Great Heights Quotes

• The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Inspirational, Success, Perseverance

  'The Ladder of Saint Augustine' (1850)

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  I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone.

  Cyrano de Bergerac

  Single, Hiking, Working Alone

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• It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.

  Seneca the Younger

  Inspirational, Success, Uplifting

  "Moral Letters to Lucilius (Letter LXXXIV)". Book by Seneca the Younger, 1920.

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• We rise to great heights by a winding staircase of small steps.

  Francis Bacon

  Inspirational, Small Steps, Height

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• Each time the losses and deceptions of life teach us about impermanence, they bring us closer to the truth. When you fall from a great height, there is only one possible place to land: on the ground-the ground of truth. And if you have the understanding that comes from spiritual practice, then falling is in no way a disaster, but the discovery of an inner refuge.

  Sogyal Rinpoche

  Spiritual, Fall, Loss

  FaceBook post by Sogyal Rinpoche from Jul 24, 2015

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• For many years, I tried to make New Year's resolutions. I made lists and shot for great heights: I would show altruism and exert moral strength, patience and all those other great attributes.

  Henry Rollins

  New Year, Years, Height

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• "Then we are living in a place abandoned by God," I said, disheartened. "Have you found any places where God would have felt at home?" William asked me, looking down from his great height.

  Umberto Eco

  Life, Home, Height

  Umberto Eco (1995). “Name of the Rose”, p.167, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Let us each day search from the scriptures and from the prophets…. The scriptures that are never read will never help us. If read, the words of God will nourish our souls and carry us to great heights in our endeavors.

  L. Tom Perry

  Soul, Each Day, Height

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• Again, men tell us that our preaching should be positive and not negative, that we can preach the truth without attacking error. But if we follow that advice we shall have to close our Bible and desert its teachings. The New Testament is a polemic book almost from beginning to end ... It is when men have felt compelled to take a stand against error that they have risen to the really great heights in the celebration of the truth

  John Gresham Machen

  Book, Teaching, Men

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• I was shown a fledgling learning to fly. It's first efforts were very feeble. But as it used its wings more and more, they became stronger until it found the freedom of flight and was able to soar to great heights and fly great distance without any effort. I heard the words: Faith comes with practice. Live by faith until it becomes rocklike unshakable, and find the true freedom of the spirit.

  Eileen Caddy

  Spiritual, Distance, Practice

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• When the pursuit of natural harmony is a shared journey, great heights can be attained.

  Lynn Hill

  Leadership, Journey, Consistency

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• The Sappers really need no tribute from me; their reward lies in the glory of their achievement. The more science intervenes in warfare, the more will be the need for engineers in field armies; in the late war there were never enough Sappers at any time. Their special tasks involved the upkeep and repair of communications; roads, bridges, railways, canals, mine sweeping. The Sappers rose to great heights in World War II and their contribution to victory was beyond all calculations.

  Bernard Law Montgomery

  War, Lying, Communication

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• In Greek tragedy, they fall from great heights. In noir, they fall from the curb.

  Dennis Lehane

  Fall, Greek, Tragedy

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• I did it to win love, and to prove myself capable. Not to move mountains. In my opinions, mountains don't move. They only look changed when you look down on them from great height.

  Barbara Kingsolver

  Moving, Winning, Mountain

  Barbara Kingsolver (2009). “Animal Dreams: A Novel”, p.36, Harper Collins

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• Words are like eggs dropped from great heights; you can no more call them back than ignore the mess they leave when they fall.

  Jodi Picoult

  Fall, Eggs, Height

  "Salem Falls". Book by Jodi Picoult (Page 112), www.huffingtonpost.com. 2001.

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• We fight wars from progressively great heights and distances, the blessings of technology steadily removing the personal human element from what was historically an extremely personal experience.

  Steven Weber

  War, Distance, Fighting

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• It makes one’s head heavy and giddy, as if one were not looking back down the receding perspectives of time but rather down on the earth from a great height, from one of those towers whose tops are lost to view in the clouds

  W. G. Sebald

  Clouds, Views, Perspective

  W. G. Sebald (2016). “The Emigrants”, p.89, New Directions Publishing

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• If I associate with chickens, I will learn to scratch at the ground and squabble over crumbs.  If I associate with eagles, I will learn to soar to great heights.

  Andy Andrews

  Motivational, Friendship, Eagles

  Andy Andrews (2004). “The Young Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success”, p.24, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Skill development remains our priority. We are blessed with a demographic dividend that can take us to great heights.

  Narendra Modi

  Motivation, Blessed, Skills

  Twitter post from Jun 8, 2014

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• Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our comfort when we occasionally falter.

  Brad Henry

  Family, Inspiration, Comfort

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• My biggest fear, I think falling from a great height. If I want to keep myself awake at night I imagine I'm on the top of the North or South Tower in 9/11, wondering whether I'm going to be burnt to death or I'm going to jump. And I think I would burn to death. And yet I'm impressed by the fact that hundreds didn't.

  Ian Mcewan

  Fall, Night, Thinking

  Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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• It is in meeting the great tests that mankind can most successfully rise to great heights. Out of danger and restless insecurity comes the force that pushes mankind to newer and loftier conquests.

  Isaac Asimov

  Insecurity, Height, Tests

  Isaac Asimov (2010). “The End of Eternity”, p.246, Macmillan

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• Whatever be the complex situations, the Indian team under Ganguly has moved to great heights. The fact of the matter is that Ganguly is determined to stay focused.

  Brett Lee

  Team, Height, Matter

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• Without great mountains we cannot reach great heights.

  Richard Paul Evans

  Mountain, Height

  Richard Paul Evans (2014). “Richard Paul Evans: The Complete Walk Series eBook Boxed Set: The Walk, Miles to Go, Road to Grace, Step of Faith, Walking on Water”, p.504, Simon and Schuster

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• The courage to soar to great heights is inside all of us.

  Kerri Strug

  Height, Soar

  Kerri Strug (1996). “Heart of Gold”, p.41, Taylor Trade Publishing

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