Quotes About Greatness

When you born again you are stepped into greatness and it means you are in zone of Miracles.

True honor does not crave recognition, as true wisdom craves not publicity. The great heroes and the great men of wisdom walk silently through the bypaths of mankind.

I will teach my son, that his desire to be great doesn't depend on those unfortunate enough to ignore their own.

The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation, because in the degradation of women, the very fountains of life are poisoned at their source.

There was never a great man who had not a great mother.

There will never be a generation of great men until there has been a generation of free women - of free mothers.

The lives of great men and women are miracles of patience and perseverance.

It's like the riddle of the Sphinx... why are there so many great unmarried women, and no great unmarried men?

"Without faith it is impossible to please God," and without faith it is impossible for you to become great. The distinguishing characteristic of all really great men and women is an unwavering faith.

The prophets and seers and great men and women, past and present, were made great by what they perceived from God, not by what they were taught by men.

I'm all about spontaneity. I think it makes for greatness.

I'm in this sport to be the champion. I want to be a great champion and go down in history for it.

Take a martial art or a sport, something that gives you a skill, engages the body, and allows you the possibility of being great - or at least being active. You'll find your confidence. Without it, you're nothing. It's the remedy for everything.

I'm a big sports fan even outside of baseball. I love watching guys that are supposed to be great, and are great, live up to the expectations. So I really appreciate consistency.

For me, the Mount Rushmore of greats would be Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Hulk Hogan, Bruno Sammartino or Lou Thesz. You can do either one of them in that fourth spot. But I think Ric Flair is the greatest of all time. He's the greatest I've ever seen... on the mic and in the ring.

Who do I think was the greatest? This might shock you: Elgin Baylor. He did so many great things. Nobody could guard him, playing in the forward spot. I'd love to see some of today's greats playing against Elgin. They couldn't guard him. Nobody could.

I love being in a spot where not only do I expect my own greatness - I'm also part of an organization that expects greatness from me. Or just think of it this way: Would you want to be the dude who lets Pat Riley down?

Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are two players that, the way I see it, can have a spot amongst the best of all time.

Chicago is an incredibly great city, but it was clear to me that greatness wasn't being spread to all our neighborhoods.

There was once a time when 'Final Fantasy' meant greatness, when seeing Square's brand on a game box meant you were about to play something special. That time has long since passed.

Leadership and greatness comes to those who follow-through. Who stand for near-flawless execution.

It's a great thing to hear people putting me up to this standard and putting me on this pedestal and expecting greatness from me, but at the end of the day, I'm just trying to be a better me as an artist musically.

Greatness, in the last analysis, is largely bravery - courage in escaping from old ideas and old standards and respectable ways of doing things.

I want to be great, and that's holding myself to my standards, not anybody else's.