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"Part of the Disney success is our ability to create a believable world of dreams that appeals to all age groups. The kind of entertainment we create is meant to appeal to every member of the family."
"Let him be great, and love shall follow him."
"It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion. They are always surrounded by worshipers. They are constantly, and for the most part sincerely, assured of their greatness."
"A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness."
"Its hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world."
"Choose to be in close proximity to people who are empowering, who appeal to your sense of connection to intention, who see the greatness in you, who feel connected to God, who live a life that gives evidence that Spirit has found celebration through them."
"There comes a special moment in everyone's life, a moment for which that person was born. That special opportunity, when he seizes it, will fulfill his mission - a mission for which he is uniquely qualified. In that moment, he will find greatness. It is his finest hour."
"To be great is to be misunderstood."
"We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble."
"If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next."
"When a man realizes his littleness, his greatness can appear."
"One whose inner being is fixed upon such greatness emits a Heavenly glow. Even though he has this Heavenly glow, others will see him as just a man. Someone who has reached this point will begin to be consistent."
"Since most of us spend our lives doing ordinary tasks, the most important thing is to carry them out extraordinarily well."
"There’s a greatness in not caring what people think"
"Seclusion is the price of greatness."
"Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies."
"All things that are truly great are at first thought impossible."
"Money is usually attracted, not pursued."
"I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning."
"Be willing to launch in faith, with no guarantees of success. This is the mark of personal greatness"
