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“I've often said, the only thing standing between me and greatness is me”
Woody Allen
“Your greatness is measured by your kindness; your education and intellect by your modesty; your ignorance is betrayed by your suspicions and prejudices, and your real caliber is measured by the consideration and tolerance you have for others.”
William J. H. Boetcker
“As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.”
Mahatma Gandhi
“Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
Mark Twain
“Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.”
George Bernard Shaw
“Exaggeration, the inseparable companion of greatness”
Voltaire
“The measure of a country's greatness should be based on how well it cares for its most vulnerable populations”
“Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that.”
Jean Baptiste Lacordaire
“You gave him an opportunity of showing greatness of character and he did not seize it. He will never forgive you for that.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“Responsibility is the price of greatness.”
Winston Churchill