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" What's great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you can know that the President drinks Coke. Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and just think, you can drink Coke, too. "

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" The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck. "

" A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions. "

" The world's great men have not commonly been great scholars, nor its great scholars great men. "

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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" 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. "

" During the 1960s, I think, people forgot what emotions were supposed to be. And I don't think they've ever remembered. "

" The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation because in the degradation of woman the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source. "

" Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say, for one, that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow-men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem. How far I shall succeed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be developed. "

" The true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality. "

" A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone. "

" There is no great genius without some touch of madness. "

" Sometimes, it's just great to bring new people into the mix. "

" Everyone who achieves success in a great venture, solves each problem as they came to it. They helped themselves. And they were helped through powers known and unknown to them at the time they set out on their voyage. They keep going regardless of the obstacles they met. "

" A great manager is someone who says, 'You come to work with me, and I'll help you be as successful as possible; I'll help you grow. I'll help you make sure you're in the right role; I'll provide the relationship for you to understand and know yourself. And I want you to be more successful than me.' "

" Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering. "

" What shocked me, and what I wasn't prepared for, was just how brutal and how unethical some people can be in the NFL. I mean, there were some great people, but there were some real snakes, too. I was like, 'Holy cow!' But it made me a better person, and it got me ready for other things. "

" Even in times of great sadness, there are always moments where we crack up. "

" I think the sexiest thing about a woman is confidence, but confidence in a humble way, not in an arrogant way. Sense of humor is definitely important. And sunglasses always hide a multitude of sins. Sunglasses and a great pair of heels can turn most outfits around. "

" I think one of the great problems we have in the Republican Party is that we don't encourage you to be nasty. We encourage you to be neat, obedient, loyal and faithful and all those Boy Scout words, which would be great around a campfire but are lousy in politics. "

" Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery. "

" Shave off your beard and wear a dress. You would be a great female impersonator. "

" There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament. "

" Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion. "

" Each person is an enigma. You're a puzzle not only to yourself but also to everyone else, and the great mystery of our time is how we penetrate this puzzle. "

" No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it. "

" Employees make the best dates. You don't have to pick them up and they're always tax-deductible. "

" It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish. "

" Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest. "

" Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter. "

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

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