“The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.”
— Pope John Paul II
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“Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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“In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.”
— John Ruskin
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“No truly great person ever thought themselves so.”
— William Hazlitt
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“I believe we can continue the Great Society while we fight in Vietnam.”
— Lyndon B. Johnson
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“After people have repeated a phrase a great number of times, they begin to realize it has meaning and may even be true.”
— H. G. Wells
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“Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.”
— Washington Irving
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“The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity.”
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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“When we get to wishing a great deal for ourselves, whatever we get soon turns into mere limitation and exclusion.”
— George Eliot
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“There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most important characteristic of a great leader.”
— Rudy Giuliani
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“Bitter experience has taught us how fundamental our values are and how great the mission they represent.”
— Jan Peter Balkenende
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