37 Quotes About Being Destined For Greatness

There are many ways to make our life great. From achieving professional goals to being a self made man, these quotes about being destined for greatness will capture the spirit of being great.

“A great man is always willing to be little.”

“Always be a first rate version of yourself and not a second rate version of someone else.”

“Be careful not to mistake insecurity and inadequacy for humility! Humility has nothing to do with the insecure and inadequate! Just like arrogance has nothing to do with greatness!”

“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.”

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”

“Doing what needs to be done may not make you happy, but it will make you great.”

“Don’t blow off another’s candle for it won’t make yours shine brighter.”

“Great leaders can see the greatness in others when they can’t see it themselves and lead them to their highest potential they don’t even know.”

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”

“I always knew I was destined for greatness.”

“I believe that everyone is destined for greatness, but most people aren’t willing to pay the price it takes to get there.”

“I believe that the first test of a great man is his humility. I don’t mean by humility, doubt of his power. But really great men have a curious feeling that the greatness is not of them, but through them.”

“I used to walk down the street like I was a fucking star… I want people to walk around delusional about how great they can be – and then to fight so hard for it every day that the lie becomes the truth.”

“I was never afraid of failure; for I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest”

“If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think.”

“It takes a great man to be a good listener.”

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”

“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.”

“No one has ever achieved greatness without dreams.”

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

“Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great.”

“Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance.”

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire PR officers.”

“Some people are destined for greatness; others fall up a hill to get there.”

“The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane.”

“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

“The only thing standing between me and greatness is me.”

“There are times when the world is rearranging itself, and at times like that, the right words can change the world.”

“There comes a time in the lives of those destined for greatness when we must stand before the mirror of meaning and ask: Why, having been endowed with the courageous heart of a lion, do we live as mice?”

“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.”

“Those who have the ability to be grateful are the ones who have the ability to achieve greatness.”

“To be great is to be misunderstood.”

“Until you’re ready to look foolish, you’ll never have the possibility of being great.”

“When you are able to maintain your own highest standards of integrity – regardless of what others may do – you are destined for greatness.”

“You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously.”

There are many ways to achieve greatness and reach your fulfillment in life.