Achievement Quotes
Behind every brilliant performance there were countless hours of practice and preparation.
There are always greater fish than you have caught, always the lure of greater task and achievement, always the inspiration to seek, to endure, to find.
Believe me that in every big thing or achievement there are always obstacles-big or small- and the reaction one shows to such obstacles is what counts, not the obstacle itself.
Success is created through the performance of a few small daily disciplines that stack up over time to produce achievements far beyond anything you could have ever planned for.
There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation - veneer isn't worth anything.
In a world where change is inevitable and continuous, the need to achieve that change without violence is essential for survival.
Goal-setting illuminates the road to success just as runway lights illuminate the landing field for an incoming aircraft
Unswerving loyalty to duty, constant devotion to truth, and a clear conscience will overcome every discouragement and surely lead the way to usefulness and high achievement.
When I wanted to know something, I wanted it undistorted by somebody else's imperfect knowledge.
Even today, I dare not say that I have reached a state of achievement. I'm still learning, for learning is boundless.
All my life I've been surrounded by people who are smarter than I am, but I found I could always keep up by working hard.
Human life is something that comes to us from beyond this world, and the purpose of our society is to cherish it and to enable the individual to attain the highest achievement of which he is capable
A successful individual typically sets his next goal somewhat, but not too much, above his last achievement.
Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody.
Ironically, it is the talented who have high aspirations, which are possible but exceedingly difficult to realize, who are especially vulnerable to self-dissatisfaction despite notable achievements.
One achieves true human dignity only when one serves. Only he is great who subjects himself to taking part in the achievement of a great task.
Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.
Those who succeed in an outstanding way seldom do so before the age of 40. More often, they do not strike their real pace until they are well beyond the age of 50.
The challenges I have faced - among them material poverty, chronic illness, and being raised by a single mother - are not uncommon, but neither have they kept me from uncommon achievements.
Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together.
Great achievers are driven, not so much by the pursuit of success, but by the fear of failure.
Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire brings a small amount of heat.
The devotion of thought to an honest achievement makes the achievement possible. Exceptions only confirm this rule, proving that failure is occasioned by a too feeble faith.
I divide the world into three Classes - The few who make things happen, the many who watch things happen, the overwhelming majority who have no notion of what happens.
I do not want to die... until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me, until the last small twig has grown.
Not everyone realises that to write a really good piece of journalism is at least as demanding intellectually as the achievement of any scholar.
The struggle which is not joyous is the wrong struggle. The joy of the struggle is not hedonism and hilarity, but the sense of purpose, achievement and dignity.
If we are striving, if we are working, if we are trying, to the best of our ability, to improve day by day, then we are in the line of our duty.
Lasting goal achievement requires lots of time, hard work, sacrifice & dedication to a process that is maintained over years.
Fulfillment is structured in achievement, Achievement is structured in action, Action is structured in thinking, Thinking is structured in knowledge, Knowledge is structured in consciousness
Philosophy itself cannot but benefit from our disputes, for if our conceptions prove true, new achievements will be made; if false, their refutation will further confirm the original doctrines.
Faith, hope, love, and insight are the highest achievements of human effort. They are found-given-by experience.
To watch how lovingly your children parent their own children is to know profound achievement.
People are like sticks of dynamite. The power is on the inside, but nothing happens until the fuse gets lit.
By choosing a woman to run for your nation's second highest office, you send a powerful signal to all Americans. There are no doors we cannot unlock. We will place no limits on achievement.
