I think there is only one form of greatness for man. If a man can bridge the gap between life and death. I mean, if he can live on after he has died, then maybe he was a great man. To me the only success, the only greatness, is immortality.
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I don't even want to be just the best. I want to grow so tall that nobody can reach me.
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