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Great Men Quotes

Great men are rare, poets are rarer, but the great man who is a poet, transfiguring his greatness, is the rarest of all events Picture Quote #1

My son is 7 years old. I am 54. It has taken me a great many years to reach that age. I am more respected in the community, I am stronger, I am more intelligent and I think I am better than he is. I don’t want to be a pal, I want to be a father Picture Quote #1

My dearly beloved if I am to die today and never see the sweet face of you I want you to know that I am no great man and am lucky to have such a woman as you Picture Quote #1

If there is a single quality that is shared by all great men, it is vanity. But I mean by vanity only that they appreciate their own worth. Without this kind of vanity they would not be great. And with vanity alone, of course, a man is nothing Picture Quote #1

Without a great man writing and directing for me, I realised I was a mediocre movie star at best Picture Quote #1

The great men of power who seek to change the nations they belong to usually are pretty terrible people Picture Quote #1

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Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great man Picture Quote #1

I saw a great many men die afterwards, some suffering horribly, but I do not recall any death that affected me quite so much as that of this first victim in my platoon Picture Quote #1

It is a fact that all women contribute more to marriage than men for the most part they have to change their place of living, their method of work, a great many women today changing their occupation entirely on marriage and they must even change their name Picture Quote #1

Maybe I’m not a great man but I damn well want to break the record Picture Quote #1

I found college useful for a lot of other reasons. It exposed me to a great many influences I wouldn’t otherwise have encountered, and gave me a lot of time with some very intelligent people whose thoughts are still with me Picture Quote #1

There aren’t any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet Picture Quote #1

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The great man is the man who can get himself made and who will get himself made out of anything he finds at hand Picture Quote #1

Visionary people are visionary partly because of the very great many things they don’t see Picture Quote #1

One big vice in a man is apt to keep out a great many smaller ones Picture Quote #1

The epitaphs on tombstones of a great many people should read: Died at thirty, and buried at sixty Picture Quote #1

Public opinion contains all kinds of falsity and truth, but it takes a great man to find the truth in it. The great man of the age is the one who can put into words the will of his age, tell his age what its will is, and accomplish it. What he does is the heart and the essence of his age, he actualizes his age. The man who lacks sense enough to despise public opinion expressed in gossip will never do anything great Picture Quote #1

I have come to think that great men are characterized precisely by the extreme position which they take, and that their heroism consists in holding to that extremity throughout their lives Picture Quote #1

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Even great men are only truly recognized and honored once they are dead. Why? Because those who praise them need to feel themselves somehow superior to the person praised, they need to feel they are making some concession Picture Quote #1

I don’t know if great times make great men, but I know they can kill them Picture Quote #1

Effort makes some great men famous. Even greater effort enables other great men to remain unknown Picture Quote #1

Our society is so caught up in winning, we forget that most of the great men and women in history have, at one time or another, failed at something. Often repeatedly, and discouragingly. But each failure is nothing more than a brick in the wall that forms the foundation of our success. We can’t forget that Picture Quote #1

A great many people fall in love with or feel attracted to a person who offers the least possibility of a harmonious union Picture Quote #1

I wonder whether those of our political masters who have been put in charge of the defence of the country can distinguish a mortar from a motor; a gun from a howitzer; a guerrilla from a gorilla, although a great many resemble the latter Picture Quote #1

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The sign of a great man is that the closer you get, the greater he seems Picture Quote #1

Adversity toughens manhood, and the characteristic of the good or the great man is not that he has been exempt from the evils of life, but that he has surmounted them Picture Quote #1

Don’t try to be a great man. Just be a man and let history make its own judgements Picture Quote #1

This world has seen a great many civilizations. And many of them have survived for longer periods than ours up to the present. They were all as sure as we are today of having founded the first eternal civilization. We today differ from them in having our western civilization spread to embrace the entire planet, leaving no room on any continent for any other culture to take over if we fail Picture Quote #1

I don’t think I possess any skill that anyone else doesn’t have. I’ve just had perhaps more of an opportunity, more of an exposure, and been fortunate to survive a lot of situations that many other weren’t so lucky to make it. It’s not how close can you get to the ground, but how precise can you fly the airplane. If you feel so careless with you life that you want to be the world’s lowest flying aviator you might do it for a while. But there are a great many former friends of mine who are no longer with us simply because they cut their margins to close Picture Quote #1

God is angry with man. Unless we believe and repent we shall all be damned. It is impossible, indeed, for its advocates even to say this without instantly contradicting themselves. Their doctrine frightens them. They explain in various ways that a great many people will be saved without believing, and that eternal damnation is not eternal nor damnation Picture Quote #1

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Great men are rare, poets are rarer, but the great man who is a poet, transfiguring his greatness, is the rarest of all events (Great Men Quotes) My son is 7 years old. I am 54. It has taken me a great many years to reach that age. I am more respected in the community, I am stronger, I am more intelligent and I think I am better than he is. I don’t want to be a pal, I want to be a father (Great Men Quotes) My dearly beloved if I am to die today and never see the sweet face of you I want you to know that I am no great man and am lucky to have such a woman as you (Great Men Quotes) If there is a single quality that is shared by all great men, it is vanity. But I mean by vanity only that they appreciate their own worth. Without this kind of vanity they would not be great. And with vanity alone, of course, a man is nothing (Great Men Quotes) Without a great man writing and directing for me, I realised I was a mediocre movie star at best (Great Men Quotes) The great men of power who seek to change the nations they belong to usually are pretty terrible people (Great Men Quotes) Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great man (Great Men Quotes) I saw a great many men die afterwards, some suffering horribly, but I do not recall any death that affected me quite so much as that of this first victim in my platoon (Great Men Quotes) It is a fact that all women contribute more to marriage than men for the most part they have to change their place of living, their method of work, a great many women today changing their occupation entirely on marriage and they must even change their name (Great Men Quotes) Maybe I’m not a great man but I damn well want to break the record (Great Men Quotes) I found college useful for a lot of other reasons. It exposed me to a great many influences I wouldn’t otherwise have encountered, and gave me a lot of time with some very intelligent people whose thoughts are still with me (Great Men Quotes) There aren’t any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet (Great Men Quotes) The great man is the man who can get himself made and who will get himself made out of anything he finds at hand (Great Men Quotes) Visionary people are visionary partly because of the very great many things they don’t see (Great Men Quotes) One big vice in a man is apt to keep out a great many smaller ones (Great Men Quotes) The epitaphs on tombstones of a great many people should read: Died at thirty, and buried at sixty (Great Men Quotes) Public opinion contains all kinds of falsity and truth, but it takes a great man to find the truth in it. The great man of the age is the one who can put into words the will of his age, tell his age what its will is, and accomplish it. What he does is the heart and the essence of his age, he actualizes his age. The man who lacks sense enough to despise public opinion expressed in gossip will never do anything great (Great Men Quotes) I have come to think that great men are characterized precisely by the extreme position which they take, and that their heroism consists in holding to that extremity throughout their lives (Great Men Quotes) Even great men are only truly recognized and honored once they are dead. Why? Because those who praise them need to feel themselves somehow superior to the person praised, they need to feel they are making some concession (Great Men Quotes) I don’t know if great times make great men, but I know they can kill them (Great Men Quotes) Effort makes some great men famous. Even greater effort enables other great men to remain unknown (Great Men Quotes) Our society is so caught up in winning, we forget that most of the great men and women in history have, at one time or another, failed at something. Often repeatedly, and discouragingly. But each failure is nothing more than a brick in the wall that forms the foundation of our success. We can’t forget that (Great Men Quotes) A great many people fall in love with or feel attracted to a person who offers the least possibility of a harmonious union (Great Men Quotes) I wonder whether those of our political masters who have been put in charge of the defence of the country can distinguish a mortar from a motor; a gun from a howitzer; a guerrilla from a gorilla, although a great many resemble the latter (Great Men Quotes) The sign of a great man is that the closer you get, the greater he seems (Great Men Quotes) Adversity toughens manhood, and the characteristic of the good or the great man is not that he has been exempt from the evils of life, but that he has surmounted them (Great Men Quotes) Don’t try to be a great man. Just be a man and let history make its own judgements (Great Men Quotes) This world has seen a great many civilizations. And many of them have survived for longer periods than ours up to the present. They were all as sure as we are today of having founded the first eternal civilization. We today differ from them in having our western civilization spread to embrace the entire planet, leaving no room on any continent for any other culture to take over if we fail (Great Men Quotes) I don’t think I possess any skill that anyone else doesn’t have. I’ve just had perhaps more of an opportunity, more of an exposure, and been fortunate to survive a lot of situations that many other weren’t so lucky to make it. It’s not how close can you get to the ground, but how precise can you fly the airplane. If you feel so careless with you life that you want to be the world’s lowest flying aviator you might do it for a while. But there are a great many former friends of mine who are no longer with us simply because they cut their margins to close (Great Men Quotes) God is angry with man. Unless we believe and repent we shall all be damned. It is impossible, indeed, for its advocates even to say this without instantly contradicting themselves. Their doctrine frightens them. They explain in various ways that a great many people will be saved without believing, and that eternal damnation is not eternal nor damnation (Great Men Quotes)

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