Greatness Quotes

2048 Greatness quotes by 1107 unique authors

Greatness is a journey that begins with the impossible and turns in to the unforgettable. — Miguel Torres
It takes great technique, tremendous discipline and energy and practice, and damn few are capable. Art is confidence. Technique makes it possible to achieve artistic… — Dirk Benedict
The signature of mediocrity is chronic inconstancy. The signature of greatness is a disciplined and consistent focus on the right things. — James C. Collins
George Orwell famously described international sport as 'war minus the shooting'. But for all Orwell's greatness as a thinker, this was one of his least… — Gideon Haigh
Greatness is not guarding yourself from people. Greatness is being accepted by the people — Mike Tyson
To seek greatness is the only righteous vengeance. — Criss Jami
Who can attain to anything great if he does not feel in himself the force and will to inflict great pain? The ability to suffer… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Faced with a world of "modern ideas" which would like to banish everyone into a corner and a "specialty," a philosopher, if there could be… — Friedrich Nietzsche
I, for one, will be convinced that the Canada we know and love will be gone forever. But, then, Thucydides wrote that Themistocles' greatness lay… — Pierre Trudeau
A businessman who reads Business Week is lost to fame. One who reads Proust is marked for greatness. — John Kenneth Galbraith
Great leadership is not attained by pursuing greatness but by persevering through great tests. — Myles Munroe
A commodity has a value because it is a crystallization of social labor. The greatness of its value, or its relative value, depends upon the… — Karl Marx
Architecture exhibits the greatest extent of the difference from nature which may exist in works of art. It involves all the powers of design, and… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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… — Blaise Pascal
Movies such as 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' in 1939 to 'Dave' in 1993 portray Washington leaders as the ultimate Everymen - decent people just… — Ron Fournier
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. — Anatole France
There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous. — Benjamin Franklin
Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. — Robert Frost
The best way out is always through. — Robert Frost
The essence of greatness is neglect of the self. — James Anthony Froude
If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say… — Lady Gaga
There is something mean in human nature that prefers to think evil, that gives a willing ear and a ready welcome to calumny, a sort… — Richard Le Gallienne
The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. — Mahatma Gandhi
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age… — Mahatma Gandhi
Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them. — John W. Gardner

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