Alexander Crummell Quotes
The greatness of peoples springs from their ability to grasp the grand conceptions of being. It is the absorption of a people, of a nation, of a rare, in large majestic and abiding things which lifts them up to the skies.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't suppose anybody's ever enjoyed being who they are more than Arnold's enjoyed being Arnold Palmer.
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When the needs of one person are being met by the other, there is laughter.
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I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.
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For me, being a mum has been a really, really instinctive thing.
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Try imagining James Joyce not writing about being a Catholic.
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There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers than the greatness of a man is by his height.
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This Republic was called into being, organized, and is upheld, by a great political doctrine.
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Sometimes women who are taller aren't comfortable with it, but I love being tall.
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I always knew I was destined for greatness.
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I loved being in a band.
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Being in a Woody Allen film. I cherish it.
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I grew up being terrified of my parents, particularly my father figures.
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One of the things about my ministry is that I have never branded myself as being above the people or superior to people.
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He who stops being better stops being good.
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Having my animals or my children with me exorcises that feeling of not being wanted.
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Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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My mom hates being on camera. My dad loves it - he eats it up!
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Since I was in my early twenties, at ABC, I was always only interested in things that were not already being done.
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For me, being part of the WTA tour is a privilege. Every day I wake up, it's a privilege to be able to go outside and do what I love. It's a privilege to be able to make my own hours, even though they're long, but I make them.
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The trouble with these Nazis is that they have no self-critical faculty, so in their efforts to achieve greatness, they achieve nothing but a parody of greatness. Caesar conquered nations, took their leaders captive, picked their brains, and so enriched his empire. Hitler will burn down nations, torture their leaders to death, and destroy the world.
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In '05, '06, '07 and '08, I wasn't throwing any changeups at all. Maybe two or three per game. In '09, I started playing with the grip, started throwing it in the bullpen and playing catch. It came out really good.
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A lot of auditions are not fun; they're just a necessary evil, and, if you're lucky, you have a few moments that are fun.
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The greatness of peoples springs from their ability to grasp the grand conceptions of being. It is the absorption of a people, of a nation, of a rare, in large majestic and abiding things which lifts them up to the skies.
