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" I'm an incurable optimist, and I'm a great believer in never looking back. Life is too short, and new challenges are exciting. "

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" The pen and the written word hold a great deal of power. "

" Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. "

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" By what principle of original right is it that one-fiftieth or one-ninetieth of a great nation, by calling themselves a State, have the right to break up and ruin that nation as a matter of original principle? "

Abraham Lincoln

" Some people have a mistaken idea that all thoughts disappear through meditation and we enter a state of blankness. There certainly are times of great tranquility when concentration is strong and we have few, if any, thoughts. But other times, we can be flooded with memories, plans or random thinking. It's important not to blame yourself. "

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" A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation, to appreciate it. "

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" Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion. "

" The great thing about YouTube is there are no gatekeepers. No one is waiting to tell you if you're good enough. It's just your audience. "

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" To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect. "

" Great champions have an enormous sense of pride. The people who excel are those who are driven to show the world and prove to themselves just how good they are. "

" A great chef is an artist that I truly respect. "

" A great man is the man who does something for the first time. "

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" If Heaven exists, to know that there's laughter, that would be a great thing. "

" Throughout my career, I was blessed with great teams and great teammates. "

" The great thing about social media was how it gave a voice to voiceless people. "

" Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great. "

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" You can't build a great building on a weak foundation. You must have a solid foundation if you're going to have a strong superstructure. "

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" Being a geek is a great thing. I think we're all geeks. Being a geek means you're passionate about something and that defines your uniqueness. I would rather be passionate about something than be apathetic about everything. "

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" Every great story seems to begin with a snake. "

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" But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as possible, and for this purpose I am proceeding solely in quest of them. "

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" The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. "

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" For a true writer, each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Then sometimes, with great luck, he will succeed. "

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" Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time. "

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