“I believe that there is no test of greatness in periods, nations or men more sure than the development, among them or in them, of a noble grotesque, and no test of comparative smallness or limitation, of one kind or another, more sure than the absence of grotesque invention, or incapability of understanding it.” MenBelieveKindI BelieveNationsUnderstandingGreatnessDevelopmentPeriodsTestsNobleAbsenceInventionLimitationGrotesqueSmallnessIncapability Book:The Stones of Venice -: The Fall Source: The Stones of Venice -: The Fall
“One moment it's a cathedral, at another time there is no words to describe it when it ceases, for short periods of time, to have any regard for the proprieties that constitute not only Parliament, but its tradition. I've seen it in all its greatness. I have inwardly wept over it when it is degraded.” MomentsGreatnessPeriodsTraditionRegardCeaseOver ItParliamentCathedralsProprietyAnother Time Author:John Diefenbaker
“So many will try to destroy me. So many, over and over, coming in periods of greatness. But in this period, I cannot be broken: GAGAKLEIN.” TryingGreatnessBrokenPeriodsDestroyers Author:Lady Gaga
“It's been a wild ride. I hope people can appreciate how special it is to see the people that ran well today; how special and sometimes fleeting greatness can be even from yourself. I gave it everything I had and for a short period of time I did very very well and I'm very proud of that and I'm leaving it at that. I did the best I could.” PeopleWellsSometimesTodaySpecialGreatnessProudPeriodsAppreciateLeavingAthleteRanFleetingWild Ride Author:Alan Webb
“We all felt the majesty of the body. In a very short period of time we had seen something that was bigger than each of us. A lot of people, even those who were not religious, were reverent and attributed the success to God. As we saw the artificial heart beat in Dr. Clark, the feeling was not aren't we great, but aren't we small.” PeopleHeartGodFeelingsBodySuccessFeltReligiousSawsGreatnessPeriodsBeatsBiggerArtificialDrsScience And ReligionMajestyHeart Beat Author:William DeVries
“Greatness is not this, wonderful, esoteric, elusive, god-like feature that only the special among us will ever taste. You know? It's something that truly exists, in, all of us. It's very simple, this is what I believe, and, I'm willing to die for it. Period. It's that simple.” KnowsBelieveDiesI BelieveSimpleWonderfulSpecialGreatnessWillingPeriodsTasteFeaturesElusiveEsotericWilling To Die Author:Will Smith
“True greatness...always requires regular, consistent, small, and sometimes ordinary and mundane steps over a long period of time.” LongSometimesStepsGreatnessPeriodsOrdinaryHappyConsistentNew YearMundaneLong Periods Of TimeTrue Greatness Author:Howard W. Hunter