A lot of people say they want to be great, but they’re not willing to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve greatness. They have other concerns, whether important or not, and they spread themselves out. That’s totally fine. After all, greatness is not for everybody.

Not all creatures can become as great as they think.

People and places know greatness for a while, then decline.

Assuming you rise to the top, please remember: what made you great may not be appropriate for the next generation.

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

Great work is not created for everyone. If it were, it would be average work.

A lot of people say they want to be great, but they’re not willing to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve greatness.

Maybe no great man is virtuous. Or good. Perhaps a man rich in those qualities by definition is barred from greatness.

So, the question of Why greatness? is almost a nonsense question. If you're engaged in work that you love and care about, for whatever reason, then the question needs no answer. The question is not why, but how.

Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great...

Greatness is nothing unless it be lasting

I don't confuse greatness with perfection. To be great anyhow is…the higher achievement.

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.

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.