#greatness

Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness - a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster - children into strength and athletic proportion. ↗

— William C. Bryant

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Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends. ↗

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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A man’s greatness is neither determined by having great dreams nor by his determination to realize them; but by his contribution - however small may be - to the progression of the humanity, without forgetting other creatures as well! ↗

— Mehmet Murat ildan

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Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those they destine for their tools the exact quality of strength that matters for their work. ↗

— Joseph Conrad

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America's greatness has been the greatness of a free people who shared certain moral commitments. Freedom without moral commitment is aimless and promptly self-destructive. ↗

— John W. Gardner

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I am grateful that I didn't let fear get the best of me. It only holds you back from possibilities and greatness. ↗

— Mariska Hargitay

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It is incumbent upon us to understand our greatness and believe in it so that we do not cheapen and profane ourselves. ↗

— Meir Kahane

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By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character. ↗

— Grenville Kleiser

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When a person encounters his own statue and takes a hammer to it, performance art adds depth to greatness. ↗

— Bauvard

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Children get food shelter pocket money longholidays and love, all of it apparently free gratis, and most of the little fools think it's a sort of compensation for having been born. 'There are no strings on me!' They sang; but I, pinnoccio, saw the strings. Parents are impelled by the profit motive - nothing more, nothing less. For their attentions, they expected, from me, the immense dividend of greatness. ↗

— Salman Rushdie

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