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- Nov 07, 2020
Brightest Quotes
Words that shine brightest.
From family comparisons to a classic call for a fiery muse of invention, these brightest quotes look at what it truly means to shine above the crowd. Whether it's raw talent or quiet effort, browse alongside our Best quotes collection for more inspiration.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't necessarily the brightest in my family. I think my older sister was probably more clever, but I worked very hard.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
Always wear a good watch, no matter what if you are wearing a suit or sweats. A good watch will hold value over time. It's not about the brightest or the biggest diamonds, it's about quality mechanisms, the heritage of the company you're buying it from.
- Lost
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- Nov 07, 2020
All that's bright must fade, The brightest still the fleetest; All that's sweet was made But to be lost when sweetest.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't the brightest kid, not by a long shot. I was interested in football, in girls, in getting my work done with the least amount of effort.
- Adversity
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- Nov 07, 2020
The fact that guys adjusted really quickly to the big leagues, developed really quickly, faced adversity under the brightest spotlights, played great baseball, overcame so much, overcame centuries worth of issues and won a World Series, I guess it doesn't necessarily mean we're still not just prone to the laws of nature and reality and baseball.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
Eisenhower is my choice as the American of the 20th Century. Of all the men I've studied and written about, he is the brightest and the best.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wasn't the brightest kid in school. I was a backbencher troubling the frontbencher, and eventually I failed in my 10th grade. But then in higher secondary, there were only three people who got first division in arts, and I was one of them. So this tells you, where you put your mind and heart into, that's where you go.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you're not the brightest or if you're not great at sports, or if you're not artistic, then you've got to find a way to make your mark; otherwise you're just this tiny little insignificant dot. I didn't want to be insignificant, so I made people laugh.
- Fire
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- Nov 07, 2020
The unions say 'last hired - first fired,', we say hire and fire based on merit. We want the best and brightest in the classroom.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
Now things have changed for the better. Our reforms end seniority and tenure so we can hire and fire based on merit and pay based on performance. That means we can put the best and the brightest in our classrooms - and we can keep them there.
- Doubt
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, the brightest years at IronPort were without a doubt the darkest years at home.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fulfill - you can far more than fulfill - the brightest anticipations of those who, in the name of human freedom, and in the face of threats that have ripened into terrible realities since, fought that battle which placed you where you now stand.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
Walter Isaacson attracts the best and the brightest to Aspen. It is exhilarating to listen to the likes of David Rubenstein and constitutional scholar Jeffrey Rosen speak about George Washington and Newt Gingrich and the original intent of the Second Amendment.
- Envy
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- Nov 07, 2020
The United States of America became the envy of the world because we welcomed the best and brightest minds from anywhere on the planet and gave them the opportunity to succeed.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was considered one of RCA's brightest young people. Then one day, I found out we'd been sold. They didn't even consult me.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was superintendent of Denver Public Schools, I saw the potential of some of our best and brightest students cut short, punished for the actions of others - kids who had grown up and done well in our school system, and kids who know no other home but America. This is unacceptable.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020