The demand to be loved is the greatest of all arrogant presumptions.
The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty.
The greatest error of a man is to think that he is weak by nature, evil by nature. Every man is divine and strong in his real nature. What are weak and evil are his habits, his desires and thoughts, but not himself.
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance – it is the illusion of knowledge.
To teach a man how he may learn to grow independently, and for himself, is perhaps the greatest service that one man can do another.
The Olympics is still my greatest achievement… I have many belts, but there is only one Olympic gold.
For me, time is the greatest mystery of all. The fact is that we’re dreaming all the time. That’s what really gets me. We have a fathomless lake of unconsciousness just beneath our skulls.
One of the greatest gifts we have is our own mistakes and somebody singing about them.
AC/DC’s ‘Highway to Hell’ is the greatest meshing of vocal, guitar, and content I’ve ever heard. That’s what I aspire to.
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons.
The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril.
Our greatest stupidities may be very wise.
Time is my greatest enemy.
We need to teach the next generation of children from day one that they are responsible for their lives. Mankind’s greatest gift, also its greatest curse, is that we have free choice. We can make our choices built from love or from fear.
Life constantly presents the greatest opportunity brilliantly disguised as the biggest disaster.
The Shield had run its course as a three-man group, and we’ll go down in history as one of the greatest factions of all time.
One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.
My financial service business is the absolute best thing I have done to empower the poor. I run many charities and fight many political causes, but my financial service company is the greatest gift I’ve given.
The greatest obstacle to the welfare state is not greed but private charity that makes the welfare state irrelevant; the greatest obstacle to re-education of children in the name of the collective is allegiance to a higher power. More than that, the greatest obstacle to the state as god is an actual God above the state.
Singapore is one of the greatest places in the world.
Mourning is tough. But faith and family are the greatest sources of strength.
Racism is the greatest cancer of my lifetime.
For years, kids have been asking me what’s the greatest superpower. I always say luck. If you’re lucky, everything works. I’ve been lucky.
Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it’s conditional.
The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind.
You are doomed to make choices. This is life’s greatest paradox.
I never said to myself, ‘I’m going to be the greatest.’ I just wanted to do my own thing.
Feeding the world will be one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. It will be impossible without using scientific advancements and biotechnology.
Throw moderation to the winds, and the greatest pleasures bring the greatest pains.
You can be an Olympic champion in 9.5 secs, but to be the greatest, there’s more to it. It takes a bit of forethought and a lot of mental application.
The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless.
It’s been quite a roller coaster ride, but I’ve grown and learned a lot about myself. The greatest thing is being able to interact with fans and touch people’s lives… for that I give thanks.
To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind.
Apart from my work, my greatest pleasures have been mainly out-of-doors, and although I no longer ski, I greatly enjoy walking in the mountains and leading country rambles. I am fond of music, whether light or classical, and play the piano in a self-taught way. In company, I enjoy lively, way-out discussions.
Our faith is faith in someone else’s faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.
For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear.
They tell us that suicide is the greatest piece of cowardice… that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious that there is nothing in the world to which every man has a more unassailable title than to his own life and person.
I can’t imagine going back to long hair. Cutting it was the greatest thing I ever did.
The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one’s opportunities and make the most of one’s resources.
The rewards of freedom are always sweet, but its demands are stern, for at its heart is the paradox that the greatest enemy of freedom is freedom.
If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.
Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing.
Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.
In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift – a more human face.
One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.
Michael Jordan was the greatest practice player I’ve ever seen.
I don’t mind people want to think Muhammad is the greatest fighter around. Everybody wants to make him great because of his mouth, that he was the best. He was good, but that doesn’t make him great. I proved that.
Throughout my life my greatest benefactors have been my dreams and my travels; very few men, living or dead, have helped me in my struggle.
I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
Tell me I’m beautiful, it’s nothing. Tell me I’m intellectual – I know it. Tell me I’m funny, and it’s the greatest compliment in the world anyone could give me.
The greatest films ever made in our history were cut on film, and I’m tenaciously hanging on to the process. I just love going into an editing room and smelling the photochemistry and seeing my editor wearing mini-strands of film around his neck.
The greatest explorer on this earth never takes voyages as long as those of the man who descends to the depth of his heart.
It is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you have wanted to do so badly. You almost feel like you could fly without the plane.
The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation.
We’re absolutely passionate about making sure gamers have the latest and greatest drivers.
He is the best sailor who can steer within fewest points of the wind, and exact a motive power out of the greatest obstacles.
Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen.
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
Tobacco is America’s greatest gift to the world!
My greatest fear is that the audience will beat me to the punch line.
I think you can be the greatest orator of all time, the greatest motivator of all times, but if those players know that you don’t care about them, and you don’t try to understand them, then they’re never going to hear what you have to say.
When you see a person, do you just concentrate on their looks? It’s just a first impression. Then there’s someone who doesn’t catch your eye immediately, but you talk to them and they become the most beautiful thing in the world. The greatest actors aren’t what you would call beautiful sex symbols.
The holocaust against the unborn is the greatest sin they could ever do or even ever participate in.
The American free market system is the greatest engine for prosperity and opportunity that the world has ever seen. Freedom works.
The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident.
I’m a people lover. I love interacting with different people as I meet them, and I think people are one of God’s greatest creations, I really do. They’re interesting and intriguing.
To me, the greatest asset of the Fed is the people. We have a tremendously dedicated staff… They feel proud to work for the Fed because this is such a competent, professional and well-respected organization.
Prayer is man’s greatest power!
One of the greatest things about being an artist is, as you get older, if you keep working hard in relationship to what you want the world to be and how you want it to become, there is a history of interesting growth that resonates with different moments in your life.
