Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. Votes: 4
William ShakespeareGreatness always indicates simplicity. Wisdom always results from curiosity. Votes: 3
Debasish MridhaGreatness of thoughts define greatness. Greatness in actions define immortality. Votes: 3
Debasish MridhaGreatness is largely a social accident, and almost always socially supported. Votes: 3
Mary McLeod BethuneGreatness emanates through endurance and triumph over the difficulties in life. Votes: 3
Lailah Gifty AkitaMediocrity in politics is not to be despised. Greatness is not needed. Votes: 3
Hans Magnus EnzensbergerGreatness comes through serving. The more you serve, the greater you become Votes: 3
Edwin Louis ColeGreatness never comes from having power, but it embraces you when you empower. Votes: 3
Debasish MridhaGreatness is not attainable, but in the pursuit of it, you can achieve excellence. Votes: 3
Vince LombardiGreatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness. Votes: 3
Jean RostandGreatness is not guarding yourself from people. Greatness is being accepted by the people Votes: 3
Mike TysonEven at your best, someone will have something negative to say. Pursue Greatness anyways! Votes: 3
Tony GaskinsGreatness in the making feels just like you feel right now. Time will soon tell. Votes: 3
TemitOpe IbrahimGreatness begins to wane when you start trying to blend in rather than stand out Votes: 3
Constance Chuks FridayGreatness is a journey that begins with the impossible and turns in to the unforgettable. Votes: 3
Miguel TorresThe place does not make the man, nor the sceptre the king. Greatness is from within. Votes: 3
Robert Green IngersollGreatness, thou gaudy torment of out souls, The wise man's fetter, and the rage of fools. Votes: 3
Thomas OtwayGreatness does not lie in the fabrics of your words but in the strength of your impact Votes: 3
Ikechukwu IzuakorGreatness is the reward for genius...only a few can be great, the rest are plain good. Votes: 3
Siddharth KatragaddaGreatness is always envied - it is only mediocrity that can boast of a host of friends. Votes: 3
Marie CorelliGreatness is never birth in ice cream shops but in the field of hard work and perseverance. Votes: 3
Ikechukwu IzuakorGreatness is in not what you do but how you are an instrument in the hands of God. Votes: 3
Radhanath SwamiGreatness can't be imposed; it has to come from within. But it does live within all of us. Votes: 3
Jeff SutherlandGreat spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. Votes: 2
Albert EinsteinGreat minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. Votes: 2
Eleanor RooseveltHe who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. Votes: 2
Muhammad AliJust do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness. Votes: 2
George Bernard ShawGreat men lose somewhat of their greatness by being near us; ordinary men gain much. Votes: 2
Walter Savage LandorIt is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him. Votes: 2
John SteinbeckAt a certain point, you have to kind of realize that greatness is a messy thing. Votes: 2
James GrayHe is great who is what he is from nature, and who never reminds us of others. Votes: 2
Ralph Waldo EmersonThe Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness. Votes: 2
Marcus GarveyThink like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness. Votes: 2
Oprah WinfreyHappiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. Votes: 2
Jim RohnA child does not notice the greatness and the beauty of nature and the splendor of God in his works. Votes: 2
Rudolf OttoGreat is this organism of mud and fire, terrible this vast, painful, glorious experiment Votes: 1
George SantayanaHe who comes up to his own idea of greatness must always have had a very low standard of it in mind Votes: 1
William Hazlitt...greatness sympathises with greatness, and littleness shrinks into itself. Votes: 0
William HazlittThe Germans are incapable of any conception of greatness: proof Schumann. Votes: 0
Friedrich NietzscheHe who practices sheel (virtue) and sayyam (self-restrain) attains to greatness Votes: 0
Shri Radhe MaaBy constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character. Votes: 0
Grenville KleiserCopiousness and simplicity, variety and unity, constitute real greatness of character. Votes: 0
Johann Kaspar LavaterTo achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die. Votes: 0
Francois de La RochefoucauldNone, but people of strong passion are capable of rising to greatness. Votes: 0
Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de MirabeauTrue greatness is sovereign wisdom. We are never deceived by our virtues. Votes: 0
Alphonse de LamartineNo man ever progressed to greatness and goodness but through great mistakes. Votes: 0
Frederick William RobertsonThere is greatness in everyone.Look within yourself and discover your greatness. Votes: 0
Lailah Gifty AkitaWhat positive things have you said to yourself today? Acknowledge your greatness. Votes: 0
Chalene JohnsonPassing my motorcycle theory test gave me a disproportionate feeling of greatness. Votes: 0
James McAvoyAccepting responsibility for the actions of others contributes to your own greatness. Votes: 0
Edwin Louis ColeThe key that unlocks your greatness is deliberate, disciplined and consistent effort. Votes: 0
Darren HardyHe who possesses greatness is cruel towards his secondary virtues and considerations. Votes: 0
Friedrich NietzscheHonesty is not only the first step toward greatness, it is greatness itself. Votes: 0
Christian Nestell BoveeNothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve. Votes: 0
Marianne WilliamsonI firmly believe there are books whose greatness actually enable you to live. Votes: 0
Emma ThompsonThere are no turnarounds at Michigan. This is greatness. Long tradition of it. Votes: 0
Jim HarbaughUntil your dream dominates your mindset, you'll never wake up to your greatness. Votes: 0
Robin SharmaBe free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height. Votes: 0
George ChapmanImitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness. Votes: 0
Oscar WildeI can't stand satisfaction. To me, greatness comes from that quest for perfection. Votes: 0
Mike SchmidtThrough the trials and tribulations of life come the openness to receive greatness. Votes: 0
Michelle Cruz-RosadoThrough the trials and tribulations of life come the openness to receive greatness. Votes: 0
Michelle CruzGreat heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. Votes: 0
Peter S. BeagleSome are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers. Votes: 0
Daniel J. BoorstinComplacency is the last hurdle standing between any team and its potential greatness. Votes: 0
Pat RileyIt is the privilege of greatness to confer intense happiness with insignificant gifts. Votes: 0
Friedrich NietzscheThose who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness. Votes: 0
Francois de La RochefoucauldSometimes our weakness is considered strength, and we take delight in borrowed greatness. Votes: 0
Meher BabaThe great poem must have the stamp of greatness as well as its essence. Votes: 0
Henry David ThoreauYou need to screw up to learn. You need to experience to create greatness. Votes: 0
Laurie Faria StolarzThe truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind. Votes: 0
Ella Wheeler WilcoxA virtuous mother sows and sows seeds of greatness with great life in mind. Votes: 0
Agu Jaachynma N.E.Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonThe ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being. Votes: 0
Pope John Paul IITrue greatness depends on total wisdom. The real lesson is to learn to love. Votes: 0
L. Ron HubbardA coach is someone that sees beyond your limits and guides you to greatness! Votes: 0
Michael JordanThere is only one road to human greatness: through the school of hard knocks. Votes: 0
Albert EinsteinSome are born great. Some achieve greatness. Some get it as a graduation gift. Votes: 0
Robin WilliamsA grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. Votes: 0
James E. FaustO England! Model to thy inward greatness, like little body with a might heart. Votes: 0
William ShakespeareThe world appears very little to a soul that contemplates the greatness of God. Votes: 0
Brother LawrenceIn this crucible of wickedness the true greatness of Mormon shines like a star. Votes: 0
Hugh NibleyThe biographies of the great men see their excesses as signs of their greatness. Votes: 0
Kate Zambrenohere in Texas maybe we've got into the habit of confusing bigness with greatness. Votes: 0
Edna FerberThe sad thing about doping is how much it obscures our appreciation of greatness. Votes: 0
Malcolm GladwellMary's greatness consists in the fact that she wants to magnify God, not herself. Votes: 0
Pope Benedict XVII believe greatness is an evolutionary process that changes and evolves era to era. Votes: 0
Michael JordanAdversity is the nurse of greatness which roughly rocks her patients back to health. Votes: 0
William C. BryantGet up my friend. If you're still breathing, there's still time enough for greatness. Votes: 0
Andrew CraigEvery person has seeds of greatness within, even though they may currently be dormant. Votes: 0
John C. Maxwell[The] vain and transitory scenes of human greatness are unworthy of a serious thought. Votes: 0
Edward GibbonThe world's idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving. Votes: 0
J. C. RyleThe final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment. Votes: 0
Elbert HubbardSome people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them. Votes: 0
John W. GardnerThe greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique. Votes: 0
Isaac Bashevis SingerThe person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. Votes: 0
Frank HerbertThere is greatness in doing something you hate for the sake of someone you love. Votes: 0
Shmuley BoteachOne of the marks of true greatness is the ability to develop greatness in others. Votes: 0
J. C. MacaulayReign, and keep life in this our deep desireOur only greatness is that we aspire. Votes: 0
Jean IngelowSometimes it takes great suffering to pierce the soul and open it up to greatness Votes: 0
Jocelyn MurrayWhat every college must do is hold up before the young the spectacle of greatness. Votes: 0
Henry Steele CommagerThe chief proof of man's real greatness lies in his perception of his own smallness. Votes: 0
Arthur Conan DoyleThe key to greatness is to look for people's potential and spend time developing it. Votes: 0
Peter DruckerWhat is ambition but desire of greatness? And what is greatness but extent of power? Votes: 0
Thomas HiggonsAll of our miseries prove our greatness. They are the miseries of a dethroned monarch. Votes: 0
Blaise PascalIf you break an individual record, it's because of the greatness that comes before you. Votes: 0
Abby WambachAmerica was born as a nation of immigrants who have always contributed to its greatness. Votes: 0
Charles B. RangelAll the big words -virtue, justice, truth, ...- are dwarfed by the greatness of kindness Votes: 0
Stephen FryYou can't shy away from your greatness just because you're afraid you're not great enough Votes: 0
Chris ColferThere is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it. Votes: 0
Lucius Annaeus SenecaYou are destiny for greatness. Arise and shine for the glory of God is upon you. Votes: 0
Lailah Gifty AkitaSatisfaction may be the goal of the common man; but it is the enemy of greatness Votes: 0
Garrison WynnThe greatness of a person lies in his heart, not in his head; that is intellect. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiThere is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it. Votes: 0
Seneca the YoungerA prophet's true greatness is his ability to hold God and man in a single thought. Votes: 0
Abraham Joshua HeschelThe difficulties of life do not keep you from greatness. They show you to its door. Votes: 0
Alan CohenI desire a greatness of soul, an irradiance of mind, a deeper insight, a broader hope. Votes: 0
Richard JefferiesA culture of discipline is not a principle of business, it is a principle of greatness. Votes: 0
James C. CollinsIf you admire greatness in another human being, it is your own greatness you are seeing. Votes: 0
Debbie FordWhat this game's really about is using each day as a platform to express your greatness. Votes: 0
Robin SharmaThe greatness of the human being consists in this: that it is capable of the universe. Votes: 0
Thomas AquinasIf you look up the definition of greatness in the dictionary, it will say Michael Jordan. Votes: 0
Elgin BaylorPower gives no purchase to the hand, it will not hold, soon perishes, and greatness goes. Votes: 0
EuripidesThe magnitude of a progress is gauged by the greatness of the sacrifice that it requires. Votes: 0
Friedrich NietzscheNeither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that. Votes: 0
Jean-Baptiste Henri LacordaireTo play down mothering as small is to crack the very foundation on which greatness stands. Votes: 0
Oprah WinfreyI never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning. Votes: 0
Jonathan SwiftYou do not need to import greatness from another; you just need to act on your own. Votes: 0
Alan CohenTo forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness? Votes: 0
William Makepeace ThackerayIf you want to be great, see greatness in others and appreciate it with your whole heart. Votes: 0
Debasish MridhaWe are very near to greatness: one step and we are safe; can we not take the leap? Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonI truly believe greatness is in all of us. Don't let anyone talk us out of our truth. Votes: 0
YanniPrecisely because of the greatness of God, we don't have to be great at all. Just in awe. Votes: 0
Joan D. ChittisterIt is a terrific thing to get a building built that has the qualities of greatness in it. Votes: 0
Frank Lloyd WrightThe way I like to measure greatness is... How many people can you make want to be better? Votes: 0
Will SmithIt is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god. Votes: 0
Lucius Annaeus SenecaI don't confuse greatness with perfection. To be great anyhow isâ¦the higher achievement.
Lois McMaster BujoldVirtue, thou in rags, may challenge more than vice set off with all the trim of greatness.
Philip MassingerA great man knows the value of greatness; he dares not hazard it, he will not squander it.
Walter Savage LandorEnvy not greatness: for thou mak'st thereby Thyself the worse, and so the distance greater.
George HerbertGreat nations don't have to remind others of their greatness. They merely have to be great.
Kathleen ParkerA man comes to measure his greatness by the regrets, envies and hatreds of his competitors.
Ralph Waldo EmersonIt is not the greatness of the work which matters to God but the love with which it is done.
Brother LawrenceThe true greatness of a nation lies in its character, not in its economic or military power.
Daniel L DreisbachOriginality is what distinguishes art from craft. It is the yardstick of artistic greatness.
H. W. JansonIt is comfortable to live in the belief that you are great, though your greatness is latent.
Italo SvevoThe greatness of our God lies in the fact that [He] is both tough minded and tender hearted.
Martin Luther King, Jr.The measure of a country's greatness is its ability to retain compassion in times of crisis.
Thurgood MarshallThe stronger must dominate and not blend with the weaker, thus sacrificing his own greatness.
Adolf HitlerBeing a true bad ass has no weight or gender requirement - just 100% commitment to greatness.
Dwayne JohnsonThe arrogance is not greatness but swelling; and the swelling seems big but it's not healthy.
Saint AugustineTo feel themselves in the presence of true greatness many find it necessary only to be alone.
Thomas Lansing MassonA free peasant means free Poland, for he is the foundation of her greatness and independence.
Wladyslaw Stanislaw ReymontIt was better for me when I could imagine greatness in others, even if it wasn't always there.
Charles BukowskiThink not of the sinner or the greatness of his sin, but think of the greatness of the Savior!
Charles SpurgeonGreatness is not a measure of how great you are but how great others came to be because of you
Cus D'AmatoThere is no defense against reproach, but obscurity; it is a kind of concomitant to greatness.
Joseph AddisonPoor wretches that depend On greatness' favor, dream as I have done; Wake, and find nothing.
William ShakespeareGod is so great that He communicates greatness to the least thing that is done for His service.
John WesleyThe world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.
Pope Benedict XVIMan must reconcile himself to his natural greatness.... he must not forget that he is a person.
Pope John Paul IIAn excuse is the tool our weak self uses to prevent our strongest self from reaching greatness.
Robin SharmaGreatness has nothing to do with diversity, skin color, race, ethnicity, nothing to do with it.
Rush LimbaughTrue greatness consists in the use of a powerful understanding to enlighten oneself and others.
VoltaireWords alone cannot fully convey the realities of the soul or the greatness of the human spirit.
William ShirleyA man needs the feelings of kindness to think great than thinking of the greatness to feel good.
AnujThe greatness of our love of God must be tested by the desire we have of suffering for His love.
Philip NeriThe true measure of greatness of a human being is their ability to express love in relationship.
Walter RussellA man does not show his greatness by being at one extremity, but rather by touching both at once.
Blaise PascalA city's greatness is manifest in a people confident in their ability to take risks, to encounter
Pier Giorgio Di CiccoThe most important thing when you're working with greatness is to learn from it, not challenge it.
Jeremy BrettI did a little bit to raise the dignity and recognition of the greatness of African-American music.
Ahmet ErtegunYou need a strong, tough leader to restore America`s greatness. This is the best person to do that.
Chris ChristieAvoid greatness in a cottage there may be more real happiness than kings or their favourites enjoy.
HoraceNot everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Friendship's the privilege of private men; for wretched greatness knows no blessing so substantial.
Nahum TateThe seeds of greatness are ideas you learn from people who've been great in their service to others.
Denis WaitleyIt is not genius, nor glory, nor love that reflects the greatness of the human soul; it is kindness.
Jean-Baptiste Henri LacordaireA businessman who reads Business Week is lost to fame. One who reads Proust is marked for greatness.
John Kenneth GalbraithPutin wants to reestablish Russian greatness, not as the Cold War, but in 19th century empire terms.
William J. ClintonSome are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. Votes: 3 William Shakespeare
There are countless ways of achieving greatness, but any road to achieving one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity. Votes: 3 Buck Rodgers
Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models. Votes: 1 Bill Bradley
Our success will not come from the acts of our forefathers, but can come alone from what we are doing now. Those who have inherited rich blood can use that richness in building greatness in themselves, but those who have not the privilege of such inheritance need not be discouraged. They can create their own rich blood and make it as rich as they like. Votes: 3 Christian D. Larson
Whatever the scenario, the dynamism of developing nations, their demographics and competitive power are great sources for superiority. Votes: 2 Ali Babacan
I always knew I was destined for greatness. Votes: 2 Oprah Winfrey
It may be that you've just missed a great opportunity that should have been your turning point towards the direction of greatness. What next? Go into your closet and learn your lessons; "opportunity missed may not be regained, but new opportunity can be recreated with the will that have to work harder! Votes: 3 Israelmore Ayivor
The American future is here, and there's great news: the future votes. Votes: 2 Rosario Dawson
Amazing Grace' is about the man who wrote 'Amazing Grace,' John Newton. It's a really great show - I have been workshopping it for a while now, actually. Votes: 2 Josh Young
I never realized what a great privilege it is to be able to use the voice for Christ until I was deprived of it. Votes: 3 Adoniram Judson
I believe [in God], and then there are times when I don't, because the nature of the universe tells me that I'm a fool to believe in something greater than myself. And then there are times when I'm absolutely in awe of the greatness of God, or whatever name you want to attach to whatever it is that's controlling our lives. Votes: 3 Tom Fontana
My dad took me to John Kennedy's inauguration when I was 8. We come every time, Republican and Democrat, because of this great country. Votes: 2 John Barrasso
Imitation is obviously a great form of flattery. Votes: 2 Peyton Manning
I am one of the people who love the why of things. Votes: 2 Catherine the Great
When you serve the humanity with compassion and kindness,You express your spontaneous love and inner greatness. Votes: 3 Debasish Mridha
Monuments and archaeological pieces serve as testimonies of man's greatness and establish a dialogue between civilizations showing the extent to which human beings are linked. Votes: 3 Vicente Fox
Regardless of whether it is playing for your school team or playing for Manchester United, winning is great. Votes: 1 Alan Smith
Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge. Votes: 2 Isaac Bashevis Singer
Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us. Votes: 3 Wilma Rudolph
On 'Love Actually', I met Hugh Grant, who is a relative: our great-grandmothers were sisters. He'd call me cousin and ruffle my hair. Votes: 1 Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Everyone chooses one of two roads in life - the old and the young, the rich and the poor, men and women alike. One is the broad, well-traveled road to mediocrity, the other road to greatness and meaning. Votes: 3 Stephen Covey
Plant a seed of greatness in your children. Speak a word of encourgement to someone who needs to hear it. Inspire someone to be a better person. One day you'll reap a harvest, and your world will become a better place to live. Votes: 3 George Foreman
You have seeds of greatness in you! I believe our lives as Christians should be the most exciting because we have the favor and blessings of God on our side! Votes: 4 Victoria Osteen
In Boston, they love their sports celebrities. And it's great. Votes: 2 Tom Brady