Greatness
Every mountain presents an opportunity for greatness.
Author: Edmund HillaryTopics: Famous, Greatness, Positive
The world’s idea of greatness is to rule, but Christian greatness consists in serving.
Author: J. C. RyleTopics: Christians, Famous, Greatness, Ideas, Inspirational, Serving
God knew what we were before conversion – wicked, guilty, and defiled; yet He loved us. He knows what we will be after conversion – weak, erring, and frail; yet He loves us.
Author: J. C. RyleTopics: Erring, Famous, God, Greatness, Guilty, Loves, Weak
We will try to make the name BTS sound as cool as The Beatles.
Author: J-HopeTopics: Famous, Greatness, Music
It’s such a great honor to be mentioned along The Beatles.
Author: J-HopeTopics: Fame, Famous, Greatness, Honor, Mentioned
To restore man, who had been laid low by sin, to the heights of divine glory, the Word of the eternal Father, though containing all things within His immensity, willed to become small. This He did not by putting aside His greatness but by timing to Himself our littleness
Author: Thomas AquinasTopics: Famous, Feelings, Greatness, Heights, Immensity, Laid, Life
Jesus does not so much look at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.
Author: Thérèse of LisieuxTopics: Action, Famous, Greatness, Jesus, Life, Look, Love, Meaningful, Positive
I think a great song appeals to older and younger people and it makes you think. It’s also honest, and it also doesn’t hurt if it’s fun to sing along to.
Author: Kacey MusgravesTopics: Famous, Fun, Greatness, Honesty, Hurt, Older, People, Song, Think
Let it then be heard, and let man learn to feel that the true greatness of a nation is founded on principles of humanity, and not on conquest
Author: Thomas PaineTopics: Famous, Feelings, Greatness, Heard, Humanity, Learn, Life, Meaningful, Nation, Positive, Principles, True
We cannot achieve greatness unless we lose all interest in being great.
Author: Thomas MertonTopics: Famous, Feelings, Great, Greatness, Interest, Life, Lose, Meaningful, Unless
If the average man is made in God’s image, then such a man as Beethoven or Aristotle is plainly superior to God.
Author: H. L. MenckenTopics: Famous, God, Greatness, Image, Man, Superior
Great and little cannot understand one another… But in every child born of man, lurks some seed of greatness.
Author: H. G. WellsTopics: Child, Famous, Great, Greatness, Lack of Understanding, Little, Seed
When a man realizes his littleness, his greatness can appear.
Author: H. G. WellsTopics: Famous, Greatness, Inspirational, Littleness, Man, Realizing
Let each of you discover where your chance for greatness lies. Seize that chance and let no power on earth deter you.
Author: H. G. BissingerTopics: Chance, Discover, Famous, Greatness, Lies, Power, Seize
The spirit in which the offer was made must of necessity contribute to improving and alleviating the situation of the Jewish people without our renouncing one iota of the great principles upon which our movement is based.
Author: Theodor HerzlTopics: Greatness, Improvements, Improving, Lesson, Letting, Movement, People, People Respect, People’s Opinions, Situation, Spirit
Love animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled. Do not trouble their joy, don’t harrass them, don’t deprive them of their happiness, don’t work against God’s intent. Man, do not pride yourself on superiority to animals; they are without sin, and you, with your greatness, defile the earth by your appearance on it, and leave the traces of your foulness after you – alas, it is true of almost every one of us!
Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Topics: Earth, Famous, Greatness, Happiness, Inspirational, Joy, Joyful, Lesson, Letting, Life, Story, Storytelling, Trouble, Troublemaker, True, True courage
Led Zeppelin is the greatest. Robert Plant is one of the most original vocalists of our time. As a rock band, they deserve the kind of success they’re getting
Author: Freddie MercuryTopics: Desert, Deserves, Getting, Greatest moment, Greatness, Origin, Originality, Rock, Times, Times of difficulty
Some are born great. Some achieve greatness. Some get it as a graduation gift.
Author: Robin WilliamsTopics: Greatness
Being confident in your own abilities is the first step towards achieving greatness.
Author: Gabby DouglasTopics: Achieving, Famous, First, Greatness, Inspirational, Steps
In order to achieve greatness, you have to be willing to take risks.
Author: Eliud KipchogeTopics: Famous, Greatness, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful, Risks, Willing
They are committing the greatest indignity human beings can inflict on one another: telling people who have suffered excruciating pain and loss that their pain and loss were illusions.
Topics: Greatest Gift, Greatness, Inflicted, Loss, Loss and gain, Loss of faith, Page, Pain, Painful, Painful duty, Suffer, Suffering
The greatest mistake you can make in life is continually fearing that you’ll make one.
Author: Elbert HubbardTopics: Continue, Famous, Fearing, Feelings, Greatest Gift, Greatness, Inspirational, Learning, Learning from Mistakes, Life, Meaningful, Suffer, Suffering
In the Life of Darwin by his son, there is related an incident of how the great naturalist once studied long as to just what a certain spore was. Finally he said, “It is this, for if it isn’t, then what is it?” And all during his life he was never able to forget that he had been guilty of this unscientific attitude, for science is founded on certitude, not assumption.
Author: Elbert Hubbard
Topics: Family, Family issues, Family Secrets, Greatness, Guilty, Intention, Inter-Related, Interaction, Unforgetable
Nature is the great ocean of intelligence in which we are bathed.
Author: Elbert HubbardTopics: Famous, Feelings, Greatest moment, Greatness, Inspirational, Intellect, Intellectual decision, Life, Meaningful, Nature, Nature of love, Nature of success, Nature’s, Ocean
The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.
Author: Elbert HubbardTopics: Ability, Famous, Feelings, Final, Greatness, Lies, Life, Meaningful, Promote, Proof, Requires, Resentment
We’ve had some great players at this club in my 20 years, but he’s up with the best.
Topics: Famous, Feelings, Greatest moment, Greatness, Life, Meaningful, Player, Player-coach, Success, Thankful
I’m not here to be complacent, I’m here to chase greatness.
Author: G-EazyTopics: Famous, Greatness
Greatness is a lot of small things done well. Day after day, workout after workout, obedience after obedience, day after day.
Author: Ray LewisTopics: Famous, Greatness, Obedience, Small, Workout
I’m pissed off for greatness. Because if you ain’t pissed off for greatness, that just means you’re okay with being mediocre.
Author: Ray LewisTopics: Famous, Greatness, Mediocre, Pissed
The peace of mind which permeates the saint’s atmosphere is the only means by which the seeker understands the greatness of the saint.
Author: Ramana MaharshiTopics: Famous, Greatness, Permeates, Saint, Understands
When I did ‘Bird,’ it was a surprise to some people, first because I wasn’t in it and second because most of the films I’d been doing were cop movies or westerns or adventure films, so to be doing one about Charlie Parker, who was a great influence on American music, was a great thrill for me.
Author: Clint Eastwood
Topics: Famous, Feelings, Film, Great, Greatness, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful, Movies
The final test of greatness in a CEO is how well he chooses a successor and whether he can step aside and let the successor run the company.
Author: Peter DruckerTopics: Company, Famous, Greatness, Meaningful, Successor
The key to greatness is to look for people’s potential and spend time developing it.
Author: Peter DruckerTopics: Famous, Greatness, Meaningful, Potential
A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness
Author: Chinua Achebe
Topics: Greatest moment, Greatness, Lesson, Letting go, Pattern, Pay, Wake Up
No, the thing that makes for greatness is determination, persisting in the right direction over the long haul, following your dream, staying at the task.
Author: Charles R. Swindoll
Topics: Dreams, Famous, Greatness, Meaningful, Rights, Self-Determination, Staying alive, Task
It was better for me when I could imagine greatness in others, even if it wasn’t always there.
Author: Charles Bukowski
Topics: Always, Famous, Feelings, Greatest moment, Greatness, Imaginary, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful
A mind unruffled by the vagaries of fortune, from sorrow freed, from defilements cleansed, from fear liberated — this is the greatest blessing.
Author: C. S. LewisTopics: Clean, Famous, Fear, Fortune, Greatness, Lesson, Life, Meaningful, Minded
What is peddled about nowadays as philosophy, especially that of N. S. [National Socialism], but has nothing to do with the inner truth and greatness of that movement [namely the encounter between global technology and modern humanity] is nothing but fishing in that troubled sea of values and totalities.
Author: Martin HeideggerTopics: Famous, Greatness, Humanity, Meaningful, Movement, Peddled, Philosophy, Technology, Totalities, Troubled
Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great because greatness is determined by service.
Author: Martin Luther King, Jr.Topics: Everybody, Famous, Greatness, Meaningful
The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action.
Author: Bruce LeeTopics: Action, Greatness, Physical Life, Proper, Self, Self Belief
The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.
Author: Marcus GarveyTopics: Famous, Glorious, Greatness, Meaningful, National, Shame, Symbol
Every form of happiness is private. Our greatest moments are personal, self-motivated, not to be touched”
Author: Ayn RandTopics: Famous, Greatness, Happiness, Life, Motivation, Touched
When the last point is done, we are humans. Give your opponent a hug and say, ‘great fight,’ and that’s all
Author: Novak DjokovicTopics: Famous, Great, Greatness, Human activities, Life, Meaningful
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
Author: Mahatma GandhiTopics: Famous, Greatness, Judge, Meaningful, Moral, Nation, Treated
Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as being able to remake ourselves.
Author: Mahatma GandhiTopics: Famous, Greatness, Lies, Meaningful, World
The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.
Author: Mahatma GandhiTopics: Famous, Greatness, Humanity, Meaningful
One of the greatest moments in anybody’s developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.
Author: Norman Vincent PealeTopics: Development, Experience, Famous, Feelings, Greatness, Life, Meaningful, Realization, Really
Man’s greatness lies in his power of thought.
Author: Blaise PascalTopics: Greatness, Lie, Lies, Power
Greatness of spirit is accompanied by simplicity and sincerity
Author: AristotleTopics: Famous, Feelings, Great, Greatness, Life, Meaningful, Simplicity, Spirit
I’m always striving for greatness, and I won’t let anyone hold me back.
Author: Bill GatesTopics: Famous, Greatness, Inspirational, Motivational, Positive Mindset, Positive Outlook, Striving
I don’t know what you’re up against, I don’t know what you’re facing. But here’s what I do know: You’ve got something special, you’ve got greatness in you, and I know it’s possible that you can live your dream.
Author: Les BrownTopics: Dreams, Famous, Greatness, Self-Discovery, Self-Fulfilling, Self-Love, Special
In order to do something you’ve never done, you’ve got to become someone you’ve never been. I think that all of us have great potential within us, but greatness is a choice; it’s not our destiny. And in the pursuit of our dreams we are introduced to trials, failures and disappointments , which take us to the door of discovery and greatness.
Author: Les BrownTopics: Disappointments, Discoveries, Dreams, Failure, Famous, Greatness, Potential
Believe that you possess a basic goodness, which is the foundation for the greatness you can ultimately achieve.
Author: Les BrownTopics: Famous, Foundation, Greatness
If you want to grow and develop yourself, embrace failure. If you want to become the best at what you do, you’ve got to be willing to fail, again and again. And then finally, one day, you can fail your way to greatness.
Author: Les BrownTopics: Embrace, Failure, Famous, Greatness, Motivational, Successful
You have greatness within you. You can do more than you can ever begin to imagine.
Author: Les BrownTopics: Capabilities, Capacity, Famous, Greatness, Imagine, Motivational
You must remain focused on your journey to greatness.
Author: Les BrownTopics: Dedication, Determined, Focused, Greatness, Journey
Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness
Author: Anne FrankTopics: Famous, Feelings, Goodness, Greatness, Hope, Human, Life, Meaningful, Power, Wealth
The people that want to step into their greatness are hungry.
Author: Les BrownTopics: Famous, Greatness, Hungry, Inspirational, Motivational, People, Steps
Second to my children, spending time with refugees and other persons of need around the world has been the greatest gift, … It’s been the greatest life lesson I could ever receive.
Author: Angelina JolieTopics: Childhood, Famous, Feelings, Greatness, Life, Time
The loss of a child is my greatest nightmare.
Author: Angelina JolieTopics: Child, Famous, Feelings, Greatness, Loss, Meaningful
Well of course there’s been a great deal of progress over the last 40 years. We don’t have laws that segregate black people within the society any
Author: Angela DavisTopics: Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Greatness, Inspirational, Meaningful, social Life, Society
It would be very glamorous to be reincarnated as a great big ring on Liz Taylor’s finger
Author: Andy WarholTopics: Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Great, Greatness, Life, Meaningful
Greatness is defined by how much you want to put into what you do.
Author: LeBron JamesTopics: Achievement, Dedication, Effort, Famous, Greatness, Inspirational, Interested, Invest, Passion
No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit
Author: Andrew CarnegieTopics: Business, Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Greatness, Inspirational, Learning, Life, Meaningful
The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph
Author: Amelia EarhartTopics: Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Greatness, Hard Time, Hardest, Life, Meaningful
Learning may be done with the world’s greatest teachers – books – and anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80
Author: Amelia EarhartTopics: Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Greatness, Inspirational, Learn, Learning, Lesson, Life, Meaningful
There is no philosopher in the world so great but he believes a million things on the faith of other people and accepts a great many more truths than he demonstrates
Author: Alexis de TocquevilleTopics: Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Greatness, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful, Philosophy
I studied the Koran a great deal. I came away from that study with the conviction there have been few religions in the world as deadly to men as that of Muhammad.
Author: Alexis de TocquevilleTopics: Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Greatness, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful, Religion, Study, World
The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults
Author: Alexis de TocquevilleTopics: Enlightenment, Experiences, Famous, Fault, Feelings, Greatness, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful, Nation, National Conversation
How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens
Author: Alexander the GreatTopics: Ability, Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Great, Greatness, Inspirational, Life, Willingness, Win
Here thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey,
Dost sometimes counsel take – and sometimes tea
Topics: Courage, Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Greatness, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful, Take, Task
Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth
Author: Aldous HuxleyTopics: Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Great, Greatness, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful, Powerful Concept, Practice, Silence, Truly, Truth
All of us, the great and the little have need of each other.
Author: AesopTopics: Ability, Courage, Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Great, Greatness, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful, Positive
You may share the labors of the great, but you will not share the spoil.
Author: AesopTopics: Ability, Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Great, Greatness, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful, Positive, Share, Shine, Show
The least outlay is not always the greatest gain
Author: AesopTopics: Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Great, Greatness, Inspirational, Learn, Least Reason, Life, Meaningful, Positive
Good things come in small packages
Author: AesopTopics: Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Good Life, Goodness, Greatness, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful, Positive
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
Author: AesopTopics: Ability, Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Great, Greatness, Guaranteed, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful, Positive, Public, Pure, Work
The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.
Author: AesopTopics: Clear-Minded, Concerned, Condition, Confession, Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Great, Greatness, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful, Mind, Mindset
The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.”
Author: AeschylusTopics: Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Great, Greatness, Harder, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful, Positive
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
Author: AeschylusTopics: Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Great, Greatness, Inspirational, Life, Love, Meaningful, Positive, Work
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.
Author: AeschylusTopics: Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Greatest, Greatness, Inspirational, Life, Meaningful, Victory, Yourself
Perhaps Jesus is asking of you a little task, and, if you find it, later He will ask of you something that is greater. Always keep your eyes open for the little task, because it is the little task which is important to Jesus Christ. The future of the Kingdom of God does not depend on the enthusiasm of this or that powerful person; those great ones are necessary too, but it is equally necessary to have a great number of little people who will do a little thing in the service of Christ.
Author: Albert SchweitzerTopics: Ability, Christ, Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Goals, God, Great, Greatness, Importance, Inspirational, Jesus, Life, Little, Little Things, Live, Meaningful, Positive, Powerful, Powerful Concept, Religion, Service, Talent, Task, Taught, Teaching
The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.
Author: Albert SchweitzerTopics: Ability, Everybody, Everything, Famous, Feelings, Great, Greatness, Human Life, Learned, Life, Life Cycle, Little Things, Live, Meaningful, Meaningful Impact, Thankful
Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics; I can assure you that mine are still greater.
Author: Albert EinsteinTopics: Difficult, Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Great, Greatest, Greatness, Life, Math, Mathematical Law, Positive, Worry
Everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves
Author: Alan WattsTopics: Everybody, Famous, Feelings, Good Life, Goodness, Greatness, Life, Positive, Useful
Oh, that’s nice. That’s real nice. Good for you
Author: Adam sandlerTopics: Famous, Feelings, Freedom, Good Life, Goodness, Greatness, Life
Whatever you are, be a good one.
Author: Abu BakrTopics: Act, Famous, Feelings, Good, Greatness, Healthy, Inspirational, Life
Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day! No, no, man was made for immortality.”
Author: Abraham LincolnTopics: Ability, Famous, Feelings, Goal, God, Greatness, Life
You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry.
Author: Abraham LincolnTopics: Famous, Feelings, Goal, Greatness, Life
I work very hard, but when God opens that door for you – when life opens that door for you, I should say – I think it’s important to be giving, to return the love back.
Author: Lady GagaTopics: Famous, God, Gratitude, Greatness, Hard Time, Hard Work, Love, Motivational, Opportunity, Thankful
Depression doesn’t take away your talents—it just makes them harder to find. But I always find it. I learned that my sadness never destroyed what was great about me. You just have to go back to that greatness, find that one little light that’s left.
Author: Lady GagaTopics: Acknowledgement, Depression, Famous, Greatness, Light, Sadness, Talent
The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.
Author: Mike TysonTopics: Drug, Greatness, World
One best book is equal to a hundred good friends, but one good friend is equal to a library.
Author: A.P.J. Abdul KalamTopics: Achievement, Famous, Feelings, Friend, Fulfillment, Greatness, Life
Greatness is not guarding yourself from the people; greatness is being accepted by the people.
Author: Mike TysonTopics: Greatness, Guarding, People
I’m not chasing fame; I’m chasing greatness
Author: A Boogie wit da HoodieTopics: Courage, Experiences, Famous, Feelings, Goals, Greatness, Inspirational, Life
I’m always striving for greatness
Author: A Boogie wit da HoodieTopics: Famous, Feelings, Goals, Greatness, Happiness, Hard Work, Hopeful, Inspirational, Life
I built my talents on the shoulders of someone else’s talent. I believe greatness is an evolutionary process that changes and evolves era to era.
Author: Michael JordanTopics: Built, Change, Era, Greatness, Talent
You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.
Author: Michael JordanTopics: Achievement, Acknowledgement, Ambition, Expect, Greatness
Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.
Author: Walt WhitmanTopics: Enjoy, Environment, Experiences, Famous, Flowers, Greatness, Growth, Life, Nature, Peaceful
I want to leave a legacy of greatness.
Author: Lil BabyTopics: Achievement, Contributions, Experiences, Famous, Greatness, Impactful, Inspiration, Legacy, Meaningful, Motivational, Positive
I’m just trying to create something timeless.
Author: Lil BabyTopics: Ambition, Challenge, Fame, Famous, Focused, Glorious, Greatness, Impact, Inspiration, Learning, Lesson, Life, Meaningful, Motivational, Positive, Relevance
Without realizing it, the individual composes his life according to the laws of beauty even in times of greatest distress.
Author: Milan KunderaTopics: Acknowledgement, Feelings, Greatness, Indivisuality, Realization, Teacher, Time
People didn’t believe me when I told them I practiced harder than I played, but, it was true. That’s where my comfort zone was created by the time . The game came, all I had to do was react to what my body was already accustomed to doing.
Author: Michael JordanTopics: Ability, Achievement, Acknowledgement, Challenge, Communication, Creative, Failure, Faith, Feelings, Focused, Football, Footballer, Goal, Greatness, Growth, Importance
For what Ronaldo’s achieved, he’s amazing; he’s a great team-mate.
Author: Luca ModricTopics: Achievement, Famous, Greatness, Positive, Ronaldo
I would pass onto any young player to enjoy your football, play your football as you want to play the game, try and enjoy it and make the most of it
Author: Lionel MessiTopics: Enjoyment, Famous, Football, Freedom, Fun, Greatness, Happiness, Player, Soccer
You may not always have a comfortable life, and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once, but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a life of its own.
Author: Michelle ObamaTopics: Advice, Concept, Confession, Confidence, Control, Encouragement, Feeling, Greatness, Hard Work, Hope, Inspiration, Inspirational, Knowledge, Strength, Work, World, Worry