Greatness Quotes

Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness.

Poverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask covering the face of tribulation.

Now and then, I had moments of greatness, but I never knew how to duplicate it consistently.

Friendship's the privilege of private men; for wretched greatness knows no blessing so substantial.

A child does not notice the greatness and the beauty of nature and the splendor of God in his works.

Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those they destine for their tools the exact quality of strength that matters for their work.

You are watching what greatness is all about.

Privatizing Social Security doesn't make sense, and it's out of step with the fundamental value of ensuring that after a life spent working hard and contributing to the greatness of our nation, every American should have a secure retirement.

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.'

Seek not greatness, but seek truth and you will find both.

Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.

Our destiny is greatness and we must return to its fulfillment.

True greatness consists in being great in little things.

All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common with all around him, will never have any other than an existence of mediocrity.

Worldly pleasures, such as flow from greatness, riches, honours, and sensual gratifications, are infinitely worse than none.

The past always seems somehow more golden, more serious, than the present. We tend to forget the partisanship of yesteryear, preferring to re-imagine our history as a sure and steady march toward greatness.

Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.

Governor, why wouldn't anyone want to say the Pledge of Allegiance, unless they detested their own country or were ignorant of its greatness?

There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers than the greatness of a man is by his height.

The difference between greatness and mediocrity is often how an individual views a mistake.

When I have had such men before my camera my whole soul has endeavored to do its duty towards them in recording faithfully the greatness of the inner as well as the features of the outer man. The photograph thus taken has been almost the embodiment of a prayer.

The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.

This is what America is about when it comes to understanding that it is equal opportunity versus equal achievement. Each and every one of us has the opportunity for greatness in this country.

It's only when you grow up, and step back from him, or leave him for your own career and your own home - it's only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it. Pride reinforces love.

You see, greatness for a state doesn't require some huge monument for all to see. It is not a journey to a particular destination - but a commitment to follow a course of constant and never-ending improvement.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

I continue to have a special pride and passion for AOL, and I strongly believe that AOL - once the leading Internet company in the world - can return to its past greatness.

Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves - or whether it should be ours here and now and on this earth.

France cannot be France without greatness.