Quotes About Achievement

have been intoxicated more than once, my passions have never been far off insanity, and I have no regrets: because I have come to realize, in my own way, that people have always felt a need to decry the extraordinary men who accomplish great things, things that seemed impossible, as intoxicated and insane

La acción es todo, la gloria nada es.

Wer Großes will, muß sich zusammenraffen; In der Beschränkung zeigt sich erst der Meister, Und das Gesetz nur kann uns Freiheit geben.

Come raggiungere un traguardo? Senza fretta ma senza sosta.

Agli stupidi non capita mai di pensare che il merito e la buona sorte sono strettamente correlati.

One must be something in order to do something.

How can a man come to know himself? Never by thinking, but by doing. Try to do your duty and you will know at once what you are worth.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do.

Our errors were endured because we found no beaten path; but from him who comes later into the world more is required; he must not be seeking and blundering, but should use the instructions of the old ones to proceed at once on the right path. It is not enough to take steps which may some day lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise.

A i onima je dobro koji svoja dronjava zaposlenja, pa ?ak i strasti, krste velelepnim imenima i pripisuju ih ljudskom rodu. Kao pothvate ispolinske, preduzete za spas i blagostanje celokupnog ?ove?anstva. Blago onome ko može da je takav!

Seh ich die Werke der Meister an, So seh ich das, was sie getan; Betracht ich meine Siebensacahen, Seh ich, was ich hätt sollen machen.

Ein wirklich großes Talent findet sein Glück in der Ausführung.

Who ever exerts himself in constant striving, Him we can redeem.

L'arte si occupa del difficile e del buono. Vedere trattate le cose difficili con facilità ci dà l'idea dell'impossibile.

Le difficoltà crescono quanto più ci si avvicina alla meta. Seminare non è faticoso quanto raccogliere.

I wrote the book almost unconsciously, like a somnambulist, and was amazed when I realized what I had done.

Der Glauben an sich selbst ist Magie, wenn du das tust, kannst du alles erreichen.

To measure up to all that is demanded of him, a man must overestimate his capacities.

Success is something that comes to you after you pull off many seemingly impossible tasks.

Use other people's success as inspiration, not competition. Their win doesn't equal your loss.

Yet few came so far, so fast, so alone, as Nixon. Not the governor of California or his aides, nor any member of the state's delegation to Congress knew Richard Nixon's name. He was, he would remember, "somebody who was nothing.

All of us resist growth to some extent. It's built in; I'm convinced of it. To paraphrase Tom Hanks's character in the movie A League of Their Own, if growth were easy, everybody would be doing it. But that's what makes it great.

Day by day, you'll be making your best effort at creating better health. And day by day, you'll find yourself looking better, weighing less, and feeling more energy and confidence. It doesn't happen without effort. But that's what makes it great. You earn the right to be healthier, happier, more vital, beautiful, and alive. Enjoy it. You deserve to look and feel great.

Just imagine what would have happened if Michael Jordan quit after getting cut from his High School Basketball team?