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Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude
— Arthur Schopenhauer
Mediocrity doesn't mean average intelligence, it means an average intelligence that resents and envies its betters.
— Ayn Rand
U.S. and Russia - both coach their athletes from the grassroots level on and provide scientific training.
— P. T. Usha
Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
What is the use of being exquisite if you are not seen by the best judges?
— George Eliot
A man must have a very rare genius to make changes of that sort. I am afraid mine would not carry me even to the pitch of doing well what has been done already, at least not so well as to make it worth while. And
— George Eliot
When land is gone and money's spent, Then learning is most excellent.
— George Eliot
I will continue to work as hard as I can to make this organization proud. Every time I step on the field I will give everything I have and I will leave everything I have on the field every single Sunday.
— Tim Tebow
I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening work ethic.
— Will Smith
Work ethic starts where everyone understands that you're putting that extra foot forward in order to be the best.
— Donovan McNabb
My body is for my tennis - it's for my sport. I'm not a model at all. I don't work out to go to the beach: I work out to play well and to do well on the court.
— Stan Wawrinka
A man who works with his hands is a labourer. A man who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. A man who works with his haands, his head, and his heart is an artist.
— St. Francis Of Assisi