Quotes About Achievement

You have to be able to reach for the moon. You have to be able to have those sort of goals.

I worked hard to reach where I am and I certainly don't want to lose my grip over either Bengali or Hindi cinema.

If the story is good enough, if it's imaginative enough, if it's moving enough it is going to reach deeper than the level of sheer information and change somebody's life two degrees. That is an enormous achievement.

John Kennedy really did extend the reach of the American people and said, like Lincoln said in a way, that our reach is farther than our grasp - and we should aim high.

I was the first white British woman to reach No 1 on the R&B chart - the American black music chart.

In so many ways, it feels the same now when I play as the very first time I picked up the instrument. There's always this sound out there that's just a little bit beyond my reach and I'm trying to get there and that just sort of keeps me going.

Obviously this all-time leading scorer thing I knew was out there and I thought, 'Man, if I stay healthy, I would like to reach that goal.'

The reality is that some Kapoors did reach the marquee; others did not.

It took me about 12 years to reach my million-word mark. The challenge now is to continue to challenge myself.

I don't know what my limitations are until I reach them. I look for the challenge.

I could do exploration in this particular career field, and it was a goal that, even if I didn't reach it, it was so high it seemed almost impossible, but even if I didn't reach it, I would still have a good time and a very satisfying career.

I think the Olympics could help us reach more people.

You never really know how quick you are before you reach F1.

I think now I get to create and inspire more young black girls to continue doing what they love and reach for the stars.

We have reached milestones that are far beyond what I expected.

As a scientist, I play in the top league - the Olympics, the World Championships - and I want to be in the lead. As a runner, I set personal goals, and I want to push beyond my own personal limits. I was very happy when I practiced for several months and then reached my goal to run a marathon in 2:50.

I was once asked if a big business man ever reached his objective. I replied that if a man ever reached his objective he was not a big business man.

What's important about me is that I really have, in ways I never could have foreseen when I was young, a writing career that's reached a lot of different places.

My first book was the most successful debut novel in the U.K. ever and every one of my books has reached number one in the U.K. Clearly the British know brilliance when they see it.

I always planned to retire when I was at the top and at Manchester United I have reached the pinnacle of my career.

I find, to my amazement, that I have reached the age of 90!

The mode by which the inevitable is reached is effort.

I have reached a level where I can compete with great players. I do not feel inferior to anybody.

For anyone that's reached the NFL, especially top picks, you just come from success.