Greatness Quotes

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Adam Sandler Quote - Having a kid is great as long as his eyes are closed and he’s not moving or speaking. Free

Adam Sandler

Having a kid is great as long as his eyes are closed and he’s not moving or speaking.

Adam Smith Quote - With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches. Free

Adam Smith

With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches.

Amanda Gorman Quote - When you are learning through poetry how to speak English, it lends to a great understanding of sound, of pitch, of pronunciation, so I think of my speech impediment not as a weakness or a disability, but as one of my greatest strengths. Free

Amanda Gorman

When you are learning through poetry how to speak English, it lends to a great understanding of sound, of pitch, of pronunciation, so I think of my speech impediment not as a weakness or a disability, but as one of my greatest strengths.

Amanda Gorman Quote - Poetry is interesting because not everyone is going to become a great poet, but anyone can be, and anyone can enjoy poetry, and it’s this openness, this accessibility of poetry that makes it the language of people. Free

Amanda Gorman

Poetry is interesting because not everyone is going to become a great poet, but anyone can be, and anyone can enjoy poetry, and it’s this openness, this accessibility of poetry that makes it the language of people.

Amelia Earhart Quote - The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves. Free

Amelia Earhart

The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.

Alexander Pope Quote - The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s own eyes when they look upon his own person. Free

Alexander Pope

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man’s own eyes when they look upon his own person.

Anne Frank Quote - Men are held in great esteem in all parts of the world, so why shouldn’t women have their share? Free

Anne Frank

Men are held in great esteem in all parts of the world, so why shouldn’t women have their share?

Alexander Pope Quote - Great oaks grow from little acorns. He has a green thumb. He has green fingers. He’s sowing his wild oats. Here Ceres’ gifts in waving prospect stand, And nodding tempt the joyful reaper’s hand. Free

Alexander Pope

Great oaks grow from little acorns. He has a green thumb. He has green fingers. He’s sowing his wild oats. Here Ceres’ gifts in waving prospect stand, And nodding tempt the joyful reaper’s hand.

Anne Frank Quote - Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness. Free

Anne Frank

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.

Amy Winehouse Quote - Having listened to great songwriters like James Taylor and Carole King, I felt there was nothing new that was coming out that really represented me and the way I felt. So I started writing my own stuff. Free

Amy Winehouse

Having listened to great songwriters like James Taylor and Carole King, I felt there was nothing new that was coming out that really represented me and the way I felt. So I started writing my own stuff.

Amy Winehouse Quote - I’m of the school of thought where, if you can’t sort something out for yourself, no one can help you. Rehab is great for some people but not others. Free

Amy Winehouse

I’m of the school of thought where, if you can’t sort something out for yourself, no one can help you. Rehab is great for some people but not others.

Anthony Bourdain Quote - Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life. Free

Anthony Bourdain

Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one’s life.

Amelia Earhart Quote - Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don’t have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you. Free

Amelia Earhart

Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don’t have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you.

Alexander Pope Quote - He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one. Free

Alexander Pope

He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he undertakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one.

Alexander Pope Quote - If, presume not to God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. Plac’d on this isthmus of a middle state, a being darkly wise, and rudely great. Free

Alexander Pope

If, presume not to God to scan; The proper study of Mankind is Man. Plac’d on this isthmus of a middle state, a being darkly wise, and rudely great.

Alice Paul Quote - I always feel the movement is a sort of mosaic. Each of us puts in one little stone, and then you get a great mosaic at the end. Free

Alice Paul

I always feel the movement is a sort of mosaic. Each of us puts in one little stone, and then you get a great mosaic at the end.

Anne Frank Quote - Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is! Free

Anne Frank

Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!

Aretha Franklin Quote - I remember singing around the house to records that were playing. All kinds of music. And the great James Cleveland was often in our house, and I grew up with his sound as well. Free

Aretha Franklin

I remember singing around the house to records that were playing. All kinds of music. And the great James Cleveland was often in our house, and I grew up with his sound as well.

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