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Thrust Upon Quotes by John W. Gardner
- Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Few have excellence thrust upon them ... They achieve it. They do not achieve it unwittingly by doing…
- Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.
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- Some are born to fail. Others have it thrust upon them. — Strother Martin
- This war in Vietnam is, I believe, a war for civilization. Certainly it is not a war of our seeking. It is… — Francis Spellman
- I grew up with my career being thrust upon me. It took me a long time to believe that I could do… — Angelina Jolie
- I try to stay out of the spotlight as much as humanly possible, because I think that when actors, whether or not… — Anne Hathaway
- In the common world of fact the wicked were not punished, nor the good rewarded. Success was given to the strong, failure… — Oscar Wilde
- My skin prickled and I looked back at the ocean. None of us ask for the things we inherit; they are thrust… — Aimee Friedman
- The law is not thrust upon man; it rests deep within him, to waken when the call comes. — Martin Buber
- Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Few have excellence thrust upon them ... They achieve it. They do not achieve it… — John W. Gardner