Charles de Gaulle 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.
Yvette Clarke -
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.
Lactantius -
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.
Victor Hugo -
I always knew I was destined for greatness.
Oprah Winfrey -
Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
Walter Scott -
Mediocrity in politics is not to be despised. Greatness is not needed.
Hans Magnus Enzensberger
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Only in America can someone start with nothing and achieve the American Dream. That's the greatness of this country.
Rafael Cruz -
I don't adjust my training for any of my opponents. I don't watch films on my opponents.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. -
The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
Mahatma Gandhi -
Teachers today are breaking down obstacles, finding innovative ways to instill old lessons, proving that greatness can be found in everyday places.
Taylor Mali -
A right is not what someone gives you; it's what no one can take from you.
Ramsey Clark -
Run away from greatness and greatness will follow you.
Abu Bakr
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The greatness of America is capitalism, free market capitalism. The exceptionalism of American business.
Fran Tarkenton -
Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.
Baltasar Gracian -
Mistah Kurtz - he dead
T. S. Eliot -
Greatness starts with the replacement of hatred with polite disdain.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb -
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.
Taliesin -
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.
Vanity
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Failure is a stepping-stone to greatness.
Oprah Winfrey -
In high school, I came out to my friends as queer. My entire world opened up; this was a monumental step toward unveiling my truest self. I had my first girlfriend when I was sixteen years old.
Patrisse Cullors -
Pain is something that's common to human life. When we ignore it, we aren't engaging in the whole reality, and the pain begins to fester.
Karen Armstrong -
I think so much of my life had me growing up under extreme poverty and really challenging conditions, with having the police in my neighborhood and seeing the impact of over-incarceration. Having a father love up on me and remind of who I was, and my strength against those conditions, really shaped why I'm an organizer today.
Patrisse Cullors -
France cannot be France without greatness.
Charles de Gaulle