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Quotes About Greatness

It would seem as if the rulers of our time sought only to use men in order to make things great; I wish that they would try a little more to make great men;
~ Alexis de Tocqueville
We should not strive to resemble our fathers but should strain to achieve a type of greatness and happiness which belongs to us alone.
~ Alexis de Tocqueville
Now I understand that all great teachers love us. This is essentially what makes them great. I also understand that it is this love that never dies, and that, having once experienced it, we have the confidence always exhibited by well-loved humans, to continue extending this same love.
~ Alice Walker
Great men have great faults.
~ Joe Abercrombie
That was an age of great men doing what was right...This is an age of little men doing what they must.
~ Joe Abercrombie
That was the age of great men, doing what was right.
~ Joe Abercrombie
The people far prefer a leader who appears great, to one who is.
~ Joe Abercrombie
Bah. What does it matter now? There are no certainties let in the world. That was the age of great men, doing what was right." He frowned down at the broken rubble choking the floor of the colossal room. "This is the age of little men, doing what they must. Little men, with little dreams, walking in giant footsteps.
~ Joe Abercrombie
He built the Empire, yet he was also the principal in its destruction. A great man, in so many ways, but great men have great faults... One should learn the lessons of history. The mistakes of the past need only be made once... Unless there are no other choices.
~ Joe Abercrombie
The people far prefer a leader who appears great, Bialoveld wrote, to one who is.
~ Joe Abercrombie
You can be as great a man as you please while you're alive. Makes not a straw of difference once you go back to the mud. And
~ Joe Abercrombie
The great are only great because we are on our knees. Let us rise up!
~ Joe Abercrombie
Perhaps for some men obedience became a habit they could not question. Or perhaps they came to define themselves by their service to a master, and chose to take the short step into death as part of something great, rather than walk the long, hard road of life in insignificance.
~ Joe Abercrombie
And can you teach your body emotionally what it would feel like to believe in this way . . . to be empowered . . . to be moved by your own greatness . . . to be invincible . . . to have courage . . . to be in love with life . . . to feel unlimited . . . to live as if your prayers are already answered? . . .
~ Joe Dispenza
And can you teach your body emotionally . . . what it would feel like to believe in this way . . . to be empowered . . . to be moved by your own greatness . . . to have courage . . . to be invincible . . . to be in love with life . . . to feel unlimited
~ Joe Dispenza
La grandeza consiste en aferrarte a un sueño, independientemente del entorno donde vivas.
~ Joe Dispenza
Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things.
~ Joe Paterno
God didn't create you to be average. You were created to excel You have everything
~ Joel Osteen
DAY FOURTEEN I DECLARE that I will use my words to bless people. I will speak favor and victory over my family, friends, and loved ones. I will help call out their seeds of greatness by telling them "I'm proud of you, I love you, you are amazing, you are talented, you are beautiful, you will do great things in life." This is my declaration.
~ Joel Osteen
Whatever your critics say about you has no bearing on your worth. You are a child of the Most High God. The Creator of the universe breathed life into you. You have seeds of greatness on the inside. You've been crowned with favor. God has already equipped and empowered you with everything you need. Don't waste your valuable time trying to play up to people, trying to win over all your critics, or trying to prove to someone that you're important.
~ Joel Osteen
If you are going to magnify something, don't magnify your problems; magnify your God. Talk about His greatness, talk about His favour.
~ Joel Osteen
There is a winner in you. You were created to be successful, to accomplish your goals, to leave your mark on this generation. You have greatness in you. The key is to get it out.
~ Joel Osteen
They're a part of His divine plan. Think of a seed. As long as a seed remains in the light, it cannot germinate and will never become what it was created to be. The seed must be planted in the soil, in a dark place, so that the potential on the inside will come to life. In the same way, there are seeds of greatness in us—dreams, goals, talents, potential—that will only come to life in a dark place.
~ Joel Osteen
You may feel as though you're at a disadvantage. It's causing you to shrink back, to not pursue your dreams. Like Gideon, you may not be able to see it, but even the enemy knows you're royalty. Even the enemy knows you are destined to do great things.
~ Joel Osteen