Quotes 2801 till 2820 of 12035.
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Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether peculiar to man, and speech is the great instrument of ambition.
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Great art is never produced for its own sake. It is too difficult to be worth the effort.
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Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through them we become aware of our differences.
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Great bodies of people are never responsible for what they do.
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Great Britain had a much different situation than we do and did here in the United States, in that they had literally thousands of infected animals with human health risks. Their infectivity in this disease happened before very much was known about it.
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Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart.
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Great causes and little men go ill together.
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Great countries are those that produce great people.
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Great dancers are not great because of their technique; they are great because of their passion.
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Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit is due to others rather than to myself.
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Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin.
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Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.
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Great endowments often announce themselves in youth in the form of singularity and awkwardness.
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