Quotes About Greatness

No man has come to true greatness who has not felt that his life belongs to his race, and that which God gives to him, He gives him for mankind.

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.

There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.

I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.

Let's face it - think of Africa, and the first images that come to mind are of war, poverty, famine and flies. How many of us really know anything at all about the truly great ancient African civilizations, which in their day, were just as splendid and glorious as any on the face of the earth?

It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base.

It was an experience that was exceptional. People frequently ask what it was like and it truly was inspiring. Sometimes during his lifetime, people would try and put him on a pedestal and that's not where he wanted to be, but he was really a great individual.

While there are certainly things that I admire and respect in each of the remaining candidates, I believe Donald Trump is the candidate best poised to make America great again.

Clifford Brown was in the jazz circles considered to be probably the greatest trumpet player who ever lived.

Nobody has ever denied that when it comes to his trade - gigolo - John Forbes Kerry is one of the all-time greats. He's in the Gigolo Hall of Fame. See, a really good gigolo might snag one heiress in a lifetime with a nine-figure trust fund. Kerry has married two. When it comes to gigolos, he's Steve Jobs.

The Founding Fathers of our nation believed in the people. They created a new nation based on the radical notion that the people could be free and trusted - that the nation would be great if you trusted the people to be good.

If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both.

A great man does not seek applause or place; he seeks for truth; he seeks the road to happiness, and what he ascertains, he gives to others.

People do not always understand the motives of sublime conduct, and when they are astonished they are very apt to think they ought to be alarmed. The truth is none are fit judges of greatness but those who are capable of it.

The truth is that all great men have had great mothers. Great women have had, as a rule, great fathers.

All your youth you want to have your greatness taken for granted; when you find it taken for granted, you are unnerved.

Not becoming 'something' scares me the most. I just want to be remembered for something great.

A man in pursuit of greatness feels no little wants.

When people leave my show, I want them to say, 'I've never seen anything like that in my life ... It's amazing. He's the greatest entertainer in the world.'

You need aspiration if you want to really achieve greatness in this world.

When things are said and done, I always want to be remembered as a great teammate and a great player.

All that is great cannot be possessed - and that is one of the most foolish things man goes on doing. We want to possess.

There's no way to convince people of your greatness. Whatever it is that you want to be, you have to know it inside and knife-fight your way to your dream.

I'm happiest when I'm acting, and I've dedicated my life to it. Still, as much as I love acting, at the end of the day, I want to be remembered as a great person, first, and as a great actor, second.