Greatness Quotes
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France cannot be France without greatness.
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Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
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If you want the secondary greatness of recognized talent, focus first on primary greatness of character.
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Dare to go forward. Courage is the mark of greatness in leadership
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Everyone chooses one of two roads in life - the old and the young, the rich and the poor, men and women alike. One is the broad, well-traveled road to mediocrity, the other road to greatness and meaning.
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American greatness was elevated significantly after Sputnik.
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Don't assume you have to be extraordinary to be used by God. You don't have to have exceptional gifts, talents, abilities, or connections. God specializes in using ordinary people whose limitations and weaknesses make them ideal showcases for His greatness and glory.
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And inasmuch as the great-souled man deserves most, he must be the best of men; for the better a man is the more he deserves, and he that is best deserves most. Therefore the truly great-souled man must be a good man. Indeed greatness in each of the virtues would seem to go with greatness of soul.
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There's very little greatness in this world, but in the crucible of quality there's a special corner reserved for Van Halen.
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Disappointment and adversity can be catalysts for greatness. There's something particularly exciting about being the hunter, as opposed to the hunted. And that can make for powerful energy.
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It's not what you take but what you leave behind that defines greatness.
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Every study of high achieving men and women proves that greatness in life is only possible when you become outstanding at your chosen field.
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Satisfaction may be the goal of the common man, but it is the enemy of greatness.
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I think there are more religious overtones in music because these artists want to be connected to greatness. What is greater or higher than God himself?
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I'm willing to put my body on the line and stuff like that, just to get a taste of that greatness.
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Greatness is always built on this foundation: the ability to appear, speak and act, as the most common man.
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When life becomes an extended picnic, with nothing of importance to do, ideas of greatness become an irritant. Such is the nature of the Europe syndrome.
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The magnitude of the punishment matches the magnitude of the sin. Now a sin that is against God is infinite; the higher the person against whom it is committed, the graver the sin-it is more criminal to strike a head of state than a private citizen-and God is of infinite greatness. Therefore an infinite punishment is deserved for a sin committed against Him.
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The true measure of greatness of a human being is their ability to express love in relationship.
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Kindness is the essence of greatness and the fundamental characteristic of the noblest men and women I have known.
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He is not great who is not greatly good.
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It passes in the world for greatness of mind, to be perpetually giving and loading people with bounties; but it is one thing to know how to give and another thing not to know how to keep. Give me a heart that is easy and open, but I will have no holes in it; let it be bountiful with judgment, but I will have nothing run out of it I know not how.
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The Andrians were the first of the islanders to refuse Themistocles' demand for money. He had put it to them that they would be unable to avoid paying, because the Athenians had the support of two powerful deities, one called Persuasion and the other Compulsion.The Andrians had replied that Athens was lucky to have two such useful gods, who were obviously responsible for her wealth and greatness; unfortunately, they themselves, in their small & inadequate land, had two utterly useless deities, who refused to leave the island and insisted on staying; and their names were Poverty and Inability.
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When I started my podcast, 'The School of Greatness,' one of the top three people I wanted to get on the show was Tony Robbins.
