Memorable Great Man Quotes

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"Behind every great man, there is a great woman."
Marcus Tullius Cicero
"The greatest danger in times of change is not the change itself, but the inertia of habit."
Francis Chan
"A great man is a sentence, an ordinary man is a period."
Victor Hugo
"Great men are they who see the world as it is and have the courage to strive for what it ought to be."
Winston Churchill
"Men are great only if they are surrounded by great women."
Anaïs Nin
"The measure of a great man is in the opportunities he gives to others."
Unknown
"You cannot be a great leader without a great team."
Jack Welch
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"A great man must be a great servant."
Joshua L. Chamberlain
"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."
Eleanor Roosevelt
"A great man is the one who is brought down by his principles, not his vices."
Khalil Gibran
"It is not the length of the life, but the depth of the life that is important."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The great use of a life is to spend it for something that will outlast it."
William James
"Every great dream begins with a dreamer."
Harriet Tubman
"Great men are like stars; they never touch the earth."
Cristina Reilly
"Greatness is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends."
Zig Ziglar
"A great man is one who can make others feel greater."
Unknown
"Every great man is a man of his time."
Henri Frederic Amiel
"The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible."
Charles Kingsleigh
"A great man is a product of a great thought."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value."
Albert Einstein
"The great man is a symbol; he embodies an ideal that lives in the hearts of many."
James Allen
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"Nothing is impossible for a man who believes."
Louis Pasteur
"A great man will use all that he has to build a great legacy."
John C. Maxwell
"The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others."
Hasidic Proverb
"A great man is one who leaves others at a loss."
G. H. Lewis
"Great minds think alike."
Unknown (Common Proverb)
"The greatest risk is not taking one; in a world that changes really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks."
Mark Zuckerberg
"Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance."
Samuel Johnson
"If you want to be a great leader, you must first be a great follower."
Mary Kay Ash
"It is not the title of a man that makes him great, but the deeds of his life."
Lailah Gifty Akita
"The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching."
John Wooden
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them."
William Shakespeare
"A great man is the one who can do all of these things, and still smile."
G. Lichtenberg
"Great men are not afraid to be alone; they are not afraid of silence."
Henri Matisse
"One man with courage makes a majority."
Andrew Jackson
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"The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday's logic."
Peter Drucker
"A great man is always willing to be little."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down."
Abraham Lincoln
"Great men are almost always bad men."
Lord Acton
"A man can be as great as he wants to be."
Alex Haley
"The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things."
Ronald Reagan
"Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character."
William Arthur Ward
"What is great about America is that we are not trained to see things in black and white. Humanity has many shades."
James P. McCarthy
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
Mahatma Gandhi
"Great people do things before they are ready."
Amy Poehler
"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity."
Sun Tzu
"To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult."
Friedrich Nietzsche
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."
Confucius
"Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds."
Orison Swett Marden
"It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?"
Henry David Thoreau
"In every work of art the spirit of the age, the signs of the times are present, active, and transform it into something new."
Paul Klee
"Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown."
Lao Tzu
"It is better to lead from behind and to hold people accountable for their actions."
Nelson Mandela
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
"A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position."
John C. Maxwell
"No great achievement is possible without persistent work."
Bertrand Russell
"A leader is a dealer in hope."
Napoleon Bonaparte
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart."
Mencius
"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful."
Albert Schweitzer
"Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude."
William James
"The powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?"
Robin Williams
"The measure of a man is what he does with power."
Plato
"Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving."
Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Behind every great man, there is a woman."
Winston Churchill
"Men are great only in their minds."
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"A man is but the product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes."
Mahatma Gandhi
"To be great is to be misunderstood."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others."
Confucius
"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Nelson Mandela
"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist."
Indira Gandhi
"The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be who we pretend to be."
Socrates
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
Confucius
"Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind."
Theodore Roosevelt
"Great men are not born great; they grow great."
Mario Puzo
"Character is much easier kept than recovered."
Thomas Paine
"A great person is one who is able to surpass the limits of his own ego."
Friedrich Nietzsche
"The greatest men are those who do their best to hide their greatness."
Bertolt Brecht
"Greatness comes from the heart and the relentless pursuit of excellence."
Geoffrey Wright
"The price of greatness is responsibility."
Winston Churchill
"To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die."
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
"The great man is he who does not lose his child’s heart."
Mencius
"The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic."
Peter Drucker
"A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of society."
Toqueville
"The greatest leaders are those most driven by a deep sense of purpose."
Michelle Obama
"A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he’s gone."
Euripides
"Great men are not born great, they grow great."
Mario Puzo
"A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men."
Thomas Carlyle
"The great man is a unique man. He is a man without precedent."
Rick Joyner
"A great man does not seek applause or recognition, but the opportunity to inspire others."
Catherine McAuley
"Great men are not always wise."
Job 32:9, The Holy Bible
"A great man is one who thinks of the greater good."
Abraham Lincoln
"The greatest gift of leadership is a boss who cares."
John C. Maxwell
"Great ideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds."
Albert Einstein
"Great men are not those who never fail; they are those who never quit."
Vince Lombardi
"A great man is a great thinker, but a greater man is a great doer."
Josiah Gilbert Holland
"The great man is the one who is armed."
Oswald Spengler
"A great man's greatest treasure is his integrity."
Unknown
"Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers."
Colin Powell
"The greatest man is he who can see the truth and bear its consequences."
C. S. Lewis
"To be a great man is to be a great servant."
Martin Luther King Jr.
"The great man is he who knows he is not great."
Seneca
"A man is great by deeds, not by birth."
Harold Macmillan
"There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness, and truth."
Leo Tolstoy
"A great man may fail, but he will not fail to have tried."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The measure of a great man is what he would do if he knew he would never be caught."
Thomas L. Steagall
"A great man is an uncommon one because he is a man who uses his gifts wisely."
James Russell Lowell
"A great man is he who is ready to be the scapegoat for his community."
John Stuart Mill
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