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Quotes about Being Great

    “It is in dreaming the greatest dreams… seeking the highest goals… that we build the brightest tomorrows.” ~ Unknown

      “It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.” ~ Seneca

        “The enemy of the ‘best’ is often the ‘good.'” ~ Stephen Covey

          “If you are reading this right now, you have all the makings of Greatness: A heart, a brain, a will, a Soul and a choice. Imagine that.”

            “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” ~ Mark Twain

              “True greatness will be achieved through the abundant mind that works selflessly – with mutual respect, for mutual benefit.” ~ Stephen Covey

                “Really it comes down to your philosophy.  Do you want to play it safe and be good or do you want to take a chance and be great?” ~ Jimmy Johnson

                  “The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between the great and the insignificant, is energy – invincible determination – a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory.” ~ Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton

                    “Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.” ~ Charles De Gaulle

                      “We may affirm absolutely that nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.” ~ Hegel

                        “Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.” ~ Doug Larson

                          “Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh