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" All great empires die from within. "

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" Volunteering is a great way to look outside your own problems. Giving back to makes you happier by both giving you a sense of purpose and helping to put your problems in perspective. "

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" A great man is always willing to be little. "

Ralph Waldo Emerson

" Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character. "

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" Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude. "

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" Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint you can at it. "

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" As a person, he was wonderful. He really was a great person. He was full of life. He had a great sense of humor. Very talented, of course, but very caring to his parents. There was a very endearing quality about Elvis. "

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" When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things - not the great occasions - that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness. "

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" Band members have a special bond. A great band is more than just some people working together. It's like a highly specialized army unit, or a winning sports team. A unique combination of elements that becomes stronger together than apart. "

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" Have the colored people done anything to justify the prejudice against them that does exist in the hearts of so many white persons and, generally, of one great political party in this country? Have they done anything to justify it? No, sir. "

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