Explore Quotes on Greatness

I stepped onto the spiritual path moved by an inner sense that I might find greatness of heart, that I might find profound belonging, that I might find a hidden source of love and compassion. Like a homing instinct for freedom, my intuitive sense that this was possible was the faint, flickering, yet undeniable expression of faith.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Sometimes we focus on the mess or the broken dream, but in all the mess God sees greatness. He knows how to take your troubles and turn them into trophies, how to take the test and make it your testimony.

A man attains greatness by his merits, not simply by occupying an exalted seat. Can we call a crow an eagle (garuda) simply because he sits on the top of a tall building.

One can measure the greatness and the moral progress of a nation by looking at how it treats its animals.

Until your dream dominates your mindset, you'll never wake up to your greatness.

We must not measure greatness from the mansion down, but from the manger up.

Your greatness is measured by your horizons.

The way I like to measure greatness is... How many people can you make want to be better?

The world won't step into its greatness until we step into ours.

Innate must flow fully, freely, naturally; to, through, and into the educated brain to produce what education calls greatness.

The measure of a country's greatness should be based on how well it cares for its most vulnerable populations.

God can make greatness out of a great mess

He who is greatest among you shall be a servant. That's the new definition of greatness. ... By giving that definition of greatness, it means that everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.

What positive things have you said to yourself today? Acknowledge your greatness.

Unless the distant goals of meaning, greatness, and destiny are addressed, we can't make an intelligent decision about what to do tomorrow morning -- much less set strategy for a company or for a human life. Nothing is more practical than for people to deepen themselves. The more you understand the human condition, the more effective you are as a businessperson. Human depth makes business sense.

Every life is capable of greatness.

I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well.

Any great warrior is also a scholar, and a poet, and an artist.

Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.

Eagles come in all shapes and sizes, but you will recognize them chiefly by their attitudes.