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" If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way. "

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" Brevity is a great charm of eloquence. "

Marcus Tullius Cicero

" I feel like life is really short, and it's important to enjoy yourself and embrace whatever comes your way, whether it's a challenging day or a great day, just welcome it with open arms. No matter who you are, you can't escape challenges; they are part of life. "

" Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle. "

" I am not going to Heaven because I have preached to great crowds or read the Bible many times. I'm going to Heaven just like the thief on the cross who said in that last moment: 'Lord, remember me.' "

" 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'm in love with red. I think it's such a passionate color. Every flag of every country pretty much has red it it. It's power, there's no fence sitting with red. Either you love it or you don't. I think its blood and strength and life. I do love red. I love all colors. Great shades of blue, you find them in nature. They're all magic. "

" Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly. "

" I think I mainly climb mountains because I get a great deal of enjoyment out of it. I never attempt to analyze these things too thoroughly, but I think that all mountaineers do get a great deal of satisfaction out of overcoming some challenge which they think is very difficult for them, or which perhaps may be a little dangerous. "

" I learned a great many years ago that in a fight between husband and wife, a third party should never get between the woman's skillet and the man's ax-helve. "

Abraham Lincoln

" As we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours, and this we should do freely and generously. "

Benjamin Franklin

" I really don't look up to anybody that is doing that great in life, because I don't know their story. "

" After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. "

" You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed. "

" The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict. "

Martin Luther King, Jr.

" Strange, is it not, my brothers, how often in America those great watchwords of human energy - 'Be strong!' 'Know thyself!' 'Hitch your wagon to a star!' - how often these die away into dim whispers when we face these seething millions of black men? And yet do they not belong to them? Are they not their heritage as well as yours? "

W. E. B. Du Bois

" Life is either a great adventure or nothing. "

" Being ignored is a great privilege. That is how I think I learned to see what others do not see and to react to situations differently. I simply looked at the world, not really prepared for anything. "

" A great tailor is like a great personal trainer - they tailor that suit to your natural physique. "

" I used to look like an American flag. The Padre uniform makes me look like a taco. Actually, the transition has been great. I've made 25 new friends, and I never thought I wanted to be anything other than a Dodger, but this is fun. "

" I have a sensitive skin, so all products I use have aloe vera in them. I wash my face a lot and avoid touching it unnecessarily. I use makeup only when I have to. All products I use have natural ingredients. For me, cotton soaked in rose water and then kept in the freezer for a bit works as a great toner. "

" The price of greatness is responsibility. "

Winston Churchill

" I'm an incurable optimist, and I'm a great believer in never looking back. Life is too short, and new challenges are exciting. "

" You need a little bit of insanity to do great things. "

" A great book begins with an idea; a great life, with a determination. "

" Nothing is so great an example of bad manners as flattery. If you flatter all the company, you please none; If you flatter only one or two, you offend the rest. "

" It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact. "

" Anyone who doesn't have a great time in San Francisco is pretty much dead to me. "

Anthony Bourdain

" I'm not sure whether I've been happy. After my last book tour, I sat on my balcony with a cup of tea. I thought: 'You can't rewind the movie. I've spent more than half my life in the Middle East. There have been great moments of horror and depression and loneliness.' "

" The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it. "