Quotes About Greatness

1Let all that I am praise the LORD.     O LORD my God, how great you are!         You are robed with honor and majesty.        2You are dressed in a robe of light.     You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens;

There is no life which does not possess its own importance, no life which may not be touched by greatness at any time -- Yes, be touched by greatness and have a hand in it. (from The Mirror of Her Dreams)

Hatred, like a bush fire, ultimately consumes those who propagate it, leaving nothing but scorched, barren earth behind in their hearts. Love, the greatest of reckless endeavours, inspires men to greatness in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds... Maybe this book is just that, a reckless endeavour of the heart.

As America has rejected God's presence and God's law, America has declined in greatness.

Stop acting so small, you are as big as the universe!!!!!!!!

I think continually of those who were truly great…The names of those who in their lives fought for life,Who wore at their hearts the fire's center.Born of the sun they traveled a short while towards the sun,And left the vivid air signed with their honor.

I think continually of those who were truly great...Born of the sun they traveled a short while towards the sun, and left the vivid air signed with their honor.

I dare to fail greatly so that I may achieve greatness.

Catching a glimpse of your own greatness can be one of the most unsettling experiences imaginable.

I don't think I focused on the financial part of it, but definitely, my ambition is to be great, and that always meant that the sky was the limit for what I was hoping to do.

I just feel Black women, we get slept on a lot and people don't recognize our greatness in our curls and in chocolate skin.

Appleseed's orchard, is a blooming, fruiting meritocracy, in which every apple seed roots in the same soil and any seedling has an equal chance at greatness, regardless of origin or patrimony. Befitting the American success story, the botany of the apple—the fact that the one thing it won't do is come true from seed—meant

Ambition is not a vice of little people.

Greatness of soul consists not so much in mounting and in pressing forward, as in knowing how to govern and circumscribe itself; it takes everything for great, that is enough, and demonstrates itself in preferring moderate to eminent things. There is nothing so fine and legitimate as well and duly play the man; nor science so arduous as well and naturally know how to live this life; and of all the infirmities we have, 'tis the most barbarous to despise our being.

Todo puede ser fácil por algunos medios, e inaccesible por otros. La ocasión y la oportunidad tienen sus privilegios, y ofrecen a menudo al pueblo aquello que rehúsan a sus reyes, La curiosidad, a menudo, se pone trabas a sí misma como también lo hacen la grandeza y la potencia.

Zuaika hebat, tapi ia tak sehebat itu. Tak seorangpun sehebat itu.

Sabe que só o abraço da morte pode apaziguá-lo, esse abraço que ele preencherá com o corpo todo e com a alma inteira e onde enfim achará a sua grandeza; sabe que só a morte pode vingá-lo e acusar de assassínio os que o escarnecem.

We believe that the greatness of man stems from the fact that he bears his fate as Atlas bore the heavens on his shoulders.

Keynes was a great economist. In every discipline, progress comes from people who make hypotheses, most of which turn out to be wrong, but all of which ultimately point to the right answer. Now Keynes, in The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money,set forth a hypothesis which was a beautiful one, and it really altered the shape of economics. But it turned out that it was a wrong hypothesis. That doesn't mean that he wasn't a great man!

God loves the lowly. When we live humbly, he takes our small efforts and creates great things.

I am as great as the thoughts I conceive. I am as great as the Universe I perceive. I am as great as the love of my heart. I am as great as the God in my Soul.

To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.

The other thing that I love too is the enthusiasm of the QVC customer. She loves fashion, she loves looking great, and she loves discovering something new.

America is the greatest country in the world - I love America. What I've accomplished could not have been done anywhere else.