Top 100 Greatness Of Life Quotes
#1. Greatness of life depends not on what we do for ourselves, but on what we do for the betterment of humanity.
Debasish Mridha
#2. For a great life it is a necessity to be kind, but for the greatness of life it is essential to be forgiving.
Debasish Mridha
#5. What's life without a little risk? Sometimes you have to gamble to achieve greatness, and it's stupid to let fear of the unknown stop you from achieving your maximum potential.
Jaycee DeLorenzo
#6. Be so bright that no one can hide the greatness of your light.
Debasish Mridha
#7. My fellow citizens, our nation is poised for greatness. We must do what we know is right, and do it with all our might. Let history say of us: "These were golden years - when the American Revolution was reborn, when freedom gained new life, and America reached for her best."
Ronald Reagan
#8. I'm going to end a life that I thought could contain every kind of greatness but that in fact consisted only of my incapacity to really want to be great. Whenever I arrived at a certainty, I remembered that those with the greatest certainties are lunatics.
Fernando Pessoa
#10. Your dream is a good one. [ ... ] The desire that is the very root of life itself: To grow until all the space you can see is part of you, under your control. It's the desire for greatness.
Orson Scott Card
#11. One of the greatest things you can learn in life is to be compassionate, and true compassion includes compassion for yourself.
Bryant McGill
#12. Thank You, Lord, that You are with me in everything that I face. No matter what comes against me, You are greater and more powerful. I ask You to be with me in the things I face today. I praise You and Your greatness in the midst of all that seems large and looming in my life.
Stormie O'martian
#13. Jazz music celebrates life! Human life; the range of it, the absurdity of it, the ignorance of it, the greatness of it, the intelligence of it, the sexuality of it, the profundity of it. And it deals with it. In all of its ... It deals with it!
Wynton Marsalis
#14. You want a great life? Well, greatness is on the other side of that f***ing wall ... don't just go over it, go through it! What are you waiting for?
Steve Maraboli
#15. After all, none of us came here to live an ordinary life. Whether we believe it or not, we are all destined for greatness.
Thea Euryphaessa
#16. The purpose of life is to be beautiful, to be bountiful, to be blissful, to be graceful and grateful. What a wonderful English word-grateful. If one is great and full, one is God. And whenever smallness faces you, you should be great, and full-full of that greatness.
Harbhajan Singh Yogi
#17. The poet and the politician have this in common: their greatness depends on the courage with which they face the challenges of life.
John F. Kennedy
#18. The greatness of a life can only be estimated by the multitude of its actions. We should not count the years, it is our actions which constitute our life.
Gottfried Leibniz
#19. Through the trials and tribulations of life come the openness to receive greatness.
Michelle Cruz-Rosado
#21. Imagination is divine. Your imagination will lead you to where you ought to be.
Lailah Gifty Akita
#22. Greatness is judged not by the negative things we say but the positive things we do".
Abdulazeez Henry Musa
#23. The relentless desire to give is evidence of love.
Mensah Oteh
#24. Do you recall, from your childhood on, how very much this life of yours has longed for greatness? I see it now, how from the vantage point of greatness it longs for even greater greatness. That is why it does not let up being difficult, but that is also why it will not cease to grow.
Rainer Maria Rilke
#25. People who have created their success through hard work and the support of others are always looking for ways to help those around them.
Don't be afraid to reach out.
Mensah Oteh
#26. A virtuous mother sows and sows seeds of greatness with great life in mind.
Jaachynma N.E. Agu
#28. Am reading the life of Mozart and cannot help thinking that one's capacity for suffering is in direct proportion to one's greatness.
Lily Koppel
#29. Second, the Church itself is going to have to become more authentic morally, for the greatness of the Gospel is now seen to have become quite trivial and inconsequential in its life. If the Gospel means so little to the Church, if it changes so little, why then should unbelievers believe it?
David F. Wells
#30. all men are different, and it is the difference between them that creates the greatness, the variety, and the creative inspirations of life, as well as the tensions of social intercourse.
Joost A.M. Meerloo
#31. The greatness of nations is shown by their strict regard for human rights, rigid enforcement of the law without bias, and just administration of the affairs of life.
Mary Burnett Talbert
#32. We waste our lives when we do not pray and think and dream and plan and work toward magnifying God in all spheres of life. God created us for this: to live our lives in a way that makes him look more like the greatness and the beauty and the infinite worth that he really is.
John Piper
#33. You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously.
Steve Maraboli
#34. Comparing ourselves instead of taking lessons from ourselves is not only a catalyst to diminishing our true purpose but also a great ingredient to thinking negative and staying in mediocrity
Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
#35. If I learned something it was the ride of life, it is fun and crazy.
Adel Abouhana
#37. Open wide your heart and accept all the experiences of life. Don't let any moment go half-lived. Live with greatness even in moments of sadness and pain. It is no shame to trip and fall as you walk the path of life. Just get up and continue on your way.
Ilchi Lee
#38. I saw only the reality of his destiny, which he had known
how to follow with unfaltering footsteps, that life begun in humble
surroundings, rich in generous enthusiasms, in friendship, love, war
in
all the exalted elements of romance.
Joseph Conrad
#39. A highly developed values system is like a compass. It serves as a guide to point you in the right direction when you are lost.
Idowu Koyenikan
#40. Beyond the fence the forest stood up spectrally in the moonlight, and through the dim stir, through the faint sounds of that lamentable courtyard, the silence of the land went home to one's very heart - its mystery, its greatness, the amazing reality of its concealed life.
Joseph Conrad
#42. Humility is that simple, inner life of real greatness, which is indifferent to magnificence, and, surrounded by it all, lives far away in the distant country of a Father's home, with the cross borne silently and self-sacrificingly in the heart of hearts.
Frederick William Robertson
#43. The Fate Gene A latent Ch05En gene destines someone for greatness. Maybe you'll be a rock star, or CEO of a Fortune 500. You might save somebody's life, or give birth to the greatest supporting actress of all time. Maybe you'll be a superhero. Those
William Dickstein
#44. Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage but simply because they have never organized their energies around a goal.
Elbert Hubbard
#47. There is a seed of greatness in all of us but we need one another to bring forth these rivers of life out of our bellies.
Euginia Herlihy
#48. There is no life which does not possess its own importance, no life which may not be touched by greatness at any time
Yes, be touched by greatness and have a hand in it.
(from The Mirror of Her Dreams)
Stephen R. Donaldson
#49. George Orwell famously described international sport as 'war minus the shooting'. But for all Orwell's greatness as a thinker, this was one of his least felicitous lines, analogous to 'murder minus the death' or 'life minus the breathing'.
Gideon Haigh
#50. As human beings, we're capable of greatness of spirit, an ability to go beyond the circumstances we find ourselves in, to experience a vast sense of connection to all of life.
Sharon Salzberg
#51. Your success and significance in life is tied to the unleashing of the greatness in you.
Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha
#52. The level of happiness you experience through your interactions depends on the quality of your walk in love.
Mensah Oteh
#53. People look for greatness only in the extraordinary and completely overlook the wonder of the ordinary.
Ann Tatlock
#54. We are what we repeatedly do. Greatness then, is not an act, but a habit
Aristotle.
#55. I believe that we are all born for greatness yet most of us mire in the mediocrity of life. We become complacent or worse, discouraged and stagnate. We damn ourselves by not progressing.
Toni Sorenson
#57. Greatness lives on the edge of destruction
Will Smith
#58. Your vibes define your character.
Be the one for whom people demand,
When you know you are destined for greatness,
You feel incomplete until you succeed.
Dipika Agarwal
#59. Research is the live heart of the scientific life ... Greatness of position, respect for past accomplishments, the Nobel Prize itself
none of these can compensate for the loss of vitality only research provides.
Vivian Gornick
#60. The life of hero is the tale of a person overcoming personal hardship and obstacles while striving to achieve an exultant victory that voices repressed citizens' ecstatic thoughts and dreams.
Kilroy J. Oldster
#61. If you live with values for yourself, then you become of great value to all who know you.
Bryant McGill
#62. I would tell my 14 year old self to never ever, ever put all of your money in one bank account. And love the ones who love you back. You're going to want to quit ... DON'T! Oh, and get everything in writing.
Brandi L. Bates
#63. Every life is worthy and every life is capable of greatness. We have an obligation to make sure that opportunity for greatness is there.
Condoleezza Rice
#64. Greatness of thoughts define greatness. Greatness in actions define immortality.
Debasish Mridha
#65. Greatness consists not in the holding of some future office, but really consists in doing great deeds with little means and the accomplishment of vast purposes from the private ranks of life. To be great at all one must be great here, now, in Philadelphia.
Russell H. Conwell
#66. Rise to the challenge of bringing your dreams to life! Do not be discouraged by resistance, be nourished by it. Success is the experience of rising to the level of your true greatness.
Steve Maraboli
#67. In our stillness, we acknowledge God's greatness and we are at peace in our life. Stillness saturates us in the Presence of God.
E'yen A. Gardner
#68. Tribes makes our lives better, and leading a tribe is the best life of all.
Seth Godin
#69. I don't know what kind of great I'm bound to be," Dove considered his prospects calmly, "all I know for certain is I'm born a world-shaker.
Nelson Algren
#70. When a lifestyle is created from the existence of your dream, you dont leave any room for failure.
Nikki Rowe
#71. It's so important for you to get around people who will stir up those seeds of greatness. Don't surround yourself with naysayers. Life is too short to hang around negative, critical, cynical, skeptical, judgmental, small-minded, jealous people ... Did I leave out anything?
Joel Osteen
#72. The measure of greatness is in humility, simplicity, and in kindness.
Debasish Mridha
#74. A 20/20 mindset eradicates any source of fear, doubt, and uncertainty. It produces a balanced life in which you are living your purpose and being fueled with your passion. You are connected directly to the source of greatness. Success is then a graceful gift.
Farshad Asl
#75. When life becomes an extended picnic, with nothing of importance to do, ideas of greatness become an irritant. Such is the nature of the Europe syndrome.
Charles A. Murray
#76. Great men are always exceptional men; and greatness itself is but comparative. Indeed, the range of most men in life is so limited that very few have the opportunity of being great.
Samuel Smiles
#77. Now is the time to realize your potential and look beyond disappointment and focus on blessings. They are all around you, if you only take the time to welcome them into your life.
Carlos Wallace
#78. The most important result of the efforts of a man is the effort of self-development and continuous growth
Sunday Adelaja
#79. The fullness of God's grace fills us with power for every good work.
Lailah Gifty Akita
#80. America you are beautiful ... and blessed ... The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being, but especially the weakest and most defenseless. If you want equal justice for all and true freedom and lasting peace, then America, defend life.
Pope John Paul II
#82. Dream with all of your mind.
Work with all of your heart.
Persevere with all of your strength.
Succeed with all of your soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
#83. My fellow Minnesotans join me in mourning the loss of America's 40th President and celebrating the life of a man who personified both the greatness and goodness of America.
Jim Ramstad
#84. I always thought it was disgusting and ugly, how the weak live their lives depending on each other shamefully licking each other's wounds. A way of life that no one could truly want. I was certain that no greatness could ever come from that. That's what I thought until I met you.
Naoyuki Ochiai
#85. I think there is only one form of greatness for man. If a man can bridge the gap between life and death. I mean, if he can live on after he has died, then maybe he was a great man. To me the only success, the only greatness, is immortality.
James Dean
#86. With great vision, strong determination, and persistent action, everyone is capable of achieving greatness.
Debasish Mridha
#87. The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively
Bob Marley
#88. Let the standard of everybody's mind be raised to the heights of his own inner glory and then man will feel for himself the greatness of the higher values of life and would be tempted to bring them down into practical life and live them.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
#89. It is unavoidable that if we learn more about a great man's life, we shall also hear of occasions on which he has done no better than we, and has in fact come nearer to us as a human being.
Sigmund Freud
#91. If there is no passion in your life, then have you really lived? Find your passion, whatever it may be. Become it, and let it become you and you will find great things happen FOR you, TO you and BECAUSE of you.
Alan Armstrong
#92. Those who are fortunate to be educated, must light the flame of fire.
Lailah Gifty Akita
#93. To create greatness, give away your life for the success of others.
Debasish Mridha
#94. Plant the seeds of trust and compassion
Make caring and sharing a life's mission
Hold hand with dreams of greatness
Peace will grow with beauty and fragrance.
Debasish Mridha
#95. A harmless hilarity and a buoyant cheerfulness are not infrequent concomitants of genius; and we are never more deceived than when we mistake gravity for greatness, solemnity for science, and pomposity for erudition.
Charles Caleb Colton
#96. You become great when you are eager to find and nourish greatness in the hearts of others.
Debasish Mridha
#99. Never ever feel inferior because of the colour of your skin. Great is your soul.
Lailah Gifty Akita
#100. Rich men are neither better nor worse than all other humans. They contribute to greatness or mediocrity, strength of character or weakness in exactly the same proportion as persons in all other walks of life do.
Julius Rosenwald
