John Ruskin Quotes

It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary calculations. He is at once sublime and touching, childlike and of the race of giants.

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.

Everybody wants to be great at something.

Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.

A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions.

I don't hero worship for the sake of hero worship. When I find people who are truly remarkable - and I think Joseph Needham is a classic example - I do value their counsel.

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

To me, the only sin is mediocrity.

I don't try to be average. That's boring. That's not what life's about. I try to be great in everything I do.

Howard is the greatest.

Kevin Dunn is great at what he does.

I've been champion of every organization that I've worked for. I'm something extraordinary.

Every superior personality, and every superior performance, has, for the average of mankind, something mysterious.

It's great to watch someone get the most out of what they can do, whether they're a beautiful performer or just a really gritty performer. It's something to behold.

You are part of that horrid expression, the best and the brightest. It can be a terrible burden if you let it be, but it is the great challenge of your time. And being a warrior in that challenge should be wondrous.

But Barry, to me, is head and shoulders above everybody.

To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. To do what is impossible for talent is the mark of genius.

It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do well.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

You don't win championships by just being normal, by just being average.

I have a lot of respect for people with a lot of talent.

We are part of a country that outshines those that have gone before us and most of those in existence today.

I'm a professional; I feel I'm one of the best in the game.

Produce great men, the rest follows.

I'm good at what I do. I'm really, really good at what I do, and I'm not saying this with any level of arrogance.