Greatness Quotes

2048 Greatness quotes by 1107 unique authors

In this land of unlimited opportunity, a place where, to paraphrase Woody Allen, any man or woman can realize greatness as a patient or as… — Vincent Canby
I believe that everyone is destined for greatness, but most people aren't willing to pay the price it takes to get there. — Clifton Anderson
Out of discomfort comes greatness — Cindy Gallop
Pride of one's work is not improper, unladylike, or vain. We can all take a lesson from the sea turtle. She does not travel thousands… — Mary Alice
Everyone can be awesome if they want it bad enough. And I don't believe that anyone wants to be average. I think everybody desires greatness,… — Jason Ellis
No one achieves greatness by becoming a generalist. You don't hone a skill by diluting your attention to its development. The only way to get… — John C. Maxwell
The sage never strives for greatness, and can therefore accomplish greatness. — Laozi
No university in the world has ever risen to greatness without a correspondingly great library... When this is no longer true, then will our civilization… — Lawrence Clark Powell
He who practices sheel (virtue) and sayyam (self-restrain) attains to greatness — Shri Radhe Maa
The greatest determinant of greatness is going to be our ability to collaborate with others who have pieces of the puzzle we don't. — Jay Abraham
The desire to build a risk-free society has always been a sign of decadence. It has meant that the nation has given up, that it… — Henry Fairlie
An individual's yearning to reach outside his life is a seed of greatness waiting for a stream of inspiration. Carving that stream to people's hearts… — Mac Anderson
Greatness is so often a courteous synonym for great success. — Philip Guedalla
True greatness consists in being great in little things. — Charles Simmons
The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget. — Ali ibn Abi Talib
Much more frequent in Hollywood than the emergence of Cinderella is her sudden vanishing. At our party, even in those glowing days, the clock was… — Ben Hecht
Greatness comes through serving. The more you serve, the greater you become — Edwin Louis Cole
Accepting responsibility for the actions of others contributes to your own greatness. — Edwin Louis Cole
Human greatness is a rather difficult thing to account for, and more often than not one is mistaken in one's hunches about somebody one has… — William Saroyan
I kept imagining these people, just living their daily lives, and then having them suddenly ended in unjust tragedy. When we watch the news, we… — Donald Miller
A lot has been written and said about why he was so great, but I think the best way to appreciate his greatness is just… — Huey Lewis
You are powerful. Sorry. Hate to be the bearer of bad news. You are. You can continue arm wrestling with yourself, or you can use… — Peter McWilliams
The greatness of Ty Cobb was something that had to be seen, and to see him was to remember him forever. — George Sisler
True greatness means that, even if you forget what you've done for others, you never forget what others have done for you. It means always… — Josei Toda
That eminence of learning is not to be gained without labour, at least equal to that which any other kind of greatness can require, will… — Samuel Johnson

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