Be Great Quotes

Great men have big failures.

Just as no great painting has ever been created by a committee, no great vision has ever emerged from the herd.

The little and short sayings of nice And excellent men are of great value, like the dust of gold, or the least sparks of diamonds.

It is the success which makes great men.

My goal has been to be a great character actor.

I am always writing a potpourri of music. I want to give the world escapism through the wonder of great music and to reach the masses.

In the United States Senate, we cannot do great things without reaching across the aisle and working together - and I look forward to the challenges ahead.

I'm happiest when I'm acting, and I've dedicated my life to it. Still, as much as I love acting, at the end of the day, I want to be remembered as a great person, first, and as a great actor, second.

Essential characteristic of the really great novelist: a Christ-like, all-embracing compassion.

A really great man has always an idea of something greater than himself.

Great news for Pres Obama. He watched football all weekend and tomorrow he will receive the Heisman trophy. Next week he's going to watch NASCAR. Move over, Jimmie Johnson!

Take heart! Many great things have been done by people in poor mental health.

Those who have never been ill are incapable of real sympathy for a great many misfortunes

To be really great, you need to be naturally funny in order to stand out. But you can work at it, and find the best vehicle that you have to communicate what you're saying to people.

I believe that acting is a talent while being a great person encompasses so much more: being a good father, a good husband and the ability to show compassion for others.

Nobody thought I'd be a great coach. I'm the kind of guy you'd expect to be driving an 18-wheeler through town.

Nobody thought I would be a great coach.

When you finish for the day, write a note reminding yourself of what you plan to do next. This helps you to remember today's great idea when you get back to work tomorrow.

You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their own time.

The great hope of society is in individual character

My photographs don't go below the surface. They don't go below anything. They're readings of the surface. I have great faith in surfaces. A good one is full of clues.

I've had such a great time, I'd like to come back as me - and do it all over again.

Great people create great acts of kindness.

The collision of a great man with a great idea strikes fire in dry flax.

I decided to focus on the things I could control and let go of the things that were out of my hands. That lesson has provided me with great relief; it has brought great things into my life.

I'm a huge fan of film primarily. But, you can get a great TV show and get attached to it. Making a great film is forever though; so I always want to be part of film. It's my first love.

Poetry is the morning dream of great minds.

I hate to see great writers like Ringel and Ansen and Jan Stuart (among many others) being put out to pastures because print media is suffering.

Through His Spirit, the Spirit of prayer, our life may be one of continual prayer. The Spirit of prayer will help you become an intercessor, asking great things of God for those around you.

Many great ideas need refreshment and deeper analysis. "Freedom," for example, is a great idea but it has become a cliché.

Philosophers call God the great unknown The great misknown is more like it!

Great souls are harmonious.

I am thrilled yet overwhelmed. There are so many great women athletes, some incredible performances.

A lot of people try to paint this child actor stigma, but I always looked at it as a great opportunity.

The only way to write a great book is to write it with the eyes of a child who sees things for the first time.

Great literature cannot grow from a neglected or impoverished soil. Only if we actually tend or care will it transpire that every hundred years or so we might get a Middlemarch.

I've never made an excuse of not knowing my father, because I've had great people in my life.

It's a great freedom to give up on love, and get on with everything else.

No great city has ever been known for its abundant supply of parking.

In New York City, a lot of people think "the great outdoors" is the area between your front door and a taxi cab.

I love Salt Lake City. It's beautiful with all the great outdoors around you.

Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.

With great respect and love, NOW the blessings of Yoga instruction are offered.

I also made a lot of really great friends on that show [the Voice], so that's one of the most important things that I've taken out of that experience.

Unless we hear very strictly with great faith to the order of our Spiritual Master, we will not understand what is the mercy of Krishna and how it is coming upon us.

Our whole Depression was brought on by gambling, not in the stock market alone but in expanding and borrowing and going in debt... all just to make some easy money quick.

If we do our best and make efforts, a peaceful and great future will become ours without fail. Whether we succeed or not depends on the strength of our resolve and the amount of our endeavor.

IIFA is always involved in charity, and that's why it's a great thing that I am a part of IIFA and will continue to work along with them.

The first great work (a task performed by few) Is that yourself may to yourself be true.

To me, singing is basically a form of prayer. I get this great joy when I'm singing - whatever I'm singing. I missed it when I left it.