How To Be Great Quotes

The greatest illiterate is the inability to learn the great things of life from small things around.

Unemployment is sky-rocketing; deflation is in our future for the first time since the Great Depression. I don't care whose fault it is, it's the truth.

I was born by the sea, and I have noticed that all the great events of my life have taken place by the sea. My first idea of movement, of the dance, certainly came from the rhythm of the waves.

Guilt rarely results in positive behavior. But gratitude? Great things flow from a heart of gratitude.

Great things are done when men and mountains meet.

One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam.

I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.

In economics, hope and faith coexist with great scientific pretension and also a deep desire for respectability.

The great mind knows the power of gentleness.

The word ‘no’ is a great time-saver. Say no to anything that is not the highest and best use of your time.

You know, quarterbacks, I think greatness in quarterbacks is taking what you've got, whether it's a great team, a good team, or a struggling team and make them better.

Great souls endure in silence.

When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder.

A mediocre person tells. A good person explains. A superior person demonstrates. A great person inspires others to see for themselves.

These are the pieces of my youth, the small secrets and the not-so-great expectations that defined my coming of age.

I can't think of anyone I've mistreated. I've always thought that I am my brother's keeper. And I believe there's a 'great spirit' that takes care of all of us.

I think design, to a degree, is more generous and more humanistic than art, though great art can move us more.

I like this town, it's really great. They've put me in The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. This town is about music. It's about the kind of music I like.

When creating great experiences, it's not so much about doing what users expect. Instead, it's about creating a design that clearly meets their needs at the instant they need it.

she smiled at him, and at her own fears.

Great people have a vision of their lives that they practice emulating each and every day. They go to work on their lives, not just in their lives.

Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.

With a great poet the sense of Beauty overcomes every other consideration, or rather obliterates all consideration.

Time and space - time to be alone, space to move about - these may well become the great scarcities of tomorrow.

Every day I wake up and I lay in bed counting my blessings and saying my prayers for how fortunate I am to have great fans and health and family.

There is no planning. On the night it is really great, it's euphoria and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night. That was his attitude.

If a great outfit gets you one step closer to feeling good about yourself, then it's worth every penny.

The great thing is to become Saints.

That should be the goal, is that every kid in every neighborhood, despite whatever challenges they may face, are getting a great education in our public schools.

Behind every great man there stands a great woman. Behind every great woman is a great behind.

Commitment to great causes makes great men.

Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon, you all had great moments, but you never tasted the supreme triumph; you were never a farm boy riding in from the fields on a bulging rack of new-mown hay.

Country music and just music in general really lost a great friend today.

If we look at the fact, we shall find that the great inventions of the age are not, with us at least, always produced in universities.

Great men are never cruel without necessity.

Trust in God for great things. With your five loaves and two fishes He will show you a way to feed thousands.

I think a duet with Janet is a great idea.

When orators and auditors have the same prejudices, those prejudices run a great risk of being made to stand for incontestable truths.

Great patience is called for on the hard path that I have entered on.

Big Government is erecting a panopticon state - one that sees everything, and regulates everything. It’s great “customer service,” except that you can never get out of the store.

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.

You can tell a great athlete by, like, not how many times he wins, unlike when he loses. Because that's what is gonna make a swimmer.

Yankee pitchers have had great success this year against Cabrera when they get him out.

A great day for me is not getting out of bed. I like to see how many snacks I can eat..and how many really bad TV shows I can watch

Great things do not just happen by impulse, but as a succession of small things linked together.

True greatness merely refuses to change in the face of bad actions against one—and a truly great person loves his fellows because he understands them.

Russia is still the leader in world space exploration. But its position of leader involves great responsibility - we have no right to lag behind. We can and we must move constantly forward.

All the great things are simple.

My friends, if we are going to do a great work for God, we must spend much time in prayer; we have got to be closeted with God.

The single common denominator of men and women who achieve great things is a sense of destiny.