I believe great people to be those who know how they got where they are, and what they need to do to get where they’re going. Great people have a vision of their lives that they practice emulating each and every day. They go to work on their lives, not just in their lives. Their lives are spent living out the vision they have of their future, in the present. They compare what they’ve done with what they intended to do. And where there’s a disparity between the two, they don’t wait very long to make up the difference.

great people are those who make others feel that they, too, can become great.

Great people aren’t just the high rollers in life, but also those who we value as amazing inhabitants of this world.

No, none of these things are the key. When it comes right down to it, I know of only one factor that separates those who consistently shine from those who don't: The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure. Nothing else has the same kind of impact on people's ability to achieve and to accomplish whatever their minds and hearts desire.

People do not become great by doing great things. They do great things because they are great.

Great people have a vision of their lives that they practice emulating each and every day. They go to work on their lives, not just in their lives.

The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything,

The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.

It is not the genius at the top giving directions that makes people great. It is great people that make the guy at the top look like a genius.

The difference between you and everyone else, is everyone else. And that’s a lot, so you should feel special.

Smart people think. Brave people talk. Great people act.

Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great because greatness is determined by service... You only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love.

What I've found over almost four decades of studying success is that the most successful people in any field aren't just lucky. They have a different set of beliefs. They have a different strategy. They do things differently than everyone else.

Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.