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It was then that I realized that success, success not greatness, was the only god the entire world served.
— Elizabethtown · 2005
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
A disillusioned realization that the world worships success rather than real greatness. The speaker separates the two: greatness is about quality, while success is just winning or being seen to win. Calling it a god suggests everyone bows to it, whether or not it deserves devotion.
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