Greatness Quotes
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We have reached the bottom of the 9th inning, and now it is happening, what we normally experience at any ballpark when a visiting pitcher is so close to greatness, even the hometown fans come to root for him. He has come too far, he has journeyed too long to drop it.
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From leading the world into the age of democracy to spearheading the technological revolution, America has always been at the forefront of greatness.
Charles B. Rangel
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The line between greatness and obscurity is very, very small.
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The capacity for tears is the last demonstration of greatness.
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That's part of American greatness, is discrimination. Yes, sir. Inequality, I think, breeds freedom and gives a man opportunity.
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Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.
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One of the marks of true greatness is the ability to develop greatness in others.
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We need to discover all over again that worship is natural to the Christian, as it was to the godly Israelites who wrote the psalms, and that the habit of celebrating the greatness and graciousness of God yields an endless flow of thankfulness, joy, and zeal.
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By "moral discipline," I mean self-discipline based on moral standards. Moral discipline is the consistent exercise of agency to choose the right because it is right, even when it is hard. It rejects the self-absorbed life in favor of developing character worthy of respect and true greatness through Christlike service.
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Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness.
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I did a little bit to raise the dignity and recognition of the greatness of African-American music.
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When you are able to maintain your own highest standards of integrity - regardless of what others may do - you are destined for greatness.
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The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.
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Privatizing Social Security doesn't make sense, and it's out of step with the fundamental value of ensuring that after a life spent working hard and contributing to the greatness of our nation, every American should have a secure retirement.
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Look. This is your world! You can't not look. There is no other world. This is your world; it is your feast. You inherited this; you inherited these eyeballs; you inherited this world of color. Look at the greatness of the whole thing. Look! Don't hesitate - look! Open your eyes. Don't blink, and look, look - look further.
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In art, and in the higher ranges of science, there is a feeling of harmony which underlies all endeavor. There is no true greatness in art or science without that sense of harmony.
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What is peddled about nowadays as philosophy, especially that of N.S. National Socialism, but has nothing to do with the inner truth and greatness of that movement namely the encounter between global technology and modern humanity is nothing but fishing in that troubled sea of values and totalities.
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Greatness and fiasco is the same. You're reaching for something just out of your grasp, and if you get it, it's great, and if you don't, it's a disaster.
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You must show no mercy...nor have any belief whatsoever in how others judge you...for your greatness will silence them all.
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If you're gifted enough, nappy hair, gap teeth, acne face - I don't care what it is, greatness will shine through anything!
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To forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness?
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I like the old school, then I add the new school, and I got a concoction of greatness. I can't miss; you can't miss with that.
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Be willing to launch in faith, with no guarantees of success. This is the mark of personal greatness
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Chasing greatness - it's what I'm about.
