Be Great Quotes

To do good work a man should no doubt be industrious. To do great work he must certainly be idle a well.

I want to work with great people. Great people really make you better.

Before any great things are accomplished, a memorable change must be made in the system of education...to raise the lower ranks of society nearer to the higher.

I really would not change anything. Have a passion for what you do, work hard, have great people with good personalities, enjoy the ride.

What makes him special? He has a mixture of physical talent and technical ability, as well as remarkable intelligence and above all a great passion for the game.

I have a great team who has helped me build Biocon, I was very fortunate to be able to share my vision with a group of people who really were as excited about challenges as I was.

What sort of world can we prepare for our great grandchildren?

When I was starting as an anime director I wanted to be known for great things. I never wanted to be known for some overblown toy commercial.

The church-bells of innumerable sects are all chime-bells to-day, ringing in sweet accordance throughout many lands, and awaking a great joy in the heart of our common humanity.

What we call little things are merely the causes of great things.

You find with the really great actors, the ones you really admire and look up to, very often they're very giving, generous, warm people.

Every life comes with a story ... and a possibility for a great adventure.

One of the great things about songwrighting; it's not an intellectual experience

Never worry about being obsessive. I like obsessive people. Obsessive people make great art

Everywhere in my house are these little things that have meanings and make me think of great memories.

It was a great idea from my teammate Jamal Crawford. He kept telling me to jump over Spud, so we decided to call him and he was more than willing to participate with me. I just thank God for him.

The purpose of subject matter is to veil technique. The great artist uses the cloak of resemblance to hide the means.

For me, it's a great opportunity on a public platform to get on your knees and humble myself and thank the Lord for all the blessings he's put in my life.

Time is not a great artist but weakens all he touches.

They ended as all great passions do end - by a misunderstanding.

Warned by the disaster of the last great war, the statesmen of all nations have been taking measures to prevent the return of another such calamity.

I love doing live action movies, but there's a great job in doing animation, especially one with music.

It's a great tragedy when the Bible is interpreted by those who are not in love.

The world is a great book, of which they that never stir from home read only a page.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

All great power has to do to destroy itself is persist in trying to do the impossible.

Behind each great man, there's a Richard Delisle.

Americans, while occasionally willing to be serfs, have always been obstinate about being peasantry.

Great men cultivate love and only little men cherish a spirit of hatred; assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak.

Inequality may linger in the world of material things, but great music, great literature, great art and the wonders of science are, and should be, open to all.

The few really great-the major novelists ... are significant in terms of the human awareness they promote; awareness of the possibilities of life.

The great wisdom traditions of the world all recognize that the main impediment to living a life of meaning is being self-absorbed.

I love great music - it has no color, it has no boundaries.

Everybody has their moment of great opportunity in life. If you happen to miss the one you care about, then everything else becomes eerily easy.

Great leaders don't see themselves as great; they see themselves as human.

. . . if [writing] lift you from your feet with the great voice of eloquence, then the effect is to be wide, slow, permanent, over the minds of men; . . .

People don't buy what you do; they buy what you stand for.

When you're gone would you rather have your gravestone say, 'He never missed a meeting.' Or one that said, 'He was a great father.'

When there's a disappointment, I don't know if it's the end of the story. It may just be the beginning of a great adventure.

When I was a fireman I was in a lot of burning buildings. It was a great job, the only job I ever had that compares with the thrill of acting.

A mediocre music teacher tells. A good music teacher explains. A superior music teacher demonstrates. A great music teacher inspires.

If someone can write great music... Paul McCartney is a genius. He's so prolific. All we should do is bow down to Paul McCartney.

Great companies don't just have one founding moment. They have many founding moments.

You don't need a business plan. You don't need to have an MBA. All you need is a great idea. Anything is possible and you can accomplish it.

Throwing out the first pitch at the Cubs game and having 40,000 people give me a standing ovation was probably one of the highlights of my life. You could see what a great sports town Chicago is.

The great thing about gurus is not that they make you feel everybody's love. It's that they make you feel that you can love everybody.

The volumes which record the history of the human race are filled with the deeds and the words of great men ... [but] The Twentieth Century Woman ... questions the completeness of the story.

A good coach improves your game. A great coach improves your life.

Society has low standards for what is considered good or great music.

Roll back the clock, and every possession of every great country started with a crime.