Friedrich Schiller
Playwright, Poet
"Yes great people are always subject to persecution and always getting into straits."
Great People quotes
Great People
26 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil Rights Leader
"Great people aren't those who are happy at times of convienience and content, but of how they are in times of catastrophy and controversy."
Muhammad Ali
Boxer, Activist
"Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others and be close to God."
Napoleon Bonaparte
Military Leader, Emperor
"A great people may be killed, but they cannot be intimidated."
Paul Walker
Actor
"I like being surrounded by great people."
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"You go in thinking you have to do this all by yourself, and what I learned was no, when you hire great people, they do so much for you."
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"Doing great requires that we become great people, and all of us can become great people."
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