Greatness Quotes
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No great thought, no great object, satisfies the mind at first view, nor at the last.
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I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning.
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I'm really good at bringing out greatness - in anybody. I don't even have to be in the studio. What a gift to be able to help people bring out the best qualities in them.
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It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god.
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The chief proof of man's real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness.
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Go for greatness. Anything else is a waste of time.
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It is yet a higher speech of his than the other, 'It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god.'
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The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.
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One of my favorite things about being the host of 'The School of Greatness' is that I get to learn from the best minds in the world about stuff I am fascinated by.
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Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.
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But at the same time, there must never be the least hesitation in giving up a position the moment it is shown to be untenable. It is not going too far to say that the greatness of a scientific investigator does not rest on the fact of his having never made a mistake, but rather on his readiness to admit that he has done so, whenever the contrary evidence is cogent enough.
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I'm headed towards greatness. I think I'm making history in hip-hop.
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The measure of a country's greatness should be based on how well it cares for its most vulnerable populations.
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You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry.
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I used to fight the pain, but recently this became clear to me: pain is not my enemy; it is my call to greatness. But when dealing with the Iron, one must be careful to interpret the pain correctly. Most injuries involving the Iron come from ego. I once spent a few weeks lifting weight that my body wasn’t ready for and spent a few months not picking up anything heavier than a fork. Try to lift what you’re not prepared to and the Iron will teach you a little lesson in restraint and self-control.
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It is strange. I see all the privileges and greatness of the future. It already looks grand, beautiful. Tell them I went lovingly, trustfully, peacefully.
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When one guy is doing good, it makes all the others want to achieve greatness.
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The key that unlocks your greatness is deliberate, disciplined and consistent effort.
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Strength, the American way, is not manifested by threats of criminal prosecution or police state methods. Leadership is not manifested by coercion, even against the resented. Greatness is not manifested by unlimited pragmatism, which places such a high premium on the end justifying any means and any methods.
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True greatness is the most ready to recognize and most willing to obey those simple outward laws which have been sanctioned by the experience of mankind.
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Greatness be nothing unless it be lasting.
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Greatness is one of the sensations of littleness...
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I want things to be the best they can be. I want greatness.
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The past always seems somehow more golden, more serious, than the present. We tend to forget the partisanship of yesteryear, preferring to re-imagine our history as a sure and steady march toward greatness.
