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“Our success will not come from the acts of our forefathers, but can come alone from what we are doing now. Those who have inherited rich blood can use that richness in building greatness in themselves, but those who have not the privilege of such inheritance need not be discouraged. They can create their own rich blood and make it as rich as they like.”

Needs Use Rich Blood Greatness Building Privilege Inheritance Discouraged Richness Me Alone Forefathers

Author:Christian D. Larson

“For I think it is the case with genius that it is not when quiescent so very much above mediocrity as the difference between the two might lead us to think, but that it has the power and privilege of rising from that level to a height utterly far from mediocrity: in other words that its greatness is that it can be so great.”

Thinking Two Might Differences Levels Cases Greatness Genius Privilege Height Rising Mediocrity

Book:Gerard Manley Hopkins: poetry and prose

Source: Gerard Manley Hopkins: poetry and prose

“I know starting careers in troubled times is a challenge, but it is also a privilege. Because it's moments like these that force us to try harder, dig deeper and to discover gifts we never knew we had. To find the greatness that lies within each of us. So don't ever shy away from that endeavor. Don't stop adding to your body of work. I can promise that you will be the better for that continued effort as will be this nation that we all love.”

Knows Trying I Can Moments Body America Lying Force Nations Challenges Effort Careers Greatness Promise Harder Starting Privilege Deeper Your Body Shy Endeavor Dig Deep Troubled Times

Author:Barack Obama

“I'm sure you know a lot of people who were born into privilege and amounted to absolutely nothing. We all have greatness within us. So it is really important for everyone to figure out what God put us on Earth to do, and steer clear of the seven pervasive lies that often blindside people.”

People Knows Important Earth Lying Born Clear Figures Greatness Seven Privilege Absolutely Nothing Steers Greatness Within

Author:Farrah Gray

“It is strange. I see all the privileges and greatness of the future. It already looks grand, beautiful. Tell them I went lovingly, trustfully, peacefully.”

Looks Beautiful Greatness Strange Privilege

Author:Thomas Starr King

“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

“It is the privilege of posterity to set matters right between those antagonists who, by their rivalry for greatness, divided a whole age.”

Matter Whole Age Greatness Privilege Divided Posterity Rivalry Antagonist

Book:The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison

Source: The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison

“It is the privilege of greatness to confer intense happiness with insignificant gifts.”

Greatness Privilege Intense Insignificant

Book:The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche: Human, all-too-human

Source: The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche: Human, all-too-human

“The main duty of the historian of mathematics, as well as his fondest privilege, is to explain the humanity of mathematics, to illustrate its greatness, beauty and dignity, and to describe how the incessant efforts and accumulated genius of many generations have built up that magnificent monument, the object of our most legitimate pride as men, and of our wonder, humility and thankfulness, as individuals. The study of the history of mathematics will not make better mathematicians but gentler ones, it will enrich their minds, mellow their hearts, and bring out their finer qualities.”

Source: The study of the history of mathematics and the study of the history of science