Quotes About Greatness

Look at how great a love the Father has given us, that we should be called God's children. 1 John 3:1

O Lord my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty. You wrap Yourself in light as with a garment; You stretch out the heavens like a tent and lay the beams of Your upper chambers on their waters. You make the clouds Your chariot and ride on the wings of the wind. You make winds Your messengers, flames of fire Your servants. (Ps. 104:1–4)

Every now and then a moment of clarity hits us, and we feel known by something—Someone—of inestimable greatness.

I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds. Your ways, O God, are holy. What god is so great as our God? You are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples.

Humility can be rather easily obtained by opening our eyes to reality—filling our minds and hearts with the greatness of God.

Jesus alone is supreme. In His economy, the mark of greatness is worn only by the servant to all. Under Jesus' reign, the self-exalted are ultimately humbled and the self-humbled are ultimately exalted.

You did not abandon them in the wilderness because of Your great compassion. Nehemiah 9:19

I look at Sachin and I see a great player, the kind of person that you would like to follow, but I have my reputation and am happy with the way my career has gone.

It is good to have an intellectual awareness of our dependence upon God - to understand how great He is and how very small we are in His sight.

It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess.

I don't like it when people say I was the best ever. It's silly. I am not the best ever. I was the best of my time.

I've seen comparisons between myself and Bobby Moore. It's nice to be told there are similarities, but nobody will come close to him - what a player, what a man!

Sometimes the simplicity of just declaring who God is and the greatness of who He is... sometimes you just have to say it.

Resistance is diabolical. It can harness our drive for greatness and our instinct for professionalism and yoke them, instead, to a shadow profession, whose demands will keep us from turning our energies toward their true course.

Men feared even the shade of Alexander, lest they encounter him again beneath the earth, for surely in that world, too, none would surpass him.

The will to fight, the passion to be great, is an indispensable element of the Warrior Ethos. It is also a primary quality of leadership, because it inspires men and fires their hearts with ambition and the passion to go beyond their own limits.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

WORSHIP IS …not just a song, it's a way of life. It's not just for musicians and good singers, it's for everyone. It's not just 20 minutes once a week. It's an ongoing daily attitude that reminds us of His greatness and our dependency upon Him.

Thank You, Lord, that You are with me in everything that I face. No matter what comes against me, You are greater and more powerful. I ask You to be with me in the things I face today. I praise You and Your greatness in the midst of all that seems large and looming in my life.

But we all have some largeness in us, don't we, Ana?

Greatness is measured by how one faces adversity. Everyone can be committed when things are going well.

My humbleness ranks among the greatest in the world."

Everyone at a high level has a huge amount of chess understanding, and much of what separates the great from the very good is deep presence, relaxation of the conscious mind, which allows the unconscious to flow unhindered.

Living to glorify God means doing everything... for Him, His way, to point to His greatness and to reflect His goodness.