Quotes About Greatness

My inspiration comes from the message Duke Ellington gave - you are unique, be yourself, put out that thing that is you, then use your work ethic and produce great music.

The intellectual architecture means focusing on doing great work instead of focusing on agency politics.

It is not the greatness of the work which matters to God but the love with which it is done.

Have faith that you are all, my brave lads, born to do great things! Let not the barks of puppies frighten you, no, not even the thunderbolts of heaven, but stand up and work!

Some strive to make themselves great. Others help others see and find their own greatness. It's the latter who really enrich the world we live in

To do good work a man should no doubt be industrious. To do great work he must certainly be idle a well.

The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field - and keep on doing it.

To write the lives of the great in separating them from their works necessarily ends by above all stressing their pettiness, because it is in their work that they have put the best of themselves.

The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded upon the spirituality of work.

Kurosawa was one of film's true greats. His ability to transform a vision into a powerful work of art is unparalleled.

But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough. And also his creative spirit. You know he really, really wants to do something great.

I don't think Steve Jobs nauseated people when talking about how great Apple stuff was. The reason why he didn't nauseate people is because it was true. The start of all great marketing is to have a great product.

I've always wanted to be mentioned in the same sentence or at the same time that you say Quincy Jones or you say Stevie Wonder. I never thought that could possibly ever happen.

We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us.

Big dreams create the magic that stir men's souls to greatness.

Inaugural speeches are supposed to be huge and stirring. Presidents haul our heroes onstage, from George Washington to Martin Luther King Jr. George W. Bush brought the Liberty Bell. They use history to make greatness and achievements seem like something you can just take down from the shelf.

From the business point of view, always encouraging the people in our company to own stock in the company, and if we're going to build something great, to have a lot of people share in the benefits of that greatness.

The Stones are great and always have been. Jagger's lyrics are just amazing. Right on the ball every time.

America has long stood before the world as an exceptional country.

I effectively stood on the shoulders of a giant to make a little bit of noise myself. I'm a by-product of Muhammad Ali.

I'm one of the greatest storytellers ever.

We live in world that wants to burnish the rough edges and straighten the crooked line, but conformity doesn't beget greatness.

We have to straighten out our country; we have to make our country great again, and we need energy and enthusiasm.

It is strange. I see all the privileges and greatness of the future. It already looks grand, beautiful. Tell them I went lovingly, trustfully, peacefully.