Quotes About Achievement

For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future but an excuse can last for life."

Our greatest weariness comes from work not done.

They who lack talent expect things to happen without effort. They ascribe failure to a lack of inspiration or ability, or to misfortune, rather than to insufficient application. At the core of every true talent there is an awareness of the difficulties inherent in any achievement, and the confidence that by persistence and patience something worthwhile will be realized. Thus talent is a species of vigor.

Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping. We see our past achievements as the end results of.

Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible.

Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping. We see our past achievements as the end results of a clean forward thrust, and our present difficulties as signs of decline and decay.

The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything.

We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities but its own talents.

The greatest weariness comes from work not done.

No one ever promised that the fastest horse in the race was the easiest one to ride. on managing talented people

An essential aspect of self-support is to remind yourself that success is not measurable, but a matter of feeling.

The most successful people in all fields have a great work ethic.

There is always room for optimism; there is always something to do that is historically important, choices in one's life that matter, a challenge against more powerful foes, great people to work with, and a real chance for victory.

Completing the circle is both philosophical and tactical - there is a growing sense of mastery that comes with practice, diligence, and experience.

accomplishments should be on the lips of all

Ronald Reagan had a plaque on his desk that said "There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he does not mind who gets the credit.

Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney, who was the first female Top Fuel dragster champion, but

There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he does not mind who gets the credit.

What happened is surprisingly simple: William Wilberforce was the happy victim of his own success.

achieving failure: successfully executing a plan that leads nowhere.

They had "achieved failure"—successfully, faithfully, and rigorously executing a plan that turned out to have been utterly flawed.

The stories in the magazines are lies: hard work and perseverance don't lead to success.

It is the principal antidote to the lethal problem of achieving failure: successfully executing a plan that leads nowhere.

Las historias de las revistas son mentira: el trabajo duro y la perseverancia no llevan al éxito.