"The chief proof of man's real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness."
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"The sad thing about doping is how much it obscures our appreciation of greatness."
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"Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice... Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom."
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"The only greatness for man is immortality."
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"It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters."
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"Your greatness is here and now. Your happiness is here and now."
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"I’ve wrestled with alligators, I’ve tussled with a whale. I done handcuffed lightning And throw thunder in jail. You know I’m bad. just last week, I murdered a rock, Injured a stone, Hospitalized a brick. I’m so mean, I make medicine sick."
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"What great changes have not been ambitious?"
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"The greatness of the Raiders lies in their future."
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"Plan for what is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small. The difficult things in this world must be done while they are easy, the greatest things in the world must be done while they are still small. For this reason sages never do what is great, and this is why they achieve greatness."
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"When I think about greatness I just know Ayrton Senna. He was great."
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"All the time nature is trying to tell us things and we blur her greatness with our little thoughts, our feebleness and flesh."
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"Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life."
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"Lord Bacon told Sir Edward Coke when he was boasting, The less you speak of your greatness, the more shall I think of it."
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"The passing of an ordinary man is sad. The passing of a great man is tragic, and doubly tragic when the greatness passes before the man does."
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"Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done."
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"If life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. And if you get up, you can stand up. And if you stand up, you can fight for your dream once again. You have something special. You have GREATNESS within you!"
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"Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. [...] You only need a heart full of grace."
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"Success is not so much what we have as it is what we are."
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"Any person can achieve greatness if they understand the philosophy of success and the steps required to achieve it."
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