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title: "2 Deserved People Quotes by 2 authors"
description: "Browse 2 Deserved People quotes by 2 authors. Discover the best Deserved People sayings and thoughts."
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> [To suddenly be a hero on a world basis was hard for me to understand. God gave me a gift. I got the chance to use it. I didn't think I deserved what people were saying. My talent is just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grete-waitz/to-suddenly-be-a-hero-on-a-world-basis-was-hard-for-me-to-understand/)

[Grete Waitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grete-waitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/grete-waitz-17018_bases_to-suddenly-be-a-hero-on-a-world-basis-w_302793.jpg)

> [Most people like praise . . . When it is really deserved, most people expand under it into richer and better selves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-p-farrell/most-people-like-praise-when-it-is-really-deserved-most-people-expand/)

[Joseph P. Farrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-p-farrell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c49/joseph-p-farrell-30695_applause_most-people-like-praise-when-it-is-reall_844165.png)

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