“I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.”
— Winston Churchill
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I knew I was a winner back
“I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of thinking is totally immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way – I hope it never will.”
— Arnold Schwarzenegger
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It does not require great learning to
“It does not require great learning to be a Christian and be convinced of the truth of the Bible. It requires only an honest heart and a willingness to obey God.”
— Albert Barnes
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There is something great and terrible about
“There is something great and terrible about suicide.”
— Honore de Balzac
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I mean, I look at my dad.
“I mean, I look at my dad. He was twenty when he started having a family, and he was always the coolest dad. He did everything for his kids, and he never made us feel like he was pressured. I know that it must be a great feeling to be a guy like that.”
— Adam Sandler
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I do not want people to be
“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.”
— Jane Austen
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To free us from the expectations of
“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves – there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”
— Joan Didion
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Great nations are simply the operating fronts
“Great nations are simply the operating fronts of behind-the-scenes, vastly ambitious individuals who had become so effectively powerful because of their ability to remain invisible while operating behind the national scenery.”
— R. Buckminster Fuller
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At sixty, I know little more about
“At sixty, I know little more about wisdom than I did at thirty, but I know a great deal more about folly.”
— Mason Cooley
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I look forward to a great future
“I look forward to a great future for America – a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.”
— John F. Kennedy
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By and large, mothers and housewives are
“By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class.”
— Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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