Giants Quotes

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  This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.

  Neil Armstrong

  Motivational, Positive, Moon

  In New York Times 31 July 1969, p. 20

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• Gratitude for the seemingly insignificant—a seed—this plants the giant miracle.

  Ann Voskamp

  Gratitude, Grateful, Positivity

  Ann Voskamp (2011). “One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are”, p.57, Zondervan

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  If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.

  Isaac Newton

  Inspirational, Teamwork, Humility

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• Fill your brain with giant dreams so it has no space for petty pursuits.

  Robin Sharma

  Dream, Space, Brain

  FaceBook post by Robin Sharma from Jan 29, 2013

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• The giant in front of you is never bigger than the God who lives in you.

  Christine Caine

  Bigger, Fronts

  FaceBook post by Christine Caine from Apr 30, 2013

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• Face the giants in your life, slay them, and move on. Do not be daunted by the mistakes and failures in your life.

  T. D. Jakes

  Inspirational, Mistake, Moving

  Twitter post from Nov 25, 2016

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• O, it is excellent To have a giant's strength; but it is tyrannous To use it like a giant.

  William Shakespeare

  Peace, Power, Strenght

  "Measure for Measure".

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• Life is never more fun than when you're the underdog competing against the giants.

  Ross Perot

  Inspirational, Fun, Underdog

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• I have seen landscapes . . . which, under a particular light, make me feel that at any moment a giant might raise his head over the next ridge.

  C. S. Lewis

  Light, Landscape, Might

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• If each of us hires people who are smaller than we are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. But if each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, we shall become a company of giants.

  David Ogilvy

  Inspirational, Business, People

  "Ogilvy on Advertising" by David Ogilvy, (p. 47), 1983.

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• Where talent is a dwarf, self-esteem is a giant.

  Jean Antoine Petit-Senn

  Life, Self Esteem, Dwarves

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• Heroes come in all sizes, and you don't have to be a giant hero. You can be a very small hero. It's just as important to understand that accepting self-responsibi lity for the things you do, having good manners, caring about other people-these are heroic acts. Everybody has the choice of being a hero or not being a hero every day of their lives.

  George Lucas

  Hero, Caring, Self

  "Of Myth And Men". Interview with Bill Moyers, content.time.com. April 18, 1999.

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• Focus on giants - you stumble. Focus on God - Giants tumble.

  Max Lucado

  Faith, Christian, Focus

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• I've always wanted to be a giant space crab.

  Gabe Newell

  Space, Crabs, Wanted

  "Pinch Spaceships, Look Stupid: Living The Life Of A Giant Space Crab" by Ryan Rigney, www.wired.com. April 26, 2013.

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• A man isn't tiny or giant enough to defeat anything.

  Yukio Mishima

  Men, Tiny, Defeat

  "The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea". Book by Yukio Mishima, 1965.

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• I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one day make me a complete artist, so that if all goes well, I may one day sit beside them.

  Rod Taylor

  Wisdom, Artist, Feet

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• A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.

  Robert Burton

  Motivational, Eye, Dwarves

  The Anatomy of Melancholy "Democritus Junior to the Reader" (1621 - 1651) See Bernard of Chartres 1; Coleridge 30; Isaac Newton 1

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• When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin.

  Winston Churchill

  War, Skating

  Winston S. Churchill (2010). “Triumph and Tragedy: The Second World War”, p.430, RosettaBooks

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• Few are the giants of the soul who actually feel that the human race is their family circle.

  Freya Stark

  Race, Circles, Soul

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• Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.

  Tony Robbins

  Inspiring, Encouragement, Powerful

  Tony Robbins (2012). “Awaken The Giant Within”, p.23, Simon and Schuster

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• In the sciences, we are now uniquely privileged to sit side-by-side with the giants on whose shoulders we stand.

  Gerald Holton

  Success, Intellectual, Intelligence

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• There are great challenges ahead of us, giant opportunities to be met. I welcome that exciting prospect and feel to say to the Lord, humbly, 'Give me this MOUNTAIN,' give me these challenges.

  Spencer W. Kimball

  Opportunity, Giving, Challenges

  Spencer W. Kimball (1982). “The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, Twelfth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints”

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• David was the last one we would have chosen to fight the giant, but he was chosen of God.

  Dwight L. Moody

  Fighting, Lasts, Chosen

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• Dogs need to sniff the ground; it's how they keep abreast of current events. The ground is a giant dog newspaper, containing all kinds of late-breaking dog news items, which, if they are especially urgent, are often continued in the next yard.

  Dave Barry

  Dog, Yards, Events

  Dave Barry (2010). “Dave Barry Talks Back”, p.120, Crown Archetype

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• I recognize my limits but when I look around I realise I am not living exactly in a world of giants.

  Giulio Andreotti

  Life, Looks, World

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