A subject for a great poet would be God's boredom after the seventh day of creation.

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.

Great geniuses have the shortest biographies.

The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.

Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.

The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'

A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.