Pauli Murray
Civil Rights Lawyer and Activist
"What is often called exceptional ability is nothing more than persistent endeavor."
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Exceptional
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Brian Tracy
Author, Speaker
"Exceptional performers are masterful opportunists, keenly alert to opportunity!"
John Oliver
Comedian
"One thing that America is objectively exceptional at is overreacting whenever anyone accuses them of not being exceptional."
John Eliot
Philosopher
"Exceptional thinkers ignore their critics and go about their business making history."
Andrew Carnegie
Industrialist, Philanthropist
"There is no way of making a business successful that can vie with the policy of promoting those who render exceptional service."
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"Frankly, I've never considered my own figure so exceptional; until quite recently, I seldom gave it any thought at all"
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"In fact, we live in a culture where intelligence, exceptional or not, is reviled."
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"Exceptional claims, require exceptional evidence."
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