Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Albert Einstein
Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
A great man is always willing to be little.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Great men are not born great, they grow great .
Mario Puzo
I used to walk down the street like I was a fucking star... I want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be - and then to fight so hard for it every day that the lie becomes the truth.
Lady Gaga
You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously.
Steve Maraboli,
Great leaders can see the greatness in others when they can’t see it themselves and lead them to their highest potential they don’t even know.
Roy T. Bennett
Its hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.
Dolly Parton
It takes a great man to be a good listener.
Calvin Coolidge
If we revert to history, we shall find that the women who have distinguished themselves have neither been the most beautiful nor the most gentle of their sex.
Mary Wollstonecraft
No one has ever achieved greatness without dreams.
Roy T. Bennett,
Today is a new day. Don't let your history interfere with your destiny! Let today be the day you stop being a victim of your circumstances and start taking action towards the life you want. You have the power and the time to shape your life. Break free from the poisonous victim mentality and embrace the truth of your greatness. You were not meant for a mundane or mediocre life!
Steve Maraboli
Don't blow off another's candle for it won't make yours shine brighter.
Jaachynma N.E.
The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.
Brandon Sanderson,
I was never afraid of failure; for I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest.
John Keats
Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.
Cher
I believe that the first test of a great man is his humility. I don't mean by humility, doubt of his power. But really great men have a curious feeling that the greatness is not of them, but through them. And they see something divine in every other man and are endlessly, foolishly, incredibly merciful.
John Ruskin
Doing what needs to be done may not make you happy, but it will make you great.
George Bernard Shaw
Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
