Quotes About Greatness

Leo X (1513–21), was more pious than his predecessors but no less convinced that the measure of papal greatness was an increase in papal lands and a sponsorship of the arts. Leo,

God is great not just because nothing is too big for Him. God is great but because nothing is too small for Him either.

God is great not just because nothing is too big for Him; God is also great because nothing is too small.

God is great not just because nothing is too big for Him; God is also great because nothing is too small. The Sovereign One cares about every minute detail of our lives.

After years of brushing up against all kinds of people in the public eye, I've learned that great leaders are first of all great servants—and that great service is modest, understated, in speech and action. Understatement is self-restraint, and self-restraint is hardly a sign of weakness. On the contrary, wisely used, few things carry more power.

There is no one great man. Only millions of men and women in possession of tiny pieces of greatness, which when put together, when assembled in the aggregate make the whole. I am a piece of a very large jigsaw puzzle. One of the corner pieces. The one you go for first - important for a time, different from most of the others. But then, in the end, in the big picture, just one of many.

All great things come from love, don't they?" "I guess they do," Anna said, and looked away. "The worst things, too.

Love," Pino said. "They played con smania, with passion, but the passion came from love. There's no other explanation. All great things come from love, don't they?" "I guess they do," Anna said, and looked away. "The worst things, too." "What does that mean? "Another time, Pino. Right now, I'm too happy.

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.

Beethoven can't really be great because his picture isn't on a bubble gum card.

Are imperfections is which make we grate.

Don't be so humble - you are not that great.

Err on the side of awesome.

Best there is... past, present and future! Ohhhhh yeahhhh!

The past is to be respected and acknowledged, but not to be worshipped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness.

The greatness of the Raiders lies in their future.

For mere vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge. But for security of the future I would do every thing.

The new king [Alexander the Great] should perform acts so important and glorious as would make the poets and musicians of future ages labour and sweat to describe and celebrate him.

I'm not worried about the country's long-term future. This country is insanely great. What I'm worried about is that we don't talk enough about solutions.

America is great, because America is good. And it really is up to all of us to make that true, now and in the future, and particularly for our children and our grandchildren.

The vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves responsible for that future.

My goal, if I was going to do art, fine art, would have been to become Picasso or greater.

When you first start to do jiu-jitsu everyone has the goal of being a black belt. You want to be great at everything you do.

Greatness comes to those who develop a burning desire to achieve high goals.