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Joe Jackson is a great man. The problem that people have with my father is that he tells it like it is. He's just straight up and doesn't beat around the bush. Tough love. ↗

— Tito Jackson

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The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do. ↗

— John Ruskin

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Without the connotation good or bad, bin Laden's a great man in the sense that he's influenced the course of history. ↗

— Michael Scheuer

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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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A great man is the man who does something for the first time. ↗

— Alexander Smith

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It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully, but a greater to accept it graciously. ↗

— Logan P. Smith

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Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit. ↗

— W. Clement Stone

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Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great man. ↗

— Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

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There is no disputing that Lincoln was a great man. ↗

— Judy Biggert

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To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it. ↗

— Homer

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