A Quote by Strother Martin
Some are born to fail. Others have it thrust upon them.
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Some are born weird, some achieve it, others have weirdness thrust upon them.
Some girls are apparently born with dates; some through much personal activity, achieve them; but others seem by necessity to have dates thrust upon them.
Some women are born to be married, some achieve marriage, and others have marriage thrust upon them.
We're all born into this world. Some are placed gently, others thrust into it, and still others abandoned.
Some people are born great and some have greatness thrust upon them
Some are born leaders, some achieve leadership, and some have leadership thrust upon them. Which of these are you, or would you rather not bother?
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.
Some lines are born quotations, some are made quotations, and some have "quotation" thrust upon them.
Some people are born to trains, and some have trains thrust upon them. Fortunately, I can be included in this latter category.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
With due apologies to Shakespeare, some people are born writers, some people achieve it after a lot of hard work, some people have a writing career thrust upon them. I am in that last group.
The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself. It is said that some people are born great, others achieve it, some have it thrust upon them. In truth, the ways in which your character is built have to do with all three of those. Those around you, those you choose, and those who choose you.
I want to be known as 'The Big Shakespeare.' It was Shakespeare that said, 'Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them.'
Some people may have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them. They achieve it. They do not achieve it unwittingly, by “doin' what comes naturally”; and they don't stumble into it in the course of amusing themselves. All excellence involves discipline and tenacity of purpose.
Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust upon them.
Some people stand and move as if they have no right to the space they occupy. They wonder why others often fail to treat them with respect-not realizing that they have signaled others that it is not necessary to treat them with respect.
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