Quotes About Greatness

is an unflinching biography of a manifestly great man. . . . Steve Jobs's life was a great story with a near mythic arc, and Isaacson captures it well . . . the book moves at a fast pace with a great eye for detail. . . . Isaacson is perceptive and original.

Saying that Jesus was a moral teacher is like calling Winston Churchill a landscape painter; both statements are true (and Jesus was a much better moralist than Churchill was a painter) but in neither case does the description capture the true greatness of the person.

The essence of greatness is the ability to choose personal fulfillment in circumstances where others choose madness.

When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds, your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world." Then he added, "Dormant forces, faculties, and talents become alive and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.

Notice those who give much, boast little, nurture others, and decline recognition or credit, and put them in your greatness file.

create space for others to be inspired and to achieve their own greatness.

greatness is every person's heritage.

Mark Twain: "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

wisdom is unrelated to one's potential personal greatness.

I came from greatness. I must be like what I came from. I will never abandon my belief in my greatness and the greatness of others.

when the greatness of the Tao (God) is present, action arises from one's heart;

the Way is great, heaven is great, earth is great, people are great.

Do the Tao Now Copy the following words and apply them to yourself: I came from greatness. I must be like what I came from. I will never abandon my belief in my greatness and the greatness of others. Read these words daily, perhaps by posting them conspicuously where you can see them. They will serve to remind you of the truth of your own greatness. Meditate for ten minutes today, focusing on your inner greatness.

make a commitment to work toward your greatness.

When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds, your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties, and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.

De la duda ha salido el temor a tu grandeza, el temor a la desaprobación, al fracaso, a la intimidad e incluso al éxito.

You are pure greatness…precisely the very same greatness that creates all of life.

Your greatness won't be found in a classroom; an apprenticeship; a teacher; or flattering comments from well-meaning family members, friends, or lovers. It is within you.

La obra maestra más grande y gloriosa del hombre es cómo vivir con un propósito».

La bella Antigüedad fue siempre venerable; pero no creo en absoluto que ella sea admirable. Veo a los antiguos, sin doblar las rodillas; son grandes, es cierto, pero hombres como nosotros.

Integrity is the first step to true greatness. Men love to praise, but are slow to practice it. To maintain it in high places costs self-denial; in all places it is liable to opposition, but its end is glorious, and the universe will yet do it homage.

Johnson well says, "He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything." Life is made up of little things. It is very rarely that an occasion is offered for doing a great deal at once. True greatness consists in being great in little things.

The true greatness of nations is in those qualities which constitute the greatness of the individual.

Unless you're willing to look a little foolish, forget the possibility of becoming great.