"There aren't any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet."
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Attributed to Admiral William F. Halsey; reported as unverified in Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations (1989), these words have not been found as spoken by Halsey, but were said by James Cagney, portraying him, in the United Artists film version of Halsey's life, The Gallant Hours.
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