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“All greatness in style begins, I imagine, with such respect, deep and passionate enough to produce a humility which will not assert itself at the expense even of inanimate things: out of which submissiveness a desire to serve is born, in disinterested accuracy toward the object, whatever it may be.”

May Enough Desire Born Imagine Style Objects Greatness Produce Humility Passionate Expenses Accuracy Disinterested

Book:Perseus In The Wind: A Life of Travel

Source: Perseus In The Wind: A Life of Travel

“Any base heart can devise means of vileness, and affix the ugly shapings of its own fancy to the actions of those around him; but it requires loftiness of mind, and the heaven-born spirit of virtue, to imagine greatness where it is not, and to deck the sordid objects of nature in the beautiful robes of loveliness and light.”

Mind Heart Mean Light Action Beautiful Spirit Heaven Born Virtue Imagine Objects Greatness Ugly Fancy Suspicion Deck Robes Loveliness

Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

“You have something special. You have greatness in you. You have the ability to do more than you can ever begin to imagine.”

Ability Imagine Special Greatness Something Special Special You

Author:Les Brown

“There are names like Savoy Hotel, Caruso, Shangri-La, Pavlove, Mount Everest and the Treorchy Male Choir that just hang up there as peaks of excellence - perfect things that we simply take for granted as symbols of greatness. So imagine how delighted and honoured I am to join with all the other small peaks in congratulating the Choir of Choirs on its anniversary. In admiration, since I was a boy!”

Names Perfect Boys Imagine Greatness Excellence Males Symbols Granted Hotel Admiration Delighted Choir Everest Hang Ups Mount Everest Perfect Things Shangri

Author:Ron Moody

“In business, what distinguishes leaders from laggards and greatness from mediocrity is the ability to uniquely imagine what could be.”

Ability Leader Imagine Greatness Mediocrity

Author:Robert Fritz

“I imagine, like all his predecessors, Barak Obama would like to achieve greatness in bringing peace in the Middle East. I hope it will not be at the expense of Israel.”

Imagine Middle Achieve Greatness Israel East Expenses Middle East Predecessors Achieve Greatness Bringing Peace Barak Obama

Author:Elie Wiesel

“It was better for me when I could imagine greatness in others, even if it wasn't always there.”

Ifs Imagine Greatness

Author:Charles Bukowski

“Not all men are destined for greatness," I reminded him. "Are you sure, Fitz? Are you sure? What good is a life lived as if it made no difference at all to the great life of the world? A sadder thing I cannot imagine. Why should not a mother say to herself, if I raise this child aright, if I love and care for her, she shall live a life that brings joy to those about her, and thus I have changed the world? Why should not the farmer that plants a seed say to his neighbor, this seed I plant today will feed someone, and that is how I changed the world today?”

Source: Royal Assassin: The Farseer Trilogy

“The past always seems somehow more golden, more serious, than the present. We tend to forget the partisanship of yesteryear, preferring to re-imagine our history as a sure and steady march toward greatness.”

Seems Past Forget History Imagine Greatness Serious Golden March Steady Partisanship Yesteryear

Author:Jon Meacham

“...the question, Why try for greatness? would seem almost tautological. If you're doing something you care that much about, and you believe in its purpose deeply enough, then it is impossible to imagine not trying to make it great. It's just a given.”

Ifs Trying Believe Enough Seems Care Purpose Given Business Imagine Impossible Greatness

Author:James C. Collins

“Never assume greatness is for someone else. Imagine every day that you too can do great things. Have the courage to take the challenge, make the mistakes, and move forward.”

Moving Can Do Challenges Mistake Imagine Greatness Assuming Great Things Moving Forward Never Assume

Author:Brandi Chastain