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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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Joseph Conrad
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The East Wind, an interloper in the dominions of Westerly Weather, is an impassive-faced tyrant with a sharp poniard held behind his back for a treacherous stab. – Joseph Conrad

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Weather
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Joseph Conrad
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. – Joseph Conrad

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legal
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A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done. – Marge Piercy

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We get strength and encouragement from watching children. – Hayao Miyazaki

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You get elected, often, if youre a woman, on the strength of the womens vote then you get into office, and you have to adapt to an overwhelmingly male environment. – Eleanor Clift

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I had the strength and the finesse there and put it all together. – Elvis Stojko

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