The future works out great men's destinies; The present is enough for common souls, Who, never looking forward, are indeed Mere clay… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
Great men cultivate love and only little men cherish a spirit of hatred; assistance given to the weak makes the one who… — Booker T. Washington Copy Share Image
Despite his unimpressive appearance and manner, he was a brilliant fellow with a crystal-clear mind.... It was just that, when it came… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
You have heard me say, a great many times, that there is not that man or woman in this Church, and there… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
Altogether it will be found that a quiet life is characteristic of great men, and that their pleasures have not been of… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Now let me say that Matt Busby was a great manager and Manchester United wouldn't be where they are without him. He… — Johnny Giles Copy Share Image
Why do people speak of great men in terms of nationality? Great Germans, great Englishmen? Goethe always protested against being called a… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The moment anyone tries to demean or degrade you in any way, you have to know how great you are. Nobody would… — Cicely Tyson Copy Share Image
It was a great mantel to be able to take on really, an amazing legacy. And you know to finally see it,… — Brandon Routh Copy Share Image
[Meeting Mandela] was the highlight of my career; to meet such a great man and a strong man and such a passionate… — David Beckham Copy Share Image
New Year, the season for changes in positions and advances in salaries, approaches. If you have in your employ some who deserve… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
I've always considered myself a failure: I feel I've never done anything wholly right. [...] Everybody will tell you, "Oh no, how… — Ronnie Drew Copy Share Image
Measured by any standard, white or black, Washington must be regarded today as one of the great men of this country: and… — Ray Stannard Baker Copy Share Image
I came to the Greeks early, and I found answers in them. Greece's great men let all their acts turn on the… — Edith Hamilton Copy Share Image
Real-life discussions involve a great many bores and boors who have never learned that the art of conversation demands listening as well… — Susan Jacoby Copy Share Image
Thus metaphysics and mathematics are, among all the sciences that belong to reason, those in which imagination has the greatest role. I… — Jean le Rond d'Alembert Copy Share Image
I have visited many countries, and have been in cities without number, yet never did I enter a town which could not… — Oliver Goldsmith Copy Share Image
“Who that has ever visited the borders of this classic sea, has not felt at the first sight of its waters a… — Edward Forbes Copy Share Image
Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man - too great to be small in anything. In his… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
“That is the difference between great men and small, we great are willing to do the hard things, the uncomfortable things to… — S.C. Barrus Copy Share Image
“Freud was a genius; geniuses are bright but not necessarily right. What they do do, right or wrong, is to provide images… — Peter Redgrove Copy Share Image
To say that there is a case for heroes is not to say that there is a case for hero worship. The… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image