Be Great Quotes

Great minds do indeed react on the society which has made them what they are; but they only pay with interest what they have received.

No particular man is necessary to the state. We may depend on it that, if we provide the country with popular institutions, those institutions will provide it with great men.

He who, in an enlightened and literary society, aspires to be a great poet, must first become a little child.

Great orators who are not also great writers become very indistinct shadows to the generations following them. The spell vanishes with the voice.

Great men are the commissioned guides of mankind, who rule their fellows because they are wiser.

Great men are the inspired texts of that divine Book of Revelations, whereof a chapter is completed from epoch to epoch, and by some named History.

Great men are the modelers, patterns, and in a wide sense creators, of whatsoever the general mass of men contrived to do and attain.

In no time whatever can small critics entirely eradicate out of living men's hearts a certain altogether peculiar collar reverence for Great Men--genuine admiration, loyalty, adora-tion.

Men worship the shows of great men; the most disbelieve that there is any reality of great men to worship.

Great coaches are visionaries. Great coaches instill, nurture, and encourage vision, then model and motivate surrender to it.

Lives of great men oft remind us as we o'er their pages turn, That we too may leave behind us - Letters that we ought to burn.

I had a really great experience so far with film acting. And most experiences from most actors, I've heard, are not like this. But I want a career that has many disciplines and many options.

The introduction of so powerful an agent as steam [to a carriage on wheels] will make a great change in the situation of man.

We might have been a free and great people together.

I had a great family. My father was in the Air Force, so we were always disciplined, goal oriented.

It's such a great thing to work with people and not have a plan.

If we all knew how to make that jump from good to great then I think every song would be great.

Instructional programming is really great. To me, it's very enjoyable to watch a process.

We're filling a big universe [in Doctor Strange], and so the look and the sort of plasticity of us is really important to us when we're striking poses here. It's very important, it's really great.

Any additional spotlight you can put onto an opening of a film is a great thing to get.

Apple is this great American company that could have only happened here.

We have to make sure, at Apple, that we stay true to focus, laser focus - we know we can only do great things a few times, only on a few products.

I have a general moral: great philosophers may be great, but that is not a reason to follow them. Don't be a follower. Work it out for yourself.

I am proud of Hillary Clinton because she has been and is a great history maker - in everything she has done.

The great thing about theater is the doing it again and again and again.

It's the kind of sage wisdom coming from a guy who was 25 at the time, but already had 20 years of experience. Kurt Russell is a wonderful actor and a great guy.

I've been a fool to allow dreams to become great expectations.

One thing that all the totalitarian states did was make the great leader's face everywhere.

One of the great things about doing animated movies is that you don't have to dress up or put on make-up.

The Highlanders regale themselves with whisky. They find it an excellent preservation against the winter cold. It is given with great success to the infants in the confluent smallpox.

Certainly for my father, there were great times, good times, not-so-good times. He might be shooting a Fellini film for six months, then not working for two months. I'm used to that dynamic.

A great tribute, is expressing the great love for a Grandmother we share with our children.

I think it's probably better to make a region your own, and then maybe you can go somewhere else, but a lot of great writers have stuck to one region.

Finishing overall champion at the World Series in both the individual and synchro events has given me great confidence and I'm pleased I've been diving with consistency.

Students in the '60s were responsible for great changes, politically and socially.

I am great at delegating when someone is doing great work. The problem - and this sounds terrible - is that there are very few people who are strong enough for you to be able to delegate to.

If not for John Adams leading a revolution against Great Britain...This would be the BAFTAs.

Chuck Daly was a man and a coach who everyone had great respect for, and to be recognized in his memory is very special.

It is a very positive event, being nervous. It allows you to do great things.

Have you thanked a front-line employee for carrying around a great attitude ... today?

I've always had a great love for the blues.

Prior to [streaming], the idea of sitting down and watching a show every week seemed like a great idea.

I'm trying to reestablish my career and do great work and give my kids the life they deserve.

I have no doubt that 'On the Road' is a Great American Novel. But I'm also certain my students will do fine without it.

If we do what we do without panicking, we can accomplish great things.

Good businesses generate missions to drive their profits. Great businesses generate profits to drive their missions.

I don't believe in waiting for great feelings. I need to wire myself for positivity and gratitude. I need to build a highway to those.

It was so much fun working with these young kid actors. We had a great time and those kids are truly amazing.

I heard a lot in school, 'You've got a really great talent, but there's no way you're going to be a dancer with that body.

One of the things about a great team is that the whole exceeds the sum of its partners.