Quotes About Achievement

Nothing was ever handed to me. I mean nothing.

I think anything you do on your own, so to speak, I think, is worth more than something that is maybe looked upon as gifted to you or handed to you.

Years ago, manhood was an opportunity for achievement, now it is a problem to be overcome.

Lirael left in a daze of happiness. She had survived the ordeal. She had been accepted. She was going to be a librarian!

Giving others support shows them they can accomplish their goals. — Doug Bolton —

Yet the nearly metamorphic quality of his successes would fully exceed the dominion of money.

Extraordinary results happen only when you give the best you have to become the best you can be at your most important work.

Success is actually a short race—a sprint fueled by discipline just long enough for habit to kick in and take over.

you can become successful with less discipline than you think, for one simple reason: success is about doing the right thing, not about doing everything right.

The path of mastering something is the combination of not only doing the best you can do at it, but also doing it the best it can be done.

Gary Paulsen - If you work on something hard and get some success. You can get some nice rewards.

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Success in any endeavor does not happen by accident. Rather, it's the result of deliberate decisions, conscious effort, and immense persistence...all directed at specific goals.

He knows that people marked for greater things are often the least happy of all.

Your sister's the doctor," her father said. His pride in his daughters was almost hilarious to behold, like a summer hose spraying in all directions. Seema knew what he would say next. "One doctor, one lawyer. I'm covered for life.

There's something outrageously simple about extending yourself toward a goal the way a plant seeks the sun's rays or a gopher the crunch of easy soil beneath his paws, and then getting exactly what you want , sunshine or some prized tuber.

Only rarely had Barry seen women combine humor with success.

TOGETHER WE'LL SURPRISE THE WORLD!

Faliure is not an option.

There is no such thing as good enough. You, your team, and your equipment must be the best. That is how you will win victories.

Failure is not an option.

I mentally savored the moment of America's triumph like a fine wine.

without the likes of him we would not have made it to the Moon.

President Kennedy made his speech at Rice University that confirmed his commitment. This time I was more attuned to his words. On a makeshift stage erected on the fifty-yard line at Rice Stadium, Kennedy repeated the question that many had raised: "Some have asked, why go to the Moon? One might as well ask, why climb the highest mountain? Why sail the widest ocean?