Greatness Quotes
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I realize now that I've hoped to be great - as an actress, as a mother - because I want to embody the greatness of women who didn't get to be all they could have been. Their dignity, their courage, and their brilliance make me strive to be better. They're a part of me.
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At a certain point, you have to kind of realize that greatness is a messy thing.
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Greatness of spirit is accompanied by simplicity and sincerity.
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Greatness starts with a clear vision of the future.
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.
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To vilify a great man is the readiest way in which a little man can himself attain greatness.
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There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.
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The first key to greatness is to be in reality what we appear to be.
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True greatness consists in being great in little things.
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Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.
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We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.
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Only in America can someone start with nothing and achieve the American Dream. That's the greatness of this country.
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There aren't many people in the world that are as respected and loved when it comes to entertainment and as big as Pac. But the greatness that I adore the most is him as a man.
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You have seeds of greatness in you! I believe our lives as Christians should be the most exciting because we have the favor and blessings of God on our side!
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Therefore let men withdraw themselves from errors; and laying aside corrupt superstitions, let them acknowledge their Father and Lord, whose excellence cannot be estimated, nor His greatness perceived, nor His beginning comprehended.
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The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
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Tramaine Hawkins has been a mentor, a confidante and an example of greatness. She has been through a lot in her life, and her career has spanned over 50 years. To me, that's what you call a legend.
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Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.
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What makes saintliness in my view, as distinguished from ordinary goodness, is a certain quality of magnanimity and greatness of soul that brings life within the circle of the heroic.
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Imitation is the homage mediocrity pays to greatness.
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It is not the 'greatness,' the intensity, of the emotions, the components, but the intensity of the artistic process, the pressure, so to speak, under which the fusion takes place, that counts.
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To my thinking, a great librarian must have a clear head, a strong hand, and, above all, a great heart. And when I look into the future, I am inclined to think that most of the men who achieve this greatness will be women.
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You know, quarterbacks, I think greatness in quarterbacks is taking what you've got, whether it's a great team, a good team, or a struggling team and make them better.
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The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the Nation's greatness, but the men who question power make a contribution just as dispensable, especially when that questioning is disinterested, for they determine whether we use power or power uses us.
