“Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The great person is ahead of their
“The great person is ahead of their time, the smart make something out of it, and the blockhead, sets themselves against it.”
— Jean Baudrillard
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In great contests each party claims to
“In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be wrong.”
— Abraham Lincoln
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Man has two great spiritual needs. One
“Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.”
— Billy Graham
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A great wind swept over the ghetto,
“A great wind swept over the ghetto, carrying away shame, invisibility and four centuries of humiliation. But when the wind dropped people saw it had been only a little breeze, friendly, almost gentle.”
— Jean Genet
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If I had my way, if I
“If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life – that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment – that would be the perfect state.”
— Cate Blanchett
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Our Generation has had no Great war,
“Our Generation has had no Great war, no Great Depression. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives.”
— Chuck Palahniuk
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A great deal of talent is lost
“A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.”
— Sydney Smith
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No enterprise can exist for itself alone.
“No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs some great service, not for itself, but for others; or failing therein, it ceases to be profitable and ceases to exist.”
— Calvin Coolidge
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Where is this great love for rock
“Where is this great love for rock and roll that existed for 50 or 60 years?”
— Billy Corgan
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Heights by great men reached and kept
“Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while their companions slept, they were toiling upward in the night.”
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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