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Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby, spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers, or preparing meals, moms continuously put others before themselves.
People who follow all the rules and chase every trend tend to get forgotten — they look great, but they're not as memorable.
A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.
God and Nature first made us what we are, and then out of our own created genius we make ourselves what we want to be. Follow always that great law. Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.
Cash — in savings accounts, short-term CDs or money market deposits — is great for an emergency fund. But to fulfill a long-term investment goal like funding your retirement, consider buying stocks. The more distant your financial target, the longer inflation will gnaw at the purchasing power of your money.
Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether peculiar to man, and speech is the great instrument of ambition.
The greatest generation was formed first by the Great Depression. They shared everything — meals, jobs, clothing.
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
The man who interprets Nature is always held in great honor.
The Great Depression, like most other periods of severe unemployment, was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy.
Cloning is great. If God made the original, then making copies should be fine.
I always seem to get inspiration and renewed vitality by contact with this great novel land of yours which sticks up out of the Atlantic.
I've been so lucky to work with such great people: people that are such hard workers and have such a respect and appreciation for one another.
Men and women whose early youth was shaped in the ordeal of the Great Depression showed the values formed in that crucible when tyranny threatened a world.
Social Security, a critically important, great program which does serve as the cornerstone of support for senior citizens, now faces challenges that threaten its long-term stability and well-being. The facts are there. The facts are crystal clear.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Unfortunately, if you've ever been in southern Georgia on the beaches in a lightning storm, if you're out there, you're in great, great danger, and you can be killed very, very quickly.
Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.
Education is not solely about earning a great living. It means living a great life.
Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.
