"Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Topic(s): Great Tags: forth, great, hearts, steadily More From Ralph Waldo Emerson "We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state." "Our best thoughts come from others." "God enters by a private door into every individual." More In Great "All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership."― John Kenneth Galbraith "These are not dark days: these are great days – the greatest days our country has ever lived."― Winston Churchill "Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not."― Samuel Johnson