Quotes About Achievement

All I could do at school was paint and draw and that was the only time I ever passed any exam. It was the only thing I ever got right at school.

Her time is about 4.33, which she's capable of.

I really wanted to succeed. I wanted to be accepted. I read every magic book that I possibly could, studied every move, and by the time I was 12, they really accepted me, they embraced me.

Magic came very easy for me when I was a kid. When I was 8 years old I started doing it, and by the time I was 12, I was already published in magic books

People overestimate what they can accomplish in the near term and underestimate what they can accomplish in the long term.

I hope I'm not sitting on a bench in a retirement home talking about what was: "Oh, I worked with this guy and that guy." I hope I'm still doing it for a really long time.

Be more ambitious. Don't bunt. When you get a job to do a story or an ad, try and hit the ball out of the park every time

My focus in 2010 was on just running fast races. My focus in 2011 was for winning at the World Championships. This year has been a combination of the two so we'll see what kind of time it brings.

The easiest thing is to make sure you feel happy and satisfied in this moment. Setting long term goals is much more effort taking, but at the same time much more fulfilling.

The only time I'd played organized basketball was my sophomore year in high school, when I barely made the junior varsity team.

In my very first interview, at nine years old, I said I wanted to be an Olympic gold medalist. That was the first time I said it out loud in front of somebody other than my parents.

I've been on the cover of "Time" magazine just about - I think it was four times now. Four times now in the last few months, and a lot of it is because of this. They've never seen this happen before.

I wrote 'The Art of the Deal' and numerous other books. Some were number one best-sellers. I guess 'The Art of the Deal' is the best-selling business book of all time.

I don't think there's ever been a president elected who, in this short period of time, has done what we've done.

The best thing about becoming successful is that you get flowers all the time.

When you wake up, think about winning the day. Don't worry about a week or a month from now -- just think about one day at a time.

I've worked really hard to build up a career on my own. I turned 30 recently and it took me a long time to get the chance to make a feature film and do it on my own terms.

I've tried like hell to make bad movies good, and I can't. Maybe Marlon Brando has been able to do that at times. But even he has a hard time making 'The Appaloosa' a good movie.

Once you start something, finish it. Don't accumulate a backlog of unfinished projects.

I wouldn't say it's competitive. I think everyone has their time. Gisele is having her time, and Shirley had her time, and maybe I will have my time.

The all-time greatest Atlantic group - The Drifters

In the beginning I pushed toward perfection, but it takes time to get to certain places.

My all-time favorite interception was picking off Peyton Manning back in 2007, the one-hander down the sideline.

If you got a hit every third time that you went up to bat in the major leagues, you'd be the greatest hitter of all time. I think my average is a little better than that.