"It is exceptional and difficult to find in one man all the qualities necessary for a great general."
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"When I want any, good head work done; I always choose a man, if possible with a long nose."
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"When there is hope in the future, there is power in the present, and since hope is the foundational quality of all change, there is considerable reason to be excited."
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"Giants are not what we think they are. The same qualities that appear to give them strength are often the sources of great weakness."
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"A life spent entirely in public, in the presence of others, becomes, as we would say, shallow. While it retains its visibility, it loses its quality of rising into sight from some darker ground which must remain hidden if it is not to lose its depth in a very real, non-subjective sense."
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"Attention to detail and a perfectionist instinct, far from stimulating action, are character qualities that lead to renunciation. Better to dream than to be."
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"We think that we are generous because we credit our neighbor with those virtues that are likely to benefit ourselves. We praise the banker that we may overdraw our account, and find good qualities in the highwayman in the hope that he may spare our pockets."
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"When someone has the desire to go to school and has the ability but can't get into our schools, that's wrong. Education drives the economy and the quality of life."
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"He realized...that the loudest are the least sincere, that arrogance is a quality of the ignorant, and that flatterers tend to be vicious."
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"The fight scenes in 'The World's End' have a certain balletic quality to them."
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"The more emotional investment we put into the people around us, the more quality of life and longevity surrounds us."
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"Every civilization depends on the quality of the individuals it produces. If you over-organize humans, over-legalize them, suppress their urge to greatness-they cannot work and their civilization collapses."
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"Life cannot find reasons to sustain it, cannot be a source of decent natural regard, unless each of us resolves to breathe such qualities into it."
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"It is a terrific thing to get a building built that has the qualities of greatness in it."
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"Mental stamina - determination - is a quality of the mind shattered by fatigue.But physical stamina - endurance - is built upon fatigue."
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"I've never heard of any one single artist being the subject in an ongoing series of radio programs for decades. Bearing this in mind, that's the kind of thing Frank Sinatra brings out in his audience, his followers. It's personally satisfying to me because his music by and large was the greatest quality of lyrics, melody, orchestration and, of course, his magnificent approach to telling a story."
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"What is important is not the quantity of your knowledge but its quality. You can know many things without knowing the most important."
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"My whole professional life has been dedicated to improving access, affordability, quality and choice of health care."
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"A stylish throw. A good quality throw can last a lifetime and adds a dash of color and pattern as well as comfort and a homey quality."
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"I'm one of the most durable and fervent advocates of space exploration, but my take is that we could do it robotically at far less cost and far greater quantity and quality of results."
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