Greatness Quotes

• Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.

  William Arthur Ward

  Basketball, Character, Humility

  William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”

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  Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

  Helen Keller

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "Optimism". Essay by Helen Keller, 1903.

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• The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.

  Ella Wheeler Wilcox

  Happiness, Uplifting, Kindness

  Ella Wheeler Wilcox (2014). “The Art of Being Alive - Revisited (Annotated): Success Through Thought”, p.24, BookBaby

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• Success is never on discount! Greatness is never on sale! Greatness is never half off! It's all or nothing! It's all day, every day! Greatness is never on discount!

  Eric Thomas

  Life, Motivational, Half

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  Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.

  Jim Rohn

  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Feb 02, 2015

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• Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.

  John C. Maxwell

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Love, Inspirational, Marriage

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• Greatness is a journey that begins with the impossible and turns in to the unforgettable.

  Miguel Torres

  Journey, Mma, Impossible

  Twitter post from Apr 28, 2013

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  You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great

  Zig Ziglar

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Nov 16, 2014

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  The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Positive, Success

  As quoted in"Be Free!: Keys to Success and Happiness in Every Aspect of Your Life" by Slavica Bogdanov, (p. 45), October 12, 2012.

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• The signature of mediocrity is chronic inconstancy. The signature of greatness is a disciplined and consistent focus on the right things.

  James C. Collins

  Focus, Signatures, Mediocrity

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• Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

  Blaise Pascal

  Lying, Power, Men

  Blaise Pascal (1950). “Pensées”

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• The potential for greatness lives within us all.

  Wilma Rudolph

  Inspirational Sports, Athlete, Influence And Power

  "50 stunning Olympic moments No35: Wilma Rudolph's triple gold in 1960" by Rob Bagchi, www.theguardian.com. June 1, 2012.

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  Stop watering things that were never meant to grow in your life. Water what works, what's good, what's right. Stop playing around with those dead bones and stuff you can't fix, its over...leave it alone! You're coming into a season of greatness. If you water what's alive and divine, you will see harvest like you've never seen before. Stop wasting water on dead issues, dead relationships, dead people, a dead past. No matter how much you water concrete, you can't grow a garden.

  T. D. Jakes

  Garden, Past, Issues

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• Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process.

  Jim Rohn

  Giving, Entrepreneur, Receiving

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Sep 04, 2016

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• To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge! To do the will of God is the greatest achievement.

  George W Truett

  God, Knowledge, Christian Inspirational

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• Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Simple, Simplicity, Simplifying Life

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1983). “Essays and Lectures”, p.100, Library of America

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• The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Real, Men, Feels

  1906 Charles Dickens, ch.1.

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• We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

  Stewart Udall

  Confused, Power, Confusion

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• He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

  Muhammad Ali

  Inspirational, Life, Success

  Twitter post from Jan 09, 2011

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• You cannot demonstrate your own greatness by remaining at one extreme, but by reaching out to both extremes at the same time, and filling the intermediate space.

  Giorgio Morandi

  Space, Reaching, Filling

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• Great men are among the best gifts which God bestows upon a people.

  George Stillman Hillard

  Men, People, Best Gift

  Boston (Mass.), George Stillman Hillard (1853). “A memorial of Daniel Webster: from the city of Boston”, p.55, Little, Brown

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  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.

  Wilma Rudolph

  Inspirational, Motivational, Running

  "50 stunning Olympic moments No35: Wilma Rudolph's triple gold in 1960" by Rob Bagchi, www.theguardian.com. June 1, 2012.

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• 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.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Love, Inspirational, Family

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• It's the little things that you do that can make a big difference. What are you attempting to accomplish? What little thing can you do today that will make you more effective? You are probably only one step away from greatness.

  Bob Proctor

  Life, Motivational, Differences

  FaceBook post by Bob Proctor from Dec 24, 2016

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