To be great is to be misunderstood.
Some are born great, others achieve greatness.
Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
The man with no imagination has no wings.
Not everybody can be famous but everybody can be great, because greatness is determined by service.
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.
Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.
Good is the enemy of great.
America is too great for small dreams.
Being realistic is the most common path to mediocrity.
Great men are meteors designed to burn so that earth may be lighted.
Be undeniably good.
Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.
You don’t set out to build a wall. You don't say ‘I’m going to build the biggest, baddest, greatest wall that’s ever been built.’ You don’t start there. You say, ‘I’m going to lay this brick as perfectly as a brick can be laid.’ You do that every single day. And soon you have a wall.
Aim for the highest cloud so that if you miss it, you will hit a lofty mountain.
Don’t waste talent. No matter what you do, don’t waste talent.
When I'm old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say, ‘Wow, that was an adventure,’ not, ‘Wow, I sure felt safe.’
Both desire and imagination are stored in the mind of the individual and when stretched, both have the potential to position a person for greatness.
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.
Failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.