In this post, you will find great Great Quotes from famous people, such as Orison Swett Marden, Elbert Hubbard, Oprah Winfrey, Hussein of Jordan, Terry Bradshaw. You can learn and implement many lessons from these quotes.
All great empires die from within.
Without education, we are weaker economically. Without economic power, we are weaker in terms of national security. No great military power has ever remained so without great economic power.
Half a truth is often a great lie.
A dream is the bearer of a new possibility, the enlarged horizon, the great hope.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
Technology… is a queer thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other.
If the great American people will only keep their temper, on both sides of the line, the troubles will come to an end, and the question which now distracts the country will be settled just as surely as all other difficulties of like character which have originated in this government have been adjusted.
In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing.
The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, ‘We did it ourselves.’
It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed.
I can do small things in a great way.
Sometimes we look back and 10 years from now we think, ‘Boy, those were great old days.’ Well, you know, we’re living in the good old days.
For a true writer, each book should be a new beginning where he tries again for something that is beyond attainment. He should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Then sometimes, with great luck, he will succeed.
Great ideas originate in the muscles.
We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another.
What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with what we are today, but revisiting this painful past can contribute little or nothing to what we need to do now.
Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.
Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.
For great is truth, and shall prevail.
Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal.
I am among those who think that science has great beauty.
Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters.
To me, there’s no great chef without a great team.
A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.
The workshop to me always means great atmosphere, working, smell of wood, dust and, at the end of the day, you’ve created something.
Sausage is a great deal like life. You get out of it about what you put into it.
Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance-wheel of the social machinery.
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can’t do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I’m going to do something, I go all the way.
Great bodies of people are never responsible for what they do.
The media transforms the great silence of things into its opposite. Formerly constituting a secret, the real now talks constantly. News reports, information, statistics, and surveys are everywhere.
Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness.
Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you’re passionate about something, then you’re more willing to take risks.
While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed. It showed me that even though I was standing on top of the world, it wasn’t the end of everything. I was still looking beyond to other interesting challenges.
No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort.
We want an Afghanistan that is shaped by the dreams of the great Afghan people, not by irrational fears and overreaching ambitions of others.
Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.
Every great political campaign rewrites the rules; devising a new way to win is what gives campaigns a comparative advantage against their foes.
Rice is great if you’re really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something.
When you play in a great club like Real Madrid, it’s hard to stay here.
Great literature should do some good to the reader: must quicken his perception though dull, and sharpen his discrimination though blunt, and mellow the rawness of his personal opinions.
Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.
One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society… shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam.
A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live.
It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
The reason we have poverty is that we have no imagination. There are a great many people accumulating what they think is vast wealth, but it’s only money… they don’t know how to enjoy it, because they have no imagination.
One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.
We are domesticated animals, revolving in a cage which we have built for ourselves – with its contentions, wranglings, its impossible political leaders, its gurus who exploit our self-conceit and their own with great refinement or rather crudely.
Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.
Doing voiceovers is so great because even though many people would think it’s just your voice, you really do use all your physicality. I’ve done everything from playing a butterfly to Alice in Wonderland when she’s 10 feet tall, so it allows you to be an actor and build new characters.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete.
God and Nature first made us what we are, and then out of our own created genius we make ourselves what we want to be. Follow always that great law. Let the sky and God be our limit and Eternity our measurement.
If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.
In order to have great happiness you have to have great pain and unhappiness – otherwise how would you know when you’re happy?
I wish that the Indians believed me a god, for upon the report of an enemy’s valor oftentimes depends the success of a battle, and false reports have many times done as great things as true courage and resolution.
Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.
The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.
If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.
Great art – or good art – is when you look at it, experience it and it stays in your mind. I don’t think conceptual art and traditional art are all that different.
The great lesson my mother and father gave me was almost invisible. It was a strong sense of being rooted.
If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.
There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.
Life should be great rather than long.
Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle.
Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded.
One of the great attractions of patriotism – it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what’s more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.
It is a great thing to be a child of God, and joint-heir with Jesus Christ. If this is your privilege, you will know the fellowship of Christ’s sufferings.
Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.
Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.
Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.
Where there is great love, there are always wishes.
Never give in – never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.
The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.
The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.
I just think I’m blessed. I love the Lord Jesus Christ. I have a great grandmother that passed away at 104 and two grandparents that passed away at 97 and 95, and they never worried about protein. They just enjoyed life, and that’s what I’m doing.
You can’t build a great building on a weak foundation. You must have a solid foundation if you’re going to have a strong superstructure.
The happiness of most people is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things.
That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
A great restaurant doesn’t distinguish itself by how few mistakes it makes but by how well they handle those mistakes.
Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.
Synergy is what happens when one plus one equals ten or a hundred or even a thousand! It’s the profound result when two or more respectful human beings determine to go beyond their preconceived ideas to meet a great challenge.
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
The smallest flower is a thought, a life answering to some feature of the Great Whole, of whom they have a persistent intuition.
Silence is a source of great strength.
Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.
We want to do a lot of stuff; we’re not in great shape. We didn’t get a good night‘s sleep. We’re a little depressed. Coffee solves all these problems in one delightful little cup.
Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.
Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.
Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.
No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause.
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.
Great necessities call out great virtues.
Band members have a special bond. A great band is more than just some people working together. It’s like a highly specialized army unit, or a winning sports team. A unique combination of elements that becomes stronger together than apart.
To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan… believe… act!
Education is not merely neglected in many of our schools today, but is replaced to a great extent by ideological indoctrination.
We are at the precipice of great transformation within our culture and government.
Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.
I go to assume a task more difficult than that which devolved upon Washington. Unless the great God, who assisted him, shall be with me and aid me, I must fail; but if the same omniscient mind and almighty arm that directed and protected him shall guide and support me, I shall not fail – I shall succeed.
No man was ever great by imitation.
Vanity is great motivation, to be fair.
Mother Nature is the great equalizer. You can’t get away from it.
When leaders know how to lead great meetings, there’s less time wasted and less frustration. We have more energy to do the work that matters, realize our full potential, and do great things.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
A great business at a fair price is superior to a fair business at a great price.
There would be no great men if there were no little ones.
I am about to take my last voyage, a great leap in the dark.
Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.
Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest of all; but great cleverness and much learning, if they be accompanied by a bad training, are a much greater misfortune.
A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.
What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not a goal.
The city is like a great house, and the house in its turn a small city.
Everyone, Republican or otherwise has their own particular part to play. No part is too great or too small, no one is too old or too young to do something.
The one question I would have for Donald Trump is inspired by his ‘Make America Great Again’ cap. I would ask him, ‘When was America great? When did America not have an economic depression or a war?’
A feminist is a person who believes in the power of women just as much as they believe in the power of anyone else. It’s equality, it’s fairness, and I think it’s a great thing to be a part of.
There are great legends and great fighters in the history of Mexico, and there will be more to come.
I don’t feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves.
A great thing can only be done by a great person; and they do it without effort.
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
For everything bad, there’s a million really exciting things, whether it’s someone puts out a really great book, there’s a new movie, there’s a new detective, the sky is unbelievably golden, or you have the best cup of coffee you ever had in your life.
Death has its revelations: the great sorrows which open the heart open the mind as well; light comes to us with our grief. As for me, I have faith; I believe in a future life. How could I do otherwise? My daughter was a soul; I saw this soul. I touched it, so to speak.
To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.
I know that I’m not the easiest person to live with. The challenge I put on myself is so great that the person I live with feels himself challenged. I bring a lot to bear, and I don’t know how not to.
Marriage and family are ordained of God. The family is the most important social unit in time and in eternity. Under God’s great plan of happiness, families can be sealed in temples and be prepared to return to dwell in His holy presence forever. That is eternal life!
The past is a great place and I don’t want to erase it or to regret it, but I don’t want to be its prisoner either.
Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.
All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant’s revolving door.
Great things are won by great dangers.
My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.
The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one’s real and one’s declared aims, one turns, as it were, instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish squirting out ink.
I believe in giving more than 100% on the field, and I don’t really worry about the result if there’s great commitment on the field. That’s victory for me.
Failure is nature’s plan to prepare you for great responsibilities.
It’s always great to see old friends, especially those I have not been able to see in 15 months.
Nostalgia is one thing. It’s great to go and play the old songs. People know them and appreciate them. You got to give them what they want to hear.
Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.
It only serves to show what sort of person a man must be who can’t even get testimonials. No, no; if a man brings references, it proves nothing; but if he can’t, it proves a great deal.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.
Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place – that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.
Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?
Anything created by human beings is already in the great book of nature.
Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.
Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.
The great thing about social media was how it gave a voice to voiceless people.
A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.
The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.
The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility.
Fashion and music are two great artistic forms that can be molded by the youth culture – our taste and our passion for evolving things in our limited time on earth allows us to look at things with fresh eyes.
Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.
You are your greatest asset. Put your time, effort and money into training, grooming, and encouraging your greatest asset.
Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.
I see great things in baseball. It’s our game – the American game.
Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.
To my young friends out there: Life can be great, but not when you can’t see it. So, open your eyes to life: to see it in the vivid colors that God gave us as a precious gift to His children, to enjoy life to the fullest, and to make it count. Say yes to your life.
Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
I tell a student that the most important class you can take is technique. A great chef is first a great technician. ‘If you are a jeweler, or a surgeon or a cook, you have to know the trade in your hand. You have to learn the process. You learn it through endless repetition until it belongs to you.
Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.
Only great minds can afford a simple style.
You have the ability to choose which way you want to go. You have to believe great things are going to happen in your life. Do everything you can – prepare, pray and achieve – to make it happen.
Whether it is a tsunami, or whether it is a hurricane, whether it’s an earthquake – when we see these great fatal and natural acts, men and women of every ethnic persuasion come together and they just want to help.
All great artists draw from the same resource: the human heart, which tells us that we are all more alike than we are unalike.
The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.
Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.
The change I want to see is a start-up environment where everyone, regardless of gender and background, feels welcome and safe; where sexual harassment or discrimination will not impede great talent from producing great impact.
Every great film should seem new every time you see it.
Human beings are capable of great good, but also of the basest evil.
Great things are done when men and mountains meet.
If you want to become a great chef, you have to work with great chefs. And that’s exactly what I did.
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.
The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
I always believed that when you follow your heart or your gut, when you really follow the things that feel great to you, you can never lose, because settling is the worst feeling in the world.
I love Australia; it was a really, really nice experience for me. It’s such a beautiful place. The people are beautiful – like, really beautiful – and they are beautiful in terms of their personalities. It’s a great place to be. It’s like you are in a little bit of a dream world.
Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.
Life is short, youth is finite, and opportunities endless. Have you found the intersection of your passion and the potential for world-shaping positive impact? If you don’t have a great idea of your own, there are plenty of great teams that need you – unknown startups and established teams in giant companies alike.
When you get to know a lot of people, you make a great discovery. You find that no one group has a monopoly on looks, brains, goodness or anything else. It takes all the people – black and white, Catholic, Jewish and Protestant, recent immigrants and Mayflower descendants – to make up America.
I’ve also seen that great men are often lonely. This is understandable, because they have built such high standards for themselves that they often feel alone. But that same loneliness is part of their ability to create.
I’m so lucky to have such a great family. I respect them so much professionally, and they’ve been unconditionally supportive in the choices that I’ve made. It’s been very good having them on my side.
It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.
Human felicity is produced not as much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen as by little advantages that occur every day.
You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.
I am the herald of the Great King.
I’ve usually used the phrase ‘stay the course’ as one of the great rules of investment success.
Always in life bad times will lead to great times.
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
I remember the great atmosphere and the great stadium.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.
I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.
There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.
It’s great to be here. It’s great to be anywhere.
The system is that there is no system. That doesn’t mean we don’t have process. Apple is a very disciplined company, and we have great processes. But that’s not what it’s about. Process makes you more efficient.
Singing is my passion, my first love and the secret of my energy. Music to me is like finding my inner self, my soul. It gives me a great joy to see audiences enjoying with me. I have given my heart to singing. When I sing, I can feel romance in everything around me.
If you want to be a great leader, remember to treat all people with respect at all times. For one, because you never know when you’ll need their help. And two, because it’s a sign you respect people, which all great leaders do.
I do not want war. I am not seeking revenge, even though I can see before my eyes the great sacrifices made by the Ukrainian people. I am seeking peace and will achieve Ukraine‘s unity.
To live for a time close to great minds is the best kind of education.
A great chef is an artist that I truly respect.
Coffee and smoking are the last great addictions.
I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great.
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted. You should live several lives while reading it.
Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the pack, it’s almost always due to personal growth.
She discovered with great delight that one does not love one’s children just because they are one’s children but because of the friendship formed while raising them.
