Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Stott

If God speaks to us about himself and his own glorious greatness, we respond by humbling ourselves before him in worship... If He speaks to us about His commandments, we determine to obey them.

John Stott

Greatness in the kingdom of God is measured in terms of obedience.

John Steinbeck

Never correct or rewrite until the whole thing is down.

John Steinbeck

I dislike helplessness in other people and in myself, and this is by far my greatest fear of illness.

Nicolas Chamfort

There is a melancholy that stems from greatness

Nigel Farage

I have been called a great many things in my time - that's politics.

Nas

Every great person educates themselves.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Greatness starts with the replacement of hatred with polite disdain.

Monica Lewinsky

Some people are born great and some have greatness thrust upon them

Miranda Hart

My greatest fear is fear. Ooh, meta.

John Wooden

Make greatness attainable by all.

John Ruskin

A great thing can only be done by a great person; and they do it without effort.

John Ruskin

Greatness is the aggregation of minuteness; nor can its sublimity be felt truthfully by any mind unaccustomed to the affectionate watching of what is least.

John Ruskin

Greatness is not a teachable nor gainable thing, but the expression of the mind of a God-made great man.

John Ruskin

Anything which elevates the mind is sublime. Greatness of matter, space, power, virtue or beauty, are all sublime.

John Ruskin

The measure of any great civilization is its cities and a measure of a city's greatness is to be found in the quality of its public spaces, its parks and squares.

John Ruskin

I fear uniformity. You cannot manufacture great men any more than you can manufacture gold.

Max Beerbohm

The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end.

Matthew Hayden

Tall peaks are not always better than long plateaus as true greatness must include protracted excellence.

Mary Webb

Love unspoken is the most tremendous force in the world. One is amazed at the way in which people waste their time making speeches, agitating, praying, even. They might save their breath. The great lovers of the world, in silence, rule the world.

Plato

.. we shall not be properly educated ourselves, nor will the guardians whom we are training, until we can recognise the qualities of discipline, courage, generosity, greatness of mind, and others akin to them, as well as their opposites in all their manifestations.

Philip Larkin

Many famous feet have trod Sublunary paths, and famous hands have weighed The strength they have against the strength they need; And famous lips interrogated God Concerning franchise in eternity....

Paul Weller

I think the biggest influence for me is when I hear a great piece of music, whatever the style, I'm kind of inspired by that greatness and I'm inspired to try and obtain something that comes close to that greatness.

Lech Walesa

Words are plentiful; deeds are precious.

Philip Sidney

For as much as to understand and to be mighty are great qualities, the higher that they be, they are so much the less to be esteemed if goodness also abound not in the possessor.

Philip Sidney

Great is not great to the greater.

Philip Sidney

Whatever comes out of despair cannot bear the title of valor, which should be lifted up to such a height that holding all things under itself, it should be able to maintain its greatness, even in the midst of miseries.

Philip Sidney

Like the air-invested heron, great persons should conduct themselves; and the higher they be, the less they should show.

Peter Drucker

One of the great movements in my lifetime among educated people is the need to commit themselves to action. Most people are not satisfied with giving money; we also feel we need to work.

Peter Drucker

The key to greatness is to look for people's potential and spend time developing it.

Paulo Coelho

I understand once again that the greatness of God always reveals itself in the simple things.

Max Lucado

God's present is his presence. His greatest gift is himself.

Max Lucado

The worship of safety emasculates greatness.