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Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small thi

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. – George Eliot

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Im proof against that word failure. Ive seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best. – George Eliot

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For what we call illusions are often, in truth, a wider vision of past and present realities –a willing movement of a mans soul with the larger sweep of the worlds forces –a movement towards a more assured end than the chances of a single life. – George Eliot

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My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats into victories. – Bjorn Borg

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My books are like water those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) everybody drinks water. – Mark Twain

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In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. – James Madison

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I was an OK boxer, I wasnt great, I was OK, but I loved the discipline of getting together every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, usually Saturday afternoons too, with a whole bunch of mates and training, very, very hard for about two-and-half hours. – Liam Neeson

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