Zoe Akins (Zoe Byrd Akins) 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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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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Mediocrity in politics is not to be despised. Greatness is not needed.
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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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Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.
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Greatness starts with the replacement of hatred with polite disdain.
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Do not the brave know The greatness of their progeny? A country present will meet thee, And while it may possibly be yours, Three hundred thousand years save one, A short hour of the day of everlasting life.
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That something so obvious as the vanity of the world should be so little recognized that people find it odd and surprising to be told that it is foolish to seek greatness; that is most remarkable.
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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.
Charles B. Rangel
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The idea that you have to pursue greatness... it's up to you; it's your life.
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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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It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.
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Chasing greatness - it's what I'm about.
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I want to deploy the leadership to meet the challenges that face us and to restore America's greatness.
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Hitler was so modern, in that he was obsessed with being famous. He was caught up with this rush to be have achieved greatness before turning 30.
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I point out the Democratic party won two world wars and beat the depression, cut out the poverty by two thirds, and was responsible for the same sustained prosperity that we've had in the United States. What the hell do we have to apologize for?
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Love and hate are cruel, only liking is kind.
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The studios gotta start making more stuff where black folks get quality stuff. But I can't trip about that because I've been making movies for 35 years, and I've played everything from an old lady to a donkey, so I can't be on here talking about, 'They don't give us enough roles' and diversity.
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Buster Keaton is my hero.
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We are always impacting the world...through our presence, energy, interactions - what kind of impact are we having?
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Even the great can have only their own sort of greatness.
