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Mankind

«When we dream alone it is only a dream, but when many dream together it is the beginning of a new reality.»
«When a man won't listen to his conscience, it's usually because he doesn't want advice from a total stranger»
«Whether a man is burdened by power or enjoys power; whether he is trapped by responsibility or made free by it; whether he is moved by other people and outer forces or moves them -- this is of the essence of leadership.»
«Why be a man when you can be a success?»
Author: Bertolt Brecht | About: Mankind, Success
«Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people.»
«Whoever makes two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow where only one grew before, deserves better of mankind, and does more essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together»
«When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who is able to understand and admire it»
«What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose.»
«When one has finished building one's house, one suddenly realizes that in the process one has learned something that one really needed to know in the worst way - before one began.»
«When it is darkest, men see the stars.»