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“A great ship asks deep water.”

Asks Water Greatness Ships Deep Water

Book:The poetical works of George Herbert

Source: The poetical works of George Herbert

“People often ask me if I know the secret of success and if I could tell others how to make their dreams come true. My answer is, you do it by working.”

People Ifs Knows Dream Asks Answers Secret Greatness Ask Me If I Could Dreams Come True Secret To Success

Author:Walt Disney

“If laying aside all worldly Greatness and Vain-Glory, I should be ask'd where I thought it was most probable that Men might enjoy true Happiness, I would prefer a small peaceable Society, in which Men, neither envy'd nor esteem'd by Neighbours, should be contented to live upon the Natural Product of the Spot they inhabit, to a vast Multitude abounding in Wealth and Power, that should always be conquering others by their Arms Abroad, and debauching themselves by Foreign Luxury at Home.”

Ifs Men Should Home Might Asks Enjoy Natural Wealth Greatness Products Arms Glory Envy Esteem Spots Luxury Conquer Vain Multitudes Worldly Neighbour True Happiness Conquering Others

Book:The Fable of the Bees

Source: The Fable of the Bees

“There comes a time in the lives of those destined for greatness when we must stand before the mirror of meaning and ask: Why, having been endowed with the courageous heart of a lion, do we live as mice?”

Heart Asks Greatness Mirrors Courageous Lions Mice Destined There Comes A Time Destined For Greatness Heart Of A Lion

Author:Brendon Burchard

“Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves - or whether it should be ours here and now and on this earth.”

Should Dream Earth Asks Heaven Waiting Atheism Greatness Graves Thrive Happy Life Here And Now Sith

Book:Ayn Rand Novel Collection

Source: Ayn Rand Novel Collection

“Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.”

“To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?”

“Why should we girls not have the same privileges as men? Why do we police ourselves so stringently- whittling each other down with cutting remarks or holding ourselves back from greatness with a harness woven of fear and shame and longing? If we do not deem ourselves worthy first, how shall we ever ask for more?”

Ifs Men Should Firsts Girl Asks Cutting Greatness Police Shame Longing Privilege Worthy Remarks Woven Harness Whittling

Book:The Gemma Doyle Trilogy

Source: The Gemma Doyle Trilogy

“If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both.”

Ifs Men Truth Asks Forget Greatness Achieve Greatness Greatness Of Man

Author:Horace Mann

“The founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is Muhammed. As regards all standards by which human greatness may be measured, we may well ask, is there any man greater than he?”

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Author:Alphonse de Lamartine

“Countrymen, the task ahead is great indeed, and heavy is the responsibility; and yet it is a noble and glorious challenge - a challenge which calls for the courage to dream, the courage to believe, the courage to dare, the courage to do, the courage to envision, the courage to fight, the courage to work, the courage to achieve - to achieve the highest excellencies and the fullest greatness of man. Dare we ask for more in life?”

Men Believe Dream Fighting Asks Challenges Responsibility Achieve Greatness Highest Tasks Dare Heavy Noble Glorious Countrymen Greatness Of Man

Author:Kwame Nkrumah

“Ultimately, everyone has to ask himself or herself how they're going to fail. We all do, you know, so let's get that out of the way. The choice isn't between success and failure; it's between choosing risk and striving for greatness, or risking nothing and being certain of mediocrity.”

Knows Way Certain Choices Asks Failing Risk Greatness Strive Do You Know Mediocrity Success And Failure

Book:Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

Source: Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

“Indeed, the real question is not, "Why greatness?" but "What work makes you feel compelled to try to create greatness?" if you have to ask the question, "Why should we try to make it great? Isn't success enough?" then you're probably int he wrong line of work.”

Ifs Feels Should Trying Real Enough Asks Lines Business Greatness Compelled Real Questions Good To Great

Author:James C. Collins