with the dark giant in our own way."
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"You don't have to have all this film stock, you can work faster, and you don't need a giant crew. It's great."
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"You can't really call yourselves giant-killers any more, as you kill giants so often."
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"It was only when the giant got halfway down the incline that he suddenly, happily, burst into flame and continued his trip saying, "NO SURVIVORS, NO SURVIVORS!" in a manner that could only indicate deadly sincerity. It was seeing him happily burning and advancing that startled the Brute Squad to screaming. And once that happened, why, everybody panicked and ran."
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"Want is a growing giant whom the coat of have was never large enough to cover."
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"Babies do not want to hear about babies; they like to be told of giants and castles."
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"Silverfish looked down. "Oh. Are you a dwarf?" Cuddy gave him a blank stare. "Are you a giant?" he said. "Me? Of course not!" "Ah. Then I must be a dwarf, yes.""
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"When you have giant corporations that give you a one track message of "finding a cure" or of "hope" it can give the public a false sense that someone is looking after their health interest and some cases even managing their health."
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"We can't make a giant sprawling movie. We're going to make a small movie. And what we got is what I could get, performance-wise."
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"Beliefs are either the keys to your freedom, Or they can also become the giant locks to the prison That keeps you from achieving what you want."
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"Make no more giants, God!But elevate the race at once!"
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"Every kid loves fairy tales, stories of witches and giants and magicians. Then, when you get a little older you can't read fairy tales anymore."
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"Science fiction is really a rather tiny business compared with its giant cousin, which is fantasy."
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"Ordinary performers have giant TVs. Extraordinary performers have huge libraries."
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