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Quotes About Greatness

In him was vindicated the greatness of real goodness and the goodness of real greatness.
~ Phillips Brooks
This is before the coming of a new Heaven and a new Earth, in the which shall reign the Prince of Peace forever and forever, as the Old shall be passed away, for lo on earth there is nothing great but man in man there is nothing great but mind. . . . .
~ Phylos the Tibetan
Illusions of grandeur are not the same as visions of greatness.
~ Edwin Louis Cole
Obviously, Gaga's one of the greatest music visionaries of our time, and Beyonce is one of the greatest visions of our time. She is a music visionary, too.
~ Justin Tranter
Great people are attracted to great people and great visions.
~ Sal Khan
'Painting like a child' isn't a negative for me... it's something only great artists can really achieve. The childlike quality of some of Picasso's drawings is precisely what makes them so masterful and extraordinary; the ability to express complete visions, feelings and portraits through a continuous line.
~ Damien Hirst
A vital part of Trump's appeal was his promise to make America emphatically great again, staunching the haemorrhage of jobs and investment to China and Mexico, and cutting back on handouts to NATO and illegal migrants.
~ Linda Colley
In Greek mythology, the hero wants to be great, but the very concept does not exist in the Indian vocabulary. Yet it has become the global template. And it's a template that won't fit in India.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
If we can but tear the blindfold of self-deception from our eyes and loosen the gag of self-denial from our voices, we can restore our country to greatness.
~ Theodore C. Sorensen
I feel like Adele is a diva. Not in the bad way. She is one of the greatest voices of this industry and of her own art. What she offers is so unique that she's risen to such a status that very few artists can enjoy.
~ Xavier Dolan
Historically all of the greats, Stone Cold Steve Austin, that's Steve with the volume turned way up to his personality, Dwayne Johnson is The Rock, he just turns his volume on his personality way up.
~ Montel Vontavious Porter
I say to string players in small chamber orchestras, 'it's always easy to become a passenger on the journey in sound, just adding volume to the whole. But if you play in an individual way, it makes the difference between good and great sound in an orchestra.'
~ Itzhak Perlman
If you can prove that you're in that elite class on a consistent basis, it speaks volumes about a player's longevity. It also says that as a player, you were steady, stable, and great and that you deserve to be recognized.
~ Scottie Pippen
I believe with all my heart that America remains 'the great idea' that inspires the world. It is a privilege to be born here. It is an honor to become a citizen here. It is a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here.
~ Arnold Schwarzenegger
I don't want to be one of those great players who never made it to the Series.
~ Rickey Henderson
No shame in losing to an all-time great.
~ Anthony Yarde
I want everyone to look back and think that I was awesome.
~ Andy Roddick
Babe Ruth was great. I'm just lucky.
~ Reggie Jackson
Sasha Banks is amazing.
~ Bianca Belair
The Rock has definitely set the bar. He's in a class by himself, and he always will be, I believe.
~ Bill Goldberg
Lou Brock was a great base stealer but today I am the greatest.
~ Rickey Henderson
I'm not playing this game just to be a good basketball player. I want to be one of the greatest to ever play.
~ Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
I don't see how people are comfortable with seeing other people be great. You can be happy for anybody, but what is your excuse to not want to be great? These people are great because they just say, 'I'ma do that,' and they do it. That's it. There's no scientifical process.
~ Kevin Hart
Anytime you can beat a player that's going to go down as one of the best of all time, that's a good win.
~ Mardy Fish