Achievement Quotes

Those who do the least themselves are always the severest critics upon the noble achievements of others.

To supply a thought is mental massage; but to evolve a thought of your own is an achievement. Thinking is a brain exercise and no faculty grows save as it is exercised.

I want to be known for my athletic achievements, not my celebrity.

Taking possession of your positive self will put you on the success beam that you may ride triumphantly to whatever heights of achievement you desire.

Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone.

The three great American vices seem to be efficiency, punctuality, and the desire for achievement and success. They are the things that make the Americans so unhappy and so nervous.

Champions are propelled by desire, not compelled by fear

We have killed our souls with comfort instead of seeking fulfillment and achievement.

All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual.

The biological factors underlying race differences in sports have consequences for educational achievement, crime and sexual behavior.

To pray as God would have us pray is the greatest achievement of earth.

As we take stock of this century of achievement, Ulster Unionists have every reason to feel proud.

There is no great achievement that is not the result of patient working and waiting.

The achievement of excellence can only occur if the organization promotes a culture of creative dissatisfaction.

Happiness is not merely money, which is fun for effort and achievement

The 2 master skills of life are: The Science of Achievement and The Art of Fulfillment.

What seems to me the highest and the most difficult achievement of Art is not to make us laugh or cry, or to rouse our lust or our anger, but to do as nature does-that is, fill us with wonderment.

Living for God's glory is the greatest achievement we can accomplish with our lives.

Our culture is biased against quiet and reserved people, but introverts are responsible for some of humanity's greatest achievements.

There is only one person with whom to compete and that is yourself. Keep aiming to surpass your own best performance and ever strive to reach higher levels.

The Church was as concerned with this world as the next: I saw that virtually all of the achievements of Africans seemed to have come about through the missionary work of the Church.

Sin has caused our affections to stray, propelling us to worship relationships, achievement, and work-everything but God.

I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award: Start early!

Success can corrupt; usefulness can only exalt.

For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison.

Making a mistake is also an achievement.

Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement. Think on paper and write them down!

We Wanted to be Achievers, But Being an Achievers didn't Mean That You Stopped Being a Woman.

Large portions of life's disappointments are individuals who did not understand that they were so near achievement when they surrendered.

We envy those whose possessions or achievements are a reflection on our own. They are our neighbors and equals. It is they, above all who make plain the nature of our failure.

But all actors go through the process, it's hit and miss, you have achievement and failure.

Take your message of equality of achievement, take your message of economic dependency, take your message of enslaving the entrepreneurial will and spirit of the American people somewhere else.

If you honestly know how you help people, then you should become passionate about sharing it, spread the good news, give everyone a chance to share in the solutions that you can provide.

My proudest achievement has been the success of the shows and artists I have been involved with, because they were made in Britain.

I am surprised nothing has been made of the fact that astronaut Neil Armstrong carried no sidearms when he landed on the moon.

Men's competitive team sports focus on the balance between individual achievement and team achievement with the emphasis on team achievement.

An Olympic medal is the greatest achievement and honor that can be received by an athlete. I would swap any World Title to have won gold at the Olympics.

Ethics is not for wimps. It's not easy being a good person. That's why it's such a lofty goal and an admirable achievement

Massachusetts children cannot only lead the nation in test scores, they can be competitive with the best in the world. And the gap in achievement among races can virtually disappear.

Do you know the hallmark of the second-rater? It's resentment of another man's achievement.

For the first time in 15 years, Georgia this winter has its electric power guaranteed without deficit. This is a historic achievement.

Part of the issue of achievement is to be able to set realistic goals, but that's one of the hardest things to do because you don't always know exactly where you're going, and you shouldn't.

The most important thing to strive for in life is some kind of personal and professional achievement. Not as a man or a woman, but as a person.

All achievement, no matter what may be its nature, or its purpose, must begin with an intense, burning desire for something definite.

Nothing in Art is achieved by will alone. It is achieved by docilely submitting to the subconscious.

Those who forget good and evil and seek only to know the facts are more likely to achieve good than those who view the world through the distorting medium of their own desires.

I'm glad I did it, partly because it was worth it, but mostly because I shall never have to do it again.

To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory.

I'm not in the Lifetime Achievement area yet-I'm still battling it out in the trenches.

Leadership is the ability of a single individual through his or her actions to motivate others to higher levels of achievement.