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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 strange. I see all the privileges and greatness of the future. It already looks grand, beautiful. Tell them I went lovingly, trustfully, peacefully. ↗

— Thomas Starr King

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That's part of American greatness, is discrimination. Yes, sir. Inequality, I think, breeds freedom and gives a man opportunity. ↗

— Lester Maddox

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True greatness is often unrecognized. ↗

— Russell H. Conwell

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Every person seems to acknowledge his greatness. He blends together the profound politician with the scholar. ↗

— William Pierce

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Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance. ↗

— Coco Chanel

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No university in the world has ever risen to greatness without a correspondingly great library... When this is no longer true, then will our civilization have come to an end. ↗

— Lawrence Clark Powell

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Tom's cowardice was as huge as his courage, as it must be in great men. ↗

— John Steinbeck

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