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There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence, may pass between them at too great a distance to reach either.

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.

I will always listen to my coaches. But first I listen to my body. If what they tell me suits my body, great. If my body Does not feel good with what they say, then always my body comes first.

Small debts are like small shot they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely be escaped without a wound: great debts are like cannon of loud noise, but little danger.

I am surrounded by nothing but great people. I have been blessed with that, so really, I have got no choice but to be an all-around good person.

There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible.

They never fail who die in a great cause.

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win.

Failure is a great teacher, and I think when you make mistakes and you recover from them and you treat them as valuable learning experiences, then you've got something to share.

You know, be able to do something great in your life, you are gonna have to realize your failures. You are gonna have to embrace them and figure out how to overcome it.

I tell students that even if they do not like math right now, they can use math as a brain-sharpening tool - a tool that not only builds the foundation for a great career, but that also builds self-confidence, no matter what they choose to do with their lives.

A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they do not necessarily want to go, but ought to be.

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed and in the next place oblige it to control itself.

You are that vast thing that you see far, far off with great telescopes.

It does not require great learning to be a Christian and be convinced of the truth of the Bible. It requires only an honest heart and a willingness to obey God.

Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and happy companionship. It is of great importance to the morale.

All men were made by the Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers.

Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends.

The debates of that great assembly are frequently vague and perplexed, seeming to be dragged rather than to march, to the intended goal. Something of this sort must, I think, always happen in public democratic assemblies.