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It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment. ↗

— Carl Friedrich Gauss

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The greatest memory for me of the 1984 Olympics was not the individual honors, but standing on the podium with my teammates to receive our team gold medal. ↗

— Mitch Gaylord

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The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Music is either sacred or secular. The sacred agrees with its dignity, and here has its greatest effect on life, an effect that remains the same through all ages and epochs. Secular music should be cheerful throughout. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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As writers become more numerous, it is natural for readers to become more indolent; whence must necessarily arise a desire of attaining knowledge with the greatest possible ease. ↗

— Oliver Goldsmith

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In my judgment, the greatest risks are international terrorist groups like al Qaeda and Hezbollah. The war in Iraq has taken our attention off those priorities. ↗

— Bob Graham

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Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case. ↗

— William James

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The greatest fight is when you are fighting in the smoke and cannot see with your eyes. ↗

— Mark Helprin

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It was of the greatest moment, and consequence, that they should believe in him when he came, for they could receive no benefit from him without believing him to be their Messiah. ↗

— Elias Hicks

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Some of the greatest actors have turned superheroes into a serious business: Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson in 'Batman'; Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, the first venerable knights of the X-Men, who have now passed the baton to Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy. ↗

— Tom Hiddleston

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