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Great Quotations by Great People
1. “Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
2. “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
3. “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
4. “Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.”
5. “Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.”
6. “Harry - you're a great wizard, you know."
"I'm not as good as you," said Harry, very embarrassed, as she let go of him.
"Me!" said Hermione. "Books! And cleverness! There are more important things - friendship and bravery and - oh Harry - be careful!”
7. “Men have called me mad; but the question is not yet settled, whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence– whether much that is glorious– whether all that is profound– does not spring from disease of thought– from moods of mind exalted at the expense of the general intellect.”
8. “Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.”
9. “A great man is always willing to be little.”
10. “Wherever you find a great man, you will find a great mother or a great wife standing behind him -- or so they used to say. It would be interesting to know how many great women have had great fathers and husbands behind them.”
11. “Great men are not born great, they grow great . . .”
12. “I used to walk down the street like I was a fucking star... I want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be - and then to fight so hard for it every day that the lie becomes the truth.”
13. “To be great is to be misunderstood.”
14. “You were born with potential.
You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness.You were born with wings.
You are not meant for crawling, so don't.
You have wings.
Learn to use them and fly.”
15. “You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously.”
16. “Be careful not to mistake insecurity and inadequacy for humility! Humility has nothing to do with the insecure and inadequate! Just like arrogance has nothing to do with greatness!”
17. “Its hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.”
18. “It takes a great man to be a good listener.”
19. “[I]f we revert to history, we shall find that the women who have distinguished themselves have neither been the most beautiful nor the most gentle of their sex.”
20. “Today is a new day. Don't let your history interfere with your destiny! Let today be the day you stop being a victim of your circumstances and start taking action towards the life you want. You have the power and the time to shape your life. Break free from the poisonous victim mentality and embrace the truth of your greatness. You were not meant for a mundane or mediocre life!”
21. “Great leaders can see the greatness in others when they can’t see it themselves and lead them to their highest potential they don’t even know.”
22. “I was never afraid of failure; for I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest.”
23. “Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.
24. “The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.”
25. “Don't blow off another's candle for it won't make yours shine brighter.”
26. “The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.”
27. “Doing what needs to be done may not make you happy, but it will make you great.”
28. “Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.”
29. “Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never consistent. It depends in part upon the myth-making imagination of humankind. The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. He must reflect what is projected upon him. And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic. This is what uncouples him from belief in his own pretensions. The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself. Without this quality, even occasional greatness will destroy a man.”
30. “Don't set your goals by what other people deem important.”
21. “Great leaders can see the greatness in others when they can’t see it themselves and lead them to their highest potential they don’t even know.”
22. “I was never afraid of failure; for I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest.”
23. “Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.
24. “The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.”
25. “Don't blow off another's candle for it won't make yours shine brighter.”
26. “The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.”
27. “Doing what needs to be done may not make you happy, but it will make you great.”
28. “Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.”
29. “Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never consistent. It depends in part upon the myth-making imagination of humankind. The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. He must reflect what is projected upon him. And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic. This is what uncouples him from belief in his own pretensions. The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself. Without this quality, even occasional greatness will destroy a man.”
30. “Don't set your goals by what other people deem important.”
31.The best way to make your dream come true is to wake up."
