Quotes About Achievement

I can't promise you that you won't be tired, he says. But please know this. There's a lot of good waiting for you on the other side of tired. Get yourself tired, Andre. That's where you're going to know yourself. On the other side of tired.

But—a spaceship! It was something that had so long been laughed to scorn. When men had failed to go farther into space after the initial excitement of the moon landings, space flight had become a matter for jeers.

I always wanted excellence. I wanted to attain it. I didn't start out with apologies. I thought: I am. I wanted to mix with the world, hands on, me and it, and I'd have courage. I wasn't born nice necessarily but nurture triumphed over nature and I wanted to be the good citizen.

I beat Saratoga for the first time, and I felt that I had come of age as a horseplayer.

Men are developed the same way gold is mined. When gold is mined, several tons of dirt must be moved to get an ounce of gold; but one doesn't go into the mine looking for dirt—one goes in looking for the gold.

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how great their other talents.

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best.

air castles are often within our grasp late in life, but then they charm not.

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.

Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.

El secreto de mi éxito fue rodearme de personas mejores que yo.

Robert said, This is great, huh? Sorry to butt in and everything, but I really need the extra points. For my grade. Ben nodded and tried to smile. Right, for his grade. He probably wanted to get an A++ in social studies instead of just an A+

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He developed a particularly annoying way of ignoring the teaching during the term and then coming top in the examination.

Over the years, you'll be amazed at how your experience has blossomed and your skills have grown.

Striving to better, oft we mar what's well. • King Lear 1.4

You work small miracles every day.

The world believes, "Success makes you happy." The truth is; happiness makes you successful. The Happier You Get …

You didn't fight so hard to survive – and then do nothing with your life.

Effort first, harvest second.

We all fail. But it is not failing that hurts. What hurts is knowing that you didn't give your best.

You get motivated by doing things, not thinking about them.

A firm confidence that the blessing is actually within our reach is the first step toward obtaining it and a powerful impulse in the pursuit.

The master judges by the result, but our Father judges by the effort.