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" For the person for whom small things do not exist, the great is not great. "

Jose Ortega y Gasset

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" Better beware of notions like genius and inspiration; they are a sort of magic wand and should be used sparingly by anybody who wants to see things clearly. "

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" The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character. "

Albert Schweitzer

" I was lucky enough to have great mentors both in the culinary world and in the world of chefs who became celebrities. Bobby Flay is one of my dearest friends and a tremendous mentor for me. Mario Batali is the same way. They began doing TV a little before me and they showed me the way. "

" A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live. "

Bertrand Russell

" Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. "

" 'Crazy-busy' is a great armor, it's a great way for numbing. What a lot of us do is that we stay so busy, and so out in front of our life, that the truth of how we're feeling and what we really need can't catch up with us. "

" Behind every great fortune lies a great crime. "

Honore de Balzac

" It's not even about black and white anymore, because so many people are from mixed backgrounds and mixed ethnicities, and it's just a great time to be able to pull all that together. "

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" Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. "

Albert Einstein

" Working hard is great, being lazy sometimes is great, but failed potential is the worst. "

" Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so. "

Charles de Gaulle

" Running is a great metaphor for life. You set a goal, and then you get to work. How well you do is a direct reflection of how hard you work. It's a mental game, too. There are setbacks along the way, but the true test of a runner is how you overcome and push past them. "

" What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not a goal. "

Friedrich Nietzsche

" Mother Nature is the great equalizer. You can't get away from it. "

Christopher Heyerdahl

" It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations. "

Charles Dickens

" It's stunning to me what kind of an impact even one person can have if they have the right passion, perspective and are able to align the interest of a great team. "

" Sausage is a great deal like life. You get out of it about what you put into it. "

" Some people have a mistaken idea that all thoughts disappear through meditation and we enter a state of blankness. There certainly are times of great tranquility when concentration is strong and we have few, if any, thoughts. But other times, we can be flooded with memories, plans or random thinking. It's important not to blame yourself. "

Sharon Salzberg

" A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes. "

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" I leave this life with no regrets. It was a wonderful life - full and complete with the great loves and great endeavors that make it worth living. "

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