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The union of theorizer, organizer, and leader in one man is the rarest phenomenon on earth; therein lies greatness.

Adolf Hitler
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Thank the Lord, Germanic democracy means just this: that any old climber or moral slacker cannot rise by devious paths to govern his national comrades, but that, by the very greatness of the responsibility to be assumed, incompetents and weaklings are frightened of.

Adolf Hitler
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It would appear... that moral phenomena, when observed on a great scale, are found to resemble physical phenomena; and we thus arrive, in inquiries of this kind, at the fundamental principle, that the greater the number of individuals observed, the more do individual peculiarities, whether physical or moral, become effaced, and leave in a prominent point of view the general facts, by virtue of which society exists and is preserved.

Adolphe Quetelet
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Education has a tremendous power on man. Can't we see to which astonishing disciple the people of Sparte have submitted ("s'est plié", Fr.) for centuries, and this with a view to very petty purposes: purely outer greatness, the military predominace of Sparte. This example proves that man can everything on themselves when they want it ("peuvent tout sur eux-mêmes quand ils le veulent", Fr.); therefore it would only be a question of making them will the good.

African Spir
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It goes without saying that only inner greatness possess a true value ("une valeur véritable,", Fr.) . Any attempt to rise up (or at rising up, - "s'élever", Fr.) outwardly above others, or to want (or wish) to impose one's superiority, denote a lack of moral greatness, since we do not try to replace ("suppléer", Fr.) in that way (.... in French "par là", Fr.) to what, if we did really possess it, would have no need whatsoever to flaunt itself.

African Spir
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You treat people with greatness and greatness will come back to y... by Afrika Bambaataa

You treat people with greatness and greatness will come back to you.

Afrika Bambaataa
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I did a little bit to raise the dignity and recognition of the gr... by Ahmet Ertegun

I did a little bit to raise the dignity and recognition of the greatness of African-American music.

Ahmet Ertegun
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The United States is a big country but unfortunately it seems it has the brain of a little bird not befitting the greatness of the country.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
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The greatness of the Raiders lies in their future. by Al Davis

The greatness of the Raiders lies in their future.

Al Davis
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I saw greatness in John and he lived up to it. I also saw a tremendous competitor who loved to win. John is a standard bearer, someone that players, coaches, fans and the Raider Nation can all look up to. One of his great virtues, the fire that burned brightest in him, was his love and passion for football, which was seldom ever equaled.

Al Davis
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There are selections so acute that they come to define a place, with the result that we can no longer travel through that landscape without being reminded of what a great artist noticed there.

Alain de Botton
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If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find great things happen FOR you, TO you and BECAUSE of you.

Alan Armstrong
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You are destined to become the peer of those you most respect because the greatness you perceive in them is your own.

Alan Cohen
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The difficulties of life do not keep you from greatness.  They sh... by Alan Cohen

The difficulties of life do not keep you from greatness. They show you to its door.

Alan Cohen
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To seek greatness outside yourself is turn your back on the treas... by Alan Cohen

To seek greatness outside yourself is turn your back on the treasure within.

Alan Cohen
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You  do not need to import greatness from another; you just need... by Alan Cohen

You do not need to import greatness from another; you just need to act on your own.

Alan Cohen
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It's been a wild ride. I hope people can appreciate how special it is to see the people that ran well today; how special and sometimes fleeting greatness can be even from yourself. I gave it everything I had and for a short period of time I did very very well and I'm very proud of that and I'm leaving it at that. I did the best I could.

Alan Webb
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Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way. by Albert Camus

Greatness consists in trying to be great. There is no other way.

Albert Camus
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The greatness of man lies in his decision to be stronger than his... by Albert Camus

The greatness of man lies in his decision to be stronger than his condition.

Albert Camus
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Men who have greatness within them don't go in for politics. by Albert Camus

Men who have greatness within them don't go in for politics.

Albert Camus
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