I refrained from writing another one, thinking to myself: Never mind, I will prove that I am able to become a greater scientist than some of you, even without the title of doctor. Hermann Oberth
Marriage is for women the commonest mode of livelihood, and the total amount of undesired sex endured by women is probably greater in marriage than in prostitution. Bertrand Russell
A business of high principle generates greater drive and effectiveness because people know that they can do the right thing decisively and with confidence. Marvin Bower
I don't believe that economic and cultural interaction automatically brings greater peace and understanding, although it may help in that regard. William Kirby
Truth is not a matter of fact but a state of harmony with progress and hope. Enveloped only in its wings will we ever soar to the promise of our greater selves. Bryant H. McGill
There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude... we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves. Charles de Secondat
In regard to education, something has been done by the Provincial Legislature; but to build churches, and to place clergymen is a work of greater difficulty. John Strachan
An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.
Walter Bagehot
He has the obligation to society that any human being has. I don't think a satirist has any greater obligation to society than a bricklayer or anybody else. Shel Silverstein
I don't think there's anything that is a greater area of discrimination against women today than the fact that nowhere in the world is there a female role model in team sports that more than half of a general audience would recognize. Warren Farrell
My desire to exit the game is greater than my desire to remain in it. I have searched my heart through and through and feel comfortable with this decision. Barry Sanders