Quotes About Greatness

I never asked to be compared to Richard Pryor. I just realised he was one of the greatest humorists we'd ever had on earth, I knew I wanted to be like that.

If we are realistic and forget team loyalties, you cannot compare Messi with any other player.

You gotta be great - you have one life.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

I won't be a perfect mayor, but I will be the mayor of a great city.

But the reason America is a great country, the reason is because our compassion is in our laws. And when we live by those laws and we treat everybody equally under the law, that's when people feel good about being Americans.

We are a great country with huge potential.

Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.

We want the big stories, of course, of the great men, but there's as much drama and interest and lessons to be learned in actions that people like us take on a daily basis.

I have labored to make the record of the great men of my time.

I have huge respect for Preet Bharara, a great U.S. Attorney by any measure. But even great men can make mistakes.

Great music was written by the great geniuses, and you want to do it justice.

I'm in awe of what it takes to run a nation, especially our great nation.

I have always liked to play against the great ones.

There's not many people - only really the great ones - who realize what they were born to do.

Only great people can make great products.

A lot of great people come to Facebook. In our business, we're about how do we help connect our companies to great people across all levels.

I want to be a great person, not just a great artist.

It's not a good feeling when you get booed. But I don't want to be good because somebody booed me. I want to be great player because that's the way I am.

Like I said, when you have to play against a great player every night, that defines who you are if you can compete on that same level night in and night out.

It is one thing to have quality and another to be a great player.

I just want to be a great player.

You can't be a great player without playing both ends of the floor. And that's what I do - I really focus in, and my athletic ability helps me.