Quotes about great
greatness people great-people
Doing great requires that we become great people, and all of us can become great people. Les Brown
greatness special-you character-building
You have something special, you have GREATNESS within you!
greatness punishment citizens
The magnitude of the punishment matches the magnitude of the sin. Now a sin that is against God is infinite; the higher the person against whom it is committed, the graver the sin-it is more criminal to strike a head of state than a private citizen-and God is of infinite greatness. Therefore an infinite punishment is deserved for a sin committed against Him. Thomas Aquinas
greatness humans human-beings
The greatness of the human being consists in this: that it is capable of the universe.
greatness men events
The great man is not convulsible or tormentable; events pass over him without much impression. Ralph Waldo Emerson
greatness men sky
In private places, among sordid objects, an act of truth or heroism seems at once to draw to itself the sky as its temple, the sun as its cradle. Nature stretches out her arms to embrace man, only let his thoughts be of equal greatness.
greatness forever opinion
Greatness once and forever has down with opinion.
greatness men class
When nature removes a great man, people explore the horizon for a successor; but none comes, and none will. His class is extinguished with him. In some other and quite different field, the next man will appear.
greatness law strive
Every individual strives to grow and exclude, to the extremities of the universe, and to impose the law of its being on every other creature.
greatness men want
I want to be known as 'The Big Shakespeare.' It was Shakespeare that said, 'Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them.' Shaquille O'Neal
greatness faces action
True greatness merely refuses to change in the face of bad actions against one—and a truly great person loves his fellows because he understands them. L. Ron Hubbard
great-things happens
When women gather, great things will happen. Leymah Gbowee
greatness civilization library
No university in the world has ever risen to greatness without a correspondingly great library... When this is no longer true, then will our civilization have come to an end. Lawrence Clark Powell
greatest-fear hearing life-is
My greatest fear in life is standing before the Lord and hearing Him say, ‘I had so much more for you, but you held on too tightly.’
greatness people disrespect
If we as a people realized the greatness from which we came we would be less likely to disrespect ourselves. Marcus Garvey
greatness racism black
The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.
greatness men esteem
Is a man one whit the better because he is grown great in other men's esteem? Thomas a Kempis
greatness thinking dull
He was dull in a new way, and that made many think him great. Samuel Johnson
greatness imitation
No one ever became great by imitation.
greatness men littles
The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.
greatness understanding virtue
It is to be steadily inculcated, that virtue is the highest proof of understanding, and the only solid basis of greatness.
greatness firsts steps
The first step to greatness is to be honest.
greatness ideas looks
Great ideas come from everywhere if you just listen and look for them. You never know who's going to have a great idea. Sam Walton
great-things communicators
I wasn't a great communicator, but I communicated great things. Ronald Reagan
greatness men wheel-of-time
Some men […] choose to seek greatness, while others are forced to it. It is always better to choose than to be forced. A man who is forced is never completely his own master. He must dance on the strings of those who forced him. Robert Jordan
great-love lifetime enough
One great love in a single lifetime was enough for anyone. Robert James Waller
greatness ineptitude today
There is virtue in virtuosity, especially today, when it protects us from the tedious spectacle of ineptitude. Robert Hughes
greatness want
I'm doing this because I want to do it better. Walt Disney
greatness men earth
A man is a great thing upon the earth and through eternity; but every jot of the greatness of man is unfolded out of woman. Walt Whitman
greatness firsts forget
Anyone who seeks success or greatness should first forget about both and seek only the truth. The rest will follow.
greatness quality obedience
Obedience insures greatness, whilst disobedience leads to a repulse. Whosoever possesseth the qualities of righteousness placeth his head on the threshold of obedience. Saadi
great-inventions invention phonograph
Of all my inventions, I liked the phonograph best Thomas A. Edison
greatness safety steps
We are very near to greatness: one step and we are safe; can we not take the leap?