Quotes About Greatness

Unable to be or do anything of themselves, the young of the present generation tried to achieve a reputation for cleverness by decrying all that was obviously great and obviously good and by praising everything, however obviously bad, that was different.

He was, as one of his men put it, "the greatest leader that ever came on God's earth, bar none.

just to be in his presence was an experience. It was what made Shackleton so great a leader.

The last great Englishman is low.

Our hoard is little, but our hearts are great.

The greater man the greater courtesy.

Greatness is the dream of youth realized in old age.

But in anonymous seasons we must hold tightly to the truth that no doubt strengthened Jesus throughout his hidden years: Father God is neither care-less nor cause-less with how he spends our lives. When he calls a soul simultaneously to greatness and obscurity, the fruit—if we wait for it—can change the world.

The great souls distinguish with two things; their greater needs and their greater agony.

You have a great heart, but will only find it to be so through great pain. This is the wisdom of love, and its doubtful gift. . . . I have endured much suffering and still remain unbitter and unclosed.

In us the contempt for the heroic is only an extension of the perversion of the democratic principle that denies greatness and wants everyone to feel comfortable in his skin without having to suffer unpleasant comparisons.

Nothing can rival the incredible rush the act of creation brings. Of crafting something you know is destined to be great for all time.

Tú que eres sublime. Olímpica. Tú que eres una obra maestra, (…). Eres un arco demasiado grande para tan lamentables arqueros

If you're the greatest, it's okay to say you're the greatest. My suggestion to everybody is to be their own greatest fan. Weaker personas and personalities define that as egotistical or arrogant, but what it means is their self-esteem isn't that strong.

Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.

Remember, America's greatness is based on creating wealth like the rest of the world has never known, and then, making sure it's shared throughout a middle class and even the underprivileged.

We tend to admire the people in our society who have accumulated such wealth as to seem somehow great. But we shouldn't forget that it was the everyday working class man who made this country great.

That Rome was comparatively great and wealthy is certain.

I have spent years as a leadership coach to the very wealthy and have been able to get behind the eyes of some of the world's best, studying the minute details of what makes a person great.

Together, We will make America strong again. We will make wealthy again. We will make America proud again. We will make America safe again. And yes, together, we will make America great again. Thank you. God bless you. And God bless America.

As soon as a regular guy like Bill Clinton becomes the president, he wears a mantle of greatness. He's the president.

If the Reddit community cannot learn to balance authenticity and compassion, it may be a great website, but it will never be a truly great community.

We are poised for greatness here in Miramar, our foundation is sound, the question is what are we going to do with the foundation?

We have hillbillies with third grade educations and 8th grade educations who have conquered the poker world. There is no telling why someone is great at reading other people. Some people just are.