Quotes About Greatness

When the legends die, the dreams end there is no more greatness.

The myriad visitors to Bethune's grave include peasants and men of renown, famous names and anonymous workers. They stand with equal reverence before it, and they leave it feeling an equal gratitude. For, in the memory of Bethune's life, the great are reminded of people from whom they draw their strength, and the people are reminded of the road that everyone can travel to greatness.

I think Obama is going to go down as one of our greatest presidents because what this guy has done and has tried to do, and over the kind of opposition that I don't know if Lincoln had, except he had to go to war. This speaks so brilliantly of Obama and the way he conducts himself. I think he is already one of our greatest presidents.

M. J. was M. J. His body of work speaks for itself. We've seen his career, we've dissected his career and had the chance to watch it. That's done.

If you ask any great player or great quarterback, there's a certain inner confidence that you're as good as anybody. But you can't say who is the absolute best. To be considered is special in itself.

I don't have the need to be the greatest of all-time anymore, 'cause I'm just a speck of the greatest energy to ever exist.

Now, we occupy a lowly position, both in space and rank in comparison with the heavenly sphere, and the Almighty is Most High not in space, but with respect to absolute existence, greatness and power.

I would love to share the screen with Meryl Streep, wouldn't we all? I would love to work with Spielberg and Scorsese; that would be lovely. I'm also a huge fan of Johnny Depp and the way he creates his characters, so that would be fun. I mean, any of the greats, really.

Have but luck, and you will have the rest; be fortunate, and you will be thought great.

Every person is born with a seed of greatness.

I have become so great as I am because I have won men's hearts by gentleness and kindliness.

You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry

Black men, you were once great; you shall be great again. Lose not courage or faith, go forward.

People often tell me I could be a great man. I'd rather be a good man.

There aren't any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet.

Other famous men, those of much talk and few deeds, soon evaporate. Action is the dignity of greatness.

Instead of focusing on the great men of God, I prefer to focus on the Great God of men.

You do not determine a man's greatness by his talent or wealth, as the world does, but rather by what it takes to discourage him.

Sooner will a camel pass through a needle's eye than a great man be "discovered" by an election.

Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be lighted.

Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man - too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of my humble origin, or of my unpopular color.

If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.

Greatness is always built on this foundation: the ability to appear, speak and act, as the most common man.

Great men of action... never mind on occasion being ridiculous; in a sense it is part of their job, and at times they all are.