"Every great man is unique."
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"Greatness is not born from one success. Greatness is born from persevering through the countless failed attempts that preceded."
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"True greatness merely refuses to change in the face of bad actions against one—and a truly great person loves his fellows because he understands them."
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"The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality."
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"Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."
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"True greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others."
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"Words are plentiful; deeds are precious."
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"Should we not be moved rather than chilled by the knowledge that he might have attained his greatness only through his frailties?"
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"Greatness comes through serving. The more you serve, the greater you become"
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"Great men have all been formed either before academies or independent of them."
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"No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men."
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"To really achieve any level of greatness, you have to be willing to say yes no matter who says no, and to say no no matter who says yes."
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"As for famous men who were not artists, I am beginning to be tired of them. Those poor little scoundrels who are called great men fill me with nothing but overwhelming horror."
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"The only thing standing between me and greatness is me."
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"To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die."
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"Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness."
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"Too many of us are not living our dreams, because we are living our fears. Decide to become fearless. Face the thing you fear the most. You're stronger than you give yourself credit for. If you can laugh at it. You can move past it. You have the ability to do more than you have ever hoped, imagined or dreamed. You have GREATNESS within you!"
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"Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory."
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"The greatness of our God lies in the fact that [He] is both tough minded and tender hearted."
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"Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are."
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