Quote by William Cowper
If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to

If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one… – William Cowper

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Give goodness to the day and before you know it, the day will be giving goodness to you. – Terri Guillemets

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What matters to me is that I do what I think is right and I see, Im a numbers guy, thats my attitude. I know we have a debt tsunami coming, we are bankrupting this country and Im in a position where I can actually advance ideas to prevent that from happening. Thats exactly what I should be doing. – Paul Ryan

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Every baseball crowd, like every theatre audience, has its own distinctive attitude and atmosphere. – Bill Veeck

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That attitude that fighting is probably not fair, but you have to defend yourself anyway and damage the enemy, has been profoundly consequential as far as my political activism goes. – June Jordan

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