Accomplished Quotes

For though Duncan was a mere mortal, flawed as well, he'd accomplished a daring feat. Aye, he'd captured an angel. And she belonged to him.

In the ancients, one sees the accomplished letter of entire poetry: in the moderns, one has the presentiment of the spirit in becoming.

When you listen to people who have accomplished so much, the one thing they always say is, "I didn't let anybody stop me." I really, really, steadfastly believe that.

Barbra Streisand has accomplished so much, and Dustin Hoffman as well. They are down to earth and approachable. I admire that.

{The cleansing of spiritual contamination} is accomplished by offering one's talent, resources, and life to the world.

When his (the good ruler's) task is accomplished and his work done, The people all say, "It happened to us naturally.

A natural action is accomplished in the briefest manner.

What I've accomplished for myself is beyond my wildest dreams. What I accomplished for my country is one of my most proud achievements.

Even in a fantasy realm, growing up is accomplished not without cost.

I never compare myself to anybody. I don't look at my accomplishments compared to anyone. I'm happy with what I've accomplished in boxing.

And can anything else that is useful be accomplished without change? Do you not see then that for yourself also to change is just the same, and equally necessary for the universal nature?

Don't be ashamed of being a woman and don't be ashamed to be an accomplished woman.

A venture not accomplished is loss; working together towards success is VICTORY!

Pulls readers in with an ironic, breezy portrait of sinister high school competitiveness. Deft and extraordinarily accomplished.

Sometimes in a defeat, you can set the stage for future victory. I wanted them to feel good about what they had accomplished. Not to like losing, but to like the success that they had.

I'm always in awe of accomplished people but never "starstruck".

There are things that can be accomplished only by violence. Physical love is unthinkable without violence.

The nation wept tears of remorse for their leader: the tear-gas accomplished what was expected.

How many seemingly impossible things have been accomplished by resolute men because they had to do, or die?

I am a soldier and accustomed to risking my life every day. I am full of the fire of youth; I cannot act with the restraint of an accomplished diplomat.

Who said it could not be done? And tell me what great victories does he have to his credit which qualifies him to judge what can and can't be accomplished.

My theory is that security - also against terror - can only be accomplished through global democratization.

I've accomplished enough in life so that I do not fear death.

We have a Marlboro Man Theory of leadership and change, especially in America, but in fact anything great that's accomplished is accomplished by many hands.

We are bred to compare ourselves to the next person, to what they have and what they have accomplished.

Rudy Giuliani is more accomplished at cutting taxes than anyone else.

I think language is the most important thing that human beings have ever accomplished, and the only thing that's really going to get us all out of the troubles that we find ourselves in.

Charles Burchfield was exceptional. As such an accomplished artist, he had limited previous association with academia and teaching.

Great things are accomplished by men who are not conscious of the impotence of man. Such insensitiveness is precious. But we must admit that criminals are not unlike our heroes in this respect.

Man is tied to the weight of his own past, and even by a great therapeutic labor little more can be accomplished than a shifting of the burden.

More than anything I am a novelist. But for me, an author's job is not only to create linguistically accomplished works. As an author I also want to stimulate discussion.

We do not know today whether we are busy or idle. In times when we thought ourselves indolent, we have afterwards discovered that much was accomplished, and much was begun in us.

It is not enough to be busy we must be productive. Everyone can account for every hour of the day but that does not mean anything was accomplished of value.

There is absolutely nothing special about walking on a rope stretched along the ground. Where there is no risk, there can be no pride in a deed accomplished, and therefore no happiness.

Nothing worth doing can be accomplished in a single lifetime.

The only thing I wish I could figure out is how I got misunderstood regarding the type of person I really am and what I accomplished.

I always figure from the cradle to the grave, we all have our individual journeys, and maybe my journey was a positive one and I accomplished certain things without stepping on too many toes.

That's all religion is -- some principle you believe in . . . man has accomplished far more miracles than the God he invented. What a tragedy it is to invent a God and then suffer to keep him King.

Even now I wonder what I might have accomplished if I'd studied harder

Man-made global warming was a potential serious threat, and NASA wanted Congress to fund new satellites to study the problem. It was a team effort to get that accomplished.

And that after this is accomplished, and the brave new world begins, when all men are paid for existing and no man must pay for his sins.

Men aging makes them look more authoritative, accomplished, distinguished. Sadly, it's not that way for women, and they will tell you.

There's always something more to be accomplished with a character. Theater is a human experience. There's nothing shellacked or finished off about it. I guess that's why it always draws me back.

Iraq has not been disarmed 100 percent [but] in terms of what they [Iraqis] have accomplished there are no meaningful weapons or weapons production capability in Iraq today.

I have accomplished everything I set out to accomplish when I started playing the sport at 7. And probably even more.

I've accomplished everything a person can accomplish on a basketball court, but I never thought about the future when I was younger. I never made plans for the next stage in my life.

Watching somebody else fail definitely makes you feel better with what you've accomplished and where your standing is in life.

In the end, history, especially British history with its succession of thrilling illuminations, should be, as all her most accomplished narrators have promised, not just instruction but pleasure.

I think that even someone who got into an institution through affirmative action could prove they were qualified by what they accomplished there.

This is, for an accomplished Latino, an accomplished African American, an accomplished anyone who disproves stereotypes, it's a constant battle in your life.