#rise above

Just as it is true that a stream cannot rise above its source, so it is true that a national literature cannot rise above the moral level of the social conditions of the people from whom it derives its inspiration. ↗

— James Connolly

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I think right now we need to look back at the founding values of our country. Rise above partisanship, be less bitter when it comes to important matters that have to be solved. ↗

— Walter Isaacson

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Rise above yourself. ↗

— Thomas Leonard

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We will never bring peace at the hands of war. As a species we have to rise above it. ↗

— Rosie O'Donnell

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Rise above principle and do what's right. ↗

— Joseph Heller

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If you have a crisis, whether on a ship or wherever, there are heroes who rise above it. ↗

— Jerry Bruckheimer

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I am confident that this legislature will rise above partisan bickering, especially after the public promises its members made last fall, and that it will demonstrate a high capacity for civil service. ↗

— Charles Edison

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There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. ↗

— Alexander Hamilton

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Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves. ↗

— Mason Cooley

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Reality is something you rise above. ↗

— Liza Minnelli

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