#greatness

Who I am” cannot be define by the word MAN. Who I am surpasses the definitions of humanity trying to capture that which is free and vast. ~Quetzal~ ↗

— Martin Suarez

#greatness #i-am #i-am-free #true-self #freedom

A man’s greatness is neither determined by having great dreams nor by his determination to realize them; but by his contribution - however small may be - to the progression of the humanity, without forgetting other creatures as well! ↗

— Mehmet Murat ildan

#dreams

In my own sphere I did everything that could possibly be expected of a man who believes in the greatness of his people and who is filled with fanaticism for the greatness of his country, in order to bring about the victory of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist movement. ↗

— Hans Frank

#adolf #believes #bring #could #country

It is strange. I see all the privileges and greatness of the future. It already looks grand, beautiful. Tell them I went lovingly, trustfully, peacefully. ↗

— Thomas Starr King

#beautiful #future #grand #greatness #i

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

#america #any #being #enlightened #faults

Children get food shelter pocket money longholidays and love, all of it apparently free gratis, and most of the little fools think it's a sort of compensation for having been born. 'There are no strings on me!' They sang; but I, pinnoccio, saw the strings. Parents are impelled by the profit motive - nothing more, nothing less. For their attentions, they expected, from me, the immense dividend of greatness. ↗

— Salman Rushdie

#greatness #life-purpose #parents #food

The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind. ↗

— Ella Wheeler Wilcox

#greatness #happy #kind #lies #mind

Great artists are a little too gifted to be bound by boxes and labels, and in saying that, the label 'artist' is to be used lightly. ↗

— Criss Jami

#artists #bondage #boundaries #boxes #brilliance

..if I dont do something on the grand scale, it is that my genius is altogether imitative, and that I have nor recently encountered any very striking models of grandeur. ↗

— Henry James

#greatness #imitation #art

We do not measure the value of a person by their outward appearance, rank, or creed, rather by the sum of the agápe in their heart. Your value in the cosmos is greater than precious metals or jewels, humans have to potential to take us all into a period of great enlightenment, or to our ruin. The choice is yours. ↗

— Guy T. Simpson Jr.

#agape-love #choice #humanity #inspirational #love