Quotes About Accomplishment

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof.

And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made.

If at first you do succeed — try to hide your astonishment.

People know you for what you've done, not for what you plan to do.

After all is said and done, a lot more will have been said than done.

Success always occurs in private, and failure in full view.

Finis coronat opus [The end crowns the work].

With him, an idea was implemented as soon as it was thought of.

It was my moment in the sun. I tried to remember if I had left anything out. But no, it was all there.

And that's exactly what we did.

I love proving that I can do something.

I don't think you've done something by getting a job. I think you've done something by proving you can succeed at that job.

Playing piano well is one thing, but attempting to play at concert level accompanying Meryl Streep while Stephen Frears is filming you in front of hundreds of people is - well - psychotic.

I have never shied away from the public eye and I chose this profession for myself. I have always been out there and made mistakes, accepted it, accomplished things.

I've been in public office now 14 years, I've been a senior minister for six. There's pretty much a fair bit out there about the kind of person I am and how I apply myself to the job.

My career with the Navy and NASA gave me an incredible chance to showcase public service to which I am dedicated, and what we can accomplish on the big challenges of our day.

Up until my first book was published, I had all this potential, people would say, and I screwed up. After it, I could say: 'No, I didn't screw up.'

It was more exciting to get that first book published, I think.

For me, just being published feels like success.

Having my novels published is a dream come true.

Winning the second Pulitzer firmly places me in conversation with this culture.

There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off.

Eventually, I'm going to be judged purely on my own merits.

I am not on this planet to get something done - the things we accomplish are expressions of our purpose.