Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes

Great men are rarely isolated mountain peaks; they are the summits of ranges.

You are watching what greatness is all about.

The man who brings victory is prized above all others.

I didn't do this by myself, man. It was so many people, so many fans that came in there and cheered for me, night in and night out.

I just felt proud of being able to tell my mom that 'Ye reached out. He saw that I built on my own with a small team.

It is the success which makes great men.

Choose great people and shine in their shadows

It is not the genius at the top giving directions that makes people great. It is great people that make the guy at the top look like a genius.

To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It's about stimulating them. It's about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.

My peers and colleagues inspire me.

Without Arthur's voice, I never would have enjoyed that success.

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.

There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause.

If we're going to bring out the best in people, we, too, need to sow seeds of encouragement.

There are many mediocre entertainers who don't aspire to much more than fame and glory. It's very easy to have them as your role models because there aren't as many greats. Go back, discover the greats, and take it from there.

Tonight I should like to thank all those who have shared my work and to acknowledge the debt that I owe to my wife whose encouragement to put research before all other things has been a great strength to me.

Now, I'm not here because I was that good. I'm here because of the people around me made me that good.

Honorary degrees and lifetime achievement awards are very encouraging. I know that it might sound strange that a writer who has published many books still needs encouragement, but this is true.

I've always found it not only easy, but enjoyable. It's necessary for us to reach out and I'm speaking for myself here. I certainly have a sense of responsibility to reach out to these people in the theatre who might look to someone like me for some guidance.

I think Oprah who is the height of aspiration and inspiration recognizes something in me that is germane.

Great hopes make great men.

Great men hallow a whole people, and lift up all who live in their time.

Transformed people transform people.

I can't be everywhere, but I'm always in one of my kitchens, and hopefully I'm motivating and inspiring.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.