Some have greatness thrust upon them, but not lately.
Frank Dane
The only greatness for man is immortality.
James Dean
Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done.
Frederick Douglass
F.D.R. achieved greatness not by means of imposing his temperament and intellect on the world but by reacting to what the world threw at him.
Maureen Dowd
Great men are rare, poets are rarer, but the great man who is a poet, transfiguring his greatness, is the rarest of all events.
John Drinkwater
Mediocrity in politics is not to be despised. Greatness is not needed.
Hans Magnus Enzensberger
As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, so it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man.
Ernst Fischer
Neither wealth or greatness render us happy.
Jean de La Fontaine
Movies such as 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington' in 1939 to 'Dave' in 1993 portray Washington leaders as the ultimate Everymen - decent... →
Ron Fournier
Monuments and archaeological pieces serve as testimonies of man's greatness and establish a dialogue between civilizations showing the extent to... →
Vicente Fox