Character Quote by Guy Finley

Not everyone's born with a silver spoon in their mouth. Not everyone's blessed with good fortune and looks. But how they choose to live…

— Nghi Lam

Nobody hands you excellence on a silver platter. You earn it through planning, preparing, and persisting in the face of all obstacles.

— Terry Orlick

You may not be born with a silver spoon, but in your hand lies a tool to carve out for yourself a golden one.

— Senoraroy

What often separates the good from the great is a layer of innate ability, a gift, so it's partly that. There's many people with…

— Paul Rankin

Greatness is a two-faced coin - and the reverse is humility.

— Marguerite Steen

Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.

— William Arthur Ward

He who is born with a silver spoon in his mouth is generally considered a fortunate person, but his good fortune is small compared…

— Celia Thaxter

Some consider themselves great because they have vast territory, some because they have finance, some because they have arms, some because they have vast…

— Sathya Sai Baba

Virtue and learning, like gold, have their intrinsic value: but if they are not polished, they certainly lose a great deal of their luster:…

— Lord Chesterfield

Even the great can have only their own sort of greatness.

— Zoe Akins

Some people are more talented than others. Some are more educationally privileged than others. But we all have the capacity to be great. Greatness…

— Peter Koestenbaum

True greatness is measured by how much freedom you give to others, not by how much you can coerce others to do what you…

— Larry Wall