Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Nicolas Chamfort) Quotes
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We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.
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Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.
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Therefore let men withdraw themselves from errors; and laying aside corrupt superstitions, let them acknowledge their Father and Lord, whose excellence cannot be estimated, nor His greatness perceived, nor His beginning comprehended.
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I realize now that I've hoped to be great - as an actress, as a mother - because I want to embody the greatness of women who didn't get to be all they could have been. Their dignity, their courage, and their brilliance make me strive to be better. They're a part of me.
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Now and then, I had moments of greatness, but I never knew how to duplicate it consistently.
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Jesus Christ belonged to the true race of prophets. He saw with open eye the mystery of the soul. Drawn by its severe harmony, ravished with its beauty, he lived in it and had his being there. Alone in all history, he estimated the greatness of man.
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Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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Only in America can someone start with nothing and achieve the American Dream. That's the greatness of this country.
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Monuments and archaeological pieces serve as testimonies of man's greatness and establish a dialogue between civilizations showing the extent to which human beings are linked.
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The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
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Teachers today are breaking down obstacles, finding innovative ways to instill old lessons, proving that greatness can be found in everyday places.
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Run away from greatness and greatness will follow you.
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The greatness of America is capitalism, free market capitalism. The exceptionalism of American business.
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Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.
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The aim of literary ambition is to demonstrate one's greatness of soul.
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Ronald Reagan believed in America as the shining city on the hill - Morning in America. But Donald Trump has a much different vision of American greatness, of nationalism - a much darker view, I think, of the world.
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From leading the world into the age of democracy to spearheading the technological revolution, America has always been at the forefront of greatness.
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Think about how our country was built. The greatness came from our diversity; the greatness came from individuals with different perspectives coming together.
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I'm confident, motivated.
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I love thee; none but thee, and thou deservest it.
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You can make an album, and people won't get it. Or won't connect with it. Or won't - whatever is going on in the universe at that time, it doesn't really register.
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Too little is it considered, while we gaze on aristocratic beauty, how much good food, soft lying, warm wrapping, ease of mind, have to do with the attractions which command our admiration.
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There is a melancholy that stems from greatness
