Archive for the 'Greatness Quotes' Category

05 Oct

“A person’s ability to…” Anonymous

“A person’s ability to forgive is in proportion to the greatness of his soul.” Anonymous
Popularity: 30% [?]

Popularity: 30% [?]

18 Oct

“A wise man can see…” Anonymous

“A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top.” Anonymous
Popularity: 76% [?]

Popularity: 76% [?]

08 Nov

“All that is necessary for…” Edmund Burke

“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Edmund Burke
Popularity: 78% [?]

Popularity: 78% [?]

21 Nov

“As long as you are…” Donald Trump

“As long as you are going to be thinking anyway, think big.” Donald Trump
Popularity: 91% [?]

Popularity: 91% [?]

18 Nov

“Courage is resistance to fear…” Mark Twain

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.” Mark Twain
Popularity: 70% [?]

Popularity: 70% [?]

08 Oct

“Don’t let life discourage…” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to start where he was.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Popularity: 57% [?]

Popularity: 57% [?]

18 Oct

“God didn’t call us to be…” Mother Teresa

“God didn’t call us to be successful, just faithful.” Mother Teresa
Popularity: 55% [?]

Popularity: 55% [?]

21 Oct

“If you don’t have a dream…” Oscar Hammerstein

“If you don’t have a dream, how are you going to make a dream come true?” Oscar Hammerstein
Popularity: 96% [?]

Popularity: 96% [?]

07 Nov

“It is our responsibilities, not…” Peter Ustinov

“It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously.” Peter Ustinov
Popularity: 74% [?]

Popularity: 74% [?]

04 Nov

“It is the final proof…” Peter De Vries

“It is the final proof of God’s omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.” Peter De Vries, in “The Mackerel Plaza”
Popularity: 64% [?]

Popularity: 64% [?]

09 Oct

“Man can climb…” Bernard Shaw

“Man can climb to the highest summits, but he cannot dwell there long.”   Bernard Shaw
Popularity: 41% [?]

Popularity: 41% [?]

12 Nov

“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than…” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, (Sherlock Holmes) Valley of Fear
Popularity: 64% [?]

Popularity: 64% [?]

09 Oct

“Men of ill judgement…” Sophocles

“Men of ill judgement often ignore the good that lies within their hands.” Sophocles
Popularity: 39% [?]

Popularity: 39% [?]

26 Oct

“Men who never get carried…” Malcolm Forbes

“Men who never get carried away should be.” Malcolm Forbes
Popularity: 88% [?]

Popularity: 88% [?]

18 Nov

“No one who cannot rejoice…” Donald Foster

“No one who cannot rejoice in the discovery of his own mistakes deserves to be called a scholar.” Donald Foster
Popularity: 63% [?]

Popularity: 63% [?]

04 Nov

“Real knowledge is to know…” Confucius

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” Confucius
Popularity: 72% [?]

Popularity: 72% [?]

18 Nov

“Sometimes the heart sees what…” H. Jackson Browne Jr.

“Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.” H. Jackson Browne Jr.
Popularity: 84% [?]

Popularity: 84% [?]

18 Nov

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting…” Carl Sagan

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” Carl Sagan
Popularity: 71% [?]

Popularity: 71% [?]

26 Oct

“The best ideas come as…” David M. Ogilvy

“The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.” David M. Ogilvy
Popularity: 84% [?]

Popularity: 84% [?]

30 Oct

“The significance of man is…” Carl Becker

“The significance of man is that he is insignificant and is aware of it.” Carl Becker
Popularity: 72% [?]

Popularity: 72% [?]

05 Oct

“The weak can never…” Mahatma Gandhi

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Mahatma Gandhi
Popularity: 23% [?]

Popularity: 23% [?]

13 Oct

“The whole world steps aside…” Anonymous

“The whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.” Anonymous
Popularity: 40% [?]

Popularity: 40% [?]

13 Oct

“There are no passengers on…” Marshall McLuhan

“There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We’re all crew.” Marshall McLuhan
Popularity: 48% [?]

Popularity: 48% [?]

17 Oct

“You get the best out….” Harry Firestone

“You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself.” Harry Firestone
Popularity: 43% [?]

Popularity: 43% [?]

07 Nov

“You must learn from the…” Sam Levenson

“You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.” Sam Levenson
Popularity: 73% [?]

Popularity: 73% [?]