Greatness Quotes
Politics and the fate of mankind are formed by men without ideals and without greatness. Those who have greatness within them do not go in for politics.
The artists who the world has always recognized as the greatest are those with the widest sympathy. The greatness of the great artist depends precisely on the width and the intensity of his sympathy.
The NHL's opinion of itself is so high.... Let them get drunk on their greatness. We'll see how many Euros look our way.
A state of equality is perhaps less elevated, but it is more just; and its justice constitutes its greatness and beauty.
The great achievements of the past were the adventures of the past. Only the adventurous can understand the greatness of the past.
A man needs the feelings of kindness to think great than thinking of the greatness to feel good.
I'm not looking forward to a specific person per se; I'm just excited to meet everyone. I respect greatness and I'm just going to soak in anyone I meet.
The thing which makes one man greater than another, the quality by which we ought to measure greatness, is a man's capacity for loving.
The really great people are the ones who know how to make the little people feel great.
Find what you love, because greatness is based on great gifts. If you love something, you can count on the fact that you are genetically gifted at it.
It is a note Of upstart greatness to observe and watch For these poor trifles, which the noble mind Neglects and scorns.
Greatness of name, in the father, ofttimes helps not forth, but overwhelms the son: They stand too near one another. The shadow kills the growth.
No man is liberated from fear who dare not see his place in the world as it is; no man can achieve the greatness of which he is capable until he has allowed himself to see his own littleness.
Through the greatness of the universe, which philosophy contemplates, the mind also is rendered great, and becomes capable of that union with the universe which constitutes its highest good.
All great books contain boring portions, and all great lives have contained uninteresting stretches.
All of our miseries prove our greatness. They are the miseries of a dethroned monarch.
The origins of disputes between philosophers is, that one class of them have undertaken to raise man by displaying his greatness, and the other to debase him by showing his miseries.
That something so obvious as the vanity of the world should be so little recognized that people find it odd and surprising to be told that it is foolish to seek greatness; that is most remarkable.
I am a big believer in the value of traveling while you are young. The experiences you have in other countries can inspire greatness.
Greatness isn't something you should always be chasing. There's greatness within all of us, and I think that's what we forget.
If we played Boston four-on-four, without Russell, we probably would have won every series. That guy killed us. He's the one who prevented us from achieving true greatness.
The affirmative class monopolize the homage of mankind. They originate and execute all the great feats. What a force was coiled upin the skull of Napoleon!
A man comes to measure his greatness by the regrets, envies and hatreds of his competitors.
America's greatness is not found in the size of its government. America's greatness resides in the hearts and the minds of the people.
To display the greatest powers, unless they are applied to great purposes, makes nothing for the character of greatness.
Our society, our culture - the greatness of America - goes hand-in-hand with energy, and our leaders need to wake up. We need energy, OK?
Jesus measured greatness in terms of service not status. God determines your greatness by how many people you serve, not how many people serve you.
Take risks that could result in Greatness! Wayne Gretsky said, "You miss 100% of the shots you never take."
It's hard to be reverent today when directors make films that are not as good. There will be time later, though, when their lesser films are forgotten and just focus on the greatness.
An excuse is the tool our weak self uses to prevent our strongest self from reaching greatness.
Hope looks good on paper. But what creates greatness is focus, dedication and hard work. Daily. Go do it. We deserve to see you fly in 2014.
The career of a great man remains an enduring monument of human energy. The man dies and disappears, but his thoughts and acts survive and leave an indelible stamp upon his race.
Greatness is great power, producing great effects. It is not enough that a man has great power in himself, he must shew it to all the world in a way that cannot be hid or gainsaid.
As a madman is apt to think himself grown suddenly great, so he that grows suddenly great is apt to borrow a little from the madman.
It is to be steadily inculcated, that virtue is the highest proof of understanding, and the only solid basis of greatness.
