“There are days when the great are near us, when there is no frown on their brow, no condescension even; when they take us by the hand, and we share their thought.” HandsShareGreatnessBrowsCondescension Book:Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)
“We are risk averse by nature - but the only way you can reach your full potential is by taking chances. Understand that you are capable of far more than you've achieved, believe that you have something of value to share with the world, and take care to step outside of your comfort zone and into your greatness. Your courage will inspire others to do the same.” WorldWayBelieveCareValuesChanceStepsRiskShareGreatnessInspireComfortCapableTake CareZonePotentialComfort ZoneEncouragingTake A ChanceFull PotentialInspire Others Author:Les Brown
“Success is not about having a lot but about making the most of what you have. But success alone however will not necessarily make you fulfilled or happy. It is how you share your achievements with others to make their lives better that will. This is called greatness. It is about living life with a purpose beyond self and family.” SelfPurposeShareGreatnessAchievementLive LifePurpose Of LifeFulfilled Author:Tony Meloto
“Any man of energy and initiative can get what he wants out of life. But when initiative is crippled by legislation or by a tax system which denies him the right to receive a reasonable share of his earnings, then he will no longer exert himself and the country will be deprived of the energy on which its continued greatness depends.” MenWantCountryEnergyShareGreatnessDependsTaxesDenyReasonableInitiativeEarningLegislationDeprivedCrippledTax System Author:Andrew Mellon
“To what part of electrical science are we not indebted to Faraday? He has increased our knowledge of the hidden and unknown to such an extent, that all subsequent writers are compelled so frequently to mention his name and quote his papers, that the very repetition becomes monotonous. [How] humiliating it may be to acknowledge so great a share of successful investigation to one man.” MenMaySuccessScienceNamesKnowledgeSuccessfulShareGreatnessPaperAcknowledgeOne ManInvestigationRepetitionPapersCompelledElectricalMonotonousHumiliatingIndebted Book:Elements of Electro-metallurgy Source: Elements of Electro-metallurgy
“All great fighting is the same, Eragon, even as all great warriors are the same. Past a certain point, it does not matter whether you wield a sword, a claw, a tooth or a tail. It is true, you must be capable with your weapon, but anyone with the time, and the inclination can acquire technical proficiency. To achieve greatness, though, that requires artistry. That requires imagination and thoughtfulness, and it is those qualities that the best warriors share, even if, on the surface, they appear completely different.” IfsDoeDifferentMatterPastCertainFightingImaginationQualityShareAchieveGreatnessWeaponsCapableSurfaceTeethWarriorAcquireTailsInclinationArtistryClawsTrue YouThoughtfulnessEragonAchieve GreatnessProficiencyGreat Warrior Author:Christopher Paolini
“That which you or I think is most unique about ourselves we hide. In ordinary discourse, in the normal state, we share our common self, our superficial self. Yet what is most unique about us is what has the greatest potential for bonding us. When we share our uniqueness, we discover the commonality in greatness that defines everyone on the planet.” ThinkingSelfStatesCommonRelationshipShareGreatnessPlanetsNormalUniqueOrdinaryUniquenessSuperficialDiscourseBondingCommonality Author:Robert E. Quinn
“Man's greatness does not consist in being different from the animals that share the earth with him, but in being...conscious of things of which his environment has no inkling.” MenDoeDifferentEarthAnimalEnvironmentShareGreatnessConsciousIntelligentBeing Different Author:Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald
“From the business point of view, always encouraging the people in our company to own stock in the company, and if we're going to build something great, to have a lot of people share in the benefits of that greatness.” PeopleIfsMindViewsBusinessCompanyEconomyShareGreatnessBenefitsPoint Of ViewOwn BusinessMind Your Own Business Author:Sanford I. Weill