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greatness means wants
It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent so much as the smallness of his wants William Cobbett
greatness using
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength. Henry Ward Beecher
greatness last
I thought we showed some greatness last night. Joe Paterno
greatness misery prove
All of our miseries prove our greatness. They are the miseries of a dethroned monarch. Blaise Pascal
greatness men ignorant
It is of dangerous consequence to represent to man how near he is to the level of beasts, without showing him at the same time his greatness. It is likewise dangerous to let him see his greatness without his meanness. It is more dangerous yet to leave him ignorant of either; but very beneficial that he should be made sensible of both.
greatness men tree
The greatness of man is great in that he knows himself to be wretched. A tree does not know itself to be wretched.
greatness men touching
A man does not show his greatness by being at one extremity, but rather by touching both at once.
greatness men class
The origins of disputes between philosophers is, that one class of them have undertaken to raise man by displaying his greatness, and the other to debase him by showing his miseries.
greatness men feelings
Those who profess contempt for men, and put them on a level with beasts, yet wish to be admired and believed by men, and contradict themselves by their own feelings--their nature, which is stronger than all, convincing them of the greatness of man more forcibly than reason convinces them of his baseness.
swings ideas liberty
Our First Amendment expresses a far different calculus for regulating speech than for regulating nonexpressive conduct and that is as it should be. The right to swing your fist should end at the tip of my nose, but your right to express your ideas should not necessarily end at the lobes of my ears. Alan Dershowitz
swings trends regulation
Banks are concerned the central bank is imposing too many regulations. If the trend continues, we'll swing to heavy regulation. We need to have balanced regulation to encourage the economy. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair
swings laughing made
His laugh is made if porch swings and lemonade Augusten Burroughs
swings people savages
The newspapers print what the people want, and thus does the savage still swing his club and flourish his spear. Elbert Hubbard
swings politics anarchy
Politics is a pendulum whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perennially rejuvenated illusions. Albert Einstein
swings doors keys
Asking the proper questions is the central action of transformation. Questions are the key that causes the secret doors of the psyche to swing open. Clarissa Pinkola Estes
swings tree faces
I'm Davey. I sing, make faces and swing from trees. Davey Havok
swings cases hard
I just swing hard in case I hit it -- that's it. David Ortiz
swings done whole-life
I swing hard all the time. That's what I've done my whole life-hit.
ideas people together
I loved Jay Thomas as Eddie LeBec. But there was a point where they [thought] maybe we would live together, and I didn't like the idea of Carla being with somebody because that would make you feel like [you're] not part of the people in the bar. Bebe Neuwirth
ideas way locked-up
Are you keeping anything else from me?” “I’m keeping a lot of things from you.” “Like?” “Like the way I feel about being locked up in here with you. You have no idea what you do to me. Becca Fitzpatrick
ideas democracy left
We say in a democracy that good ideas will drive out bad ones, so if the good ones aren't there, we're left with the bad ones Barry McCaffrey
ideas self endurance
For the spread and endurance of an idea the originator is dependent on the self-development of the receivers and transmitters. B. H. Liddell Hart
ideas outside plans
We need plans and ideas from outside this committee. Larry Martin
ideas people attention
People always seemed to pay attention to us. I have no idea why -- there was just a presence between the four people or something. Billy Corgan
ideas giving world
My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Had Napoleon had that idea he would have conquered the bloody world. I wanted Liverpool to be untouchable. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in. Bill Shankly
ideas people wish
When we engage people positively, we create a receptive platform for the ideas and information we wish to communicate. Bill Crawford
ideas easy individual
It is easy to kill individuals but you cannot kill the ideas. Bhagat Singh