Quote by Joseph Conrad
Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detec

Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those they destine for their tools the exact quality of strength that matters for their work. – Joseph Conrad

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Each blade of grass has its spot on earth whence it draws its life, its strength and so is man rooted to the land from which he draws his faith together with his life. – Joseph Conrad

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Faith
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How does one kill fear, I wonder? How do you shoot a specter through the heart, slash off its spectral head, take it by its spectral throat? – Joseph Conrad

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Fear
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It is when we try to grapple with another mans intimate need that we perceive how incomprehensible, wavering, and misty are the beings that share with us the sight of the stars and the warmth of the sun. – Joseph Conrad

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People confuse goodness with weakness. It is weak people, not good people (goodness demands strength), who are taken advantage of. – Dennis Prager

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Our strength is often composed of the weakness that were damned if were going to show. – Mignon McLaughlin

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Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. – Louis Pasteur

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Women are like teabags. We dont know our true strength until we are in hot water! – Eleanor Roosevelt

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Youve got to honor your relationship with your audience – that they sit down because they want to be entertained. And that doesnt mean you cant provoke them and antagonize them and challenge them in the course of the entertainment as long as you keep the entertainment part of the equation alive. – David E. Kelley

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My dreams are all follies. – Taylor Caldwell

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Anyone who can do the splits and come back up on the backbeat, as James Brown and Prince can, has my eternal respect. Prince, who is a genius of the highest order, can come back up while singing and playing the guitar. – Bill Nighy

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