"Only fools want to be great."

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Source : T. H. White (2011). “The Once and Future King”, p.159, Penguin

T. H. White

#Want Quotes #Fool Quotes

“Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.”
“I always joke to my dad and thank him for giving me this little boy body. When I was 6 or 7, my gymnastics coach looked at my quads and told the other coach to come over and see my quads. They were big then and still are. But I've kind of embraced it through the years.”

Source : "Under Ali Krieger's uniform". Interview with Morty Ain, www.espn.com. June 25, 2015.
“No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks.”
“Most people muddled through events and only in retrospect realized their significance.”

Source : Kate Atkinson (2013). “Life After Life”, p.412, Random House
“Hope roves in a future of fame and wealth.”
“The public is not to see where power lies, how it shapes policy, and for what ends. Rather, people are to hate and fear one another.”
“I really, really love new work, and that's why, you know, I produced a concert series supporting new musicals and stuff like that. I hope to do more things like that.”

Source : "SOUND OFF Special Interview: Josh Young Talks Solo Album, AMAZING GRACE Workshop & More". Interview with Pat Cerasaro, www.broadwayworld.com. December 7, 2012.
“To those who feel defeated and downtrodden, look to the early hours of the day for your rescue...Shadows of yesterday's grief melt in the rays of early morn's opportunity.”

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