Quotes about Great

Some things have not changed since the dawn of history, and bid fair to last out time itself. One of these things is the capacity for greatness in man—his capacity for being often the master of the event —and sometimes even more—the changer of the course of history itself. This capacity for greatness is a very precious gift, and we are under a danger in our day of stifling it.

Rid of craving and without clinging, an expert in the study of texts, and understanding the right sequence of the words, he may indeed be called "In his last body", "Great in wisdom" and a "Great man."

No great man ever complains of want of opportunities.

Reality is always greater — much greater — than what we know, than whatever we can say about it.

Great art is never perfect.  Perfect art is never great.

Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.

Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible. 

Curious people are interesting people, I wonder why that is.

"'I'd rather fail daring to be great; for a life without risk is a spiritless existence"

I will surrender. The power is too great to comprehend, for love always triumphs! So it is to you I surrender...and its truth shall be forever.

We can do no great things . . . only small things with great love.

It’s a widely accepted axiom of business that great companies grow their revenues and profits year after year. Yet quietly, under the radar, some entrepreneurs have rejected the pressure of endless growth to focus on more satisfying business goals. Goals like being great at what they do . . . creating a great place to work . . . provid-ing great customer service . . . making great contributions to their communities . . . and finding great ways to lead their lives.

When it seems that our sorrow is too great to be borne, let us think of the great family of the heavy-hearted into which our grief has given us entrance, and inevitably, we will feel about us, their arms and their understanding.

The problems we have now in communities and societies are going to be resolved only when we are brought together by a common sense that each of us is a visionary.  Each of us must come to the realization that we can function and live at the level of vision rather than following some great leader's vision.  Instead of looking for a great leader, we are in an era where each of us needs to find the great leader in ourselves.

Why be an average person? All the great achievements of history have been made by strong individuals who refused to consult statistics or to listen to those who could prove convincingly that what they wanted to do, and in fact ultimately did do, was completely impossible.

That good is the enemy of great is not just a business problem. It is a human problem.

Good is the enemy of great.