It is a mistake to imagine that potentially great men are rare. It is the conditions that permit the promise of greatness… — Fred Hoyle Copy Share Image
Hitler had an unprecedented opportunity, such as no man will ever again be offered so easily, to create something entirely new. However,… — Fritz Thyssen Copy Share Image
Great men are little men expanded; great lives are ordinary lives intensified. — Wilferd Peterson Copy Share Image
If the spirit has passed through a great many sensations, possibly it can no longer be sated with them, but grows more… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
The world cannot do without great men, but great men are very troublesome to the world. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Every great man has become great, every successful man has succeeded, in proportion as he has confined his powers to one particular… — Orison Swett Marden Copy Share Image
If there is a single quality that is shared by all great men, it is vanity. But I mean by vanity only… — Yousuf Karsh Copy Share Image
If the title of a great man ought to be reserved for him who cannot be charged with an indiscretion or a… — Jared Sparks Copy Share Image
A great many persons are able to become Members of this House without losing their insignificance. — Beverley Baxter Copy Share Image
If you overesteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal. The Master leads by emptying people's… — Laozi Copy Share Image
A great many political speeches are literary parricides; they kill their fathers. — George D. Prentice Copy Share Image
Faith takes a great many forms, suited to a variety of sensibilities, and mine happens to suit me very well. — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
The gap between enthusiasm and indifference is filled with failures. The great man is he that does not lose his child's heart. — Mencius Copy Share Image
When I meet a historian who cannot think that there have been great men, great men moreover in politics, I feel myself… — Geoffrey Elton Copy Share Image
I have never had any issues with falling in love, dating, sustaining long-term relationships, or attracting great men in my life, who… — Kenya Moore Copy Share Image
“Someday we will realize that man is not controlled by laws, but byb passions. it is the strongest of passions that led… — Anthony Rudel Copy Share Image
Sadly, as with so much about history's heroes, it's the spotting of potential fame that's the difficulty, whether it's publishing their poems,… — Alan Coren Copy Share Image
Great men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much. — Walter Savage Landor Copy Share Image
“The secret of all the great men and women in history is that they converted their time into tangible products.” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
Great men are always exceptional men; and greatness itself is but comparative. Indeed, the range of most men in life is so… — Samuel Smiles Copy Share Image
Yes, Marines are down in jungle land and they did kill a man in a war, and a great many people did… — Earl Hancock Ellis Copy Share Image
It is surprising how many great men and women a small house will contain. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Publishing companies and a great many authors have missed the opportunity to capitalize on the very real relationships they create with their… — Vantile Whitfield Copy Share Image
