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Life is a great surprise. I don't see why death should not be an even greater one.
Life and Living
Vladimir Nabokov

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Style and Structure are the essence of a book; great ideas are hogwash.
Writers and Writing
Vladimir Nabokov

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The great art of governing consists in not letting men grow old in their jobs.
Uncategorised
Napoleon III

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A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.
Adversity
John Neal

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To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self.
Appreciation
Madame Neckar

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Great causes and little men go ill together.
Causes
Jawaharlal Nehru

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The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
Risk
Jawaharlal Nehru

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If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards.
Risk
Henry Cardinal Newman

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My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset.
Concentration
Jack Nicklaus

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All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.
Walking
Friedrich Nietzsche

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Great intellects are skeptical.
Skepticism
Friedrich Nietzsche

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Success has always been a great liar.
Success
Friedrich Nietzsche

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The spiritualization of sensuality is called love: it is a great triumph over Christianity.
Love
Friedrich Nietzsche

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To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.
Excellence
Friedrich Nietzsche

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Two great European narcotics, alcohol and Christianity.
Christians and Christianity
Friedrich Nietzsche

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The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker.
Peace
Richard M. Nixon

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Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy.
Speech
Peggy Noonan

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A great leader never sets himself above his followers except in carrying responsibilities.
Leaders and Leadership
Jules Ormont

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The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.
Medicine
Sir William Osler

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The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.
Ignorance
Sir William Osler

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Petty laws breed great crimes.
Law and Lawyers
Ouida

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This book is not to be tossed lightly aside, but to be hurled with great force.
Books - Reading
Dorothy Parker

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This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.
Critics and Criticism
Dorothy Parker

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All great discoveries are made by men whose feelings run ahead of their thinking.
Thoughts and Thinking
Charles H. Parkhurst

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Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.
Thoughts and Thinking
Blaise Pascal

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun