Quotes About Achievement

What though strength fails? Boldness is certain to win praise. In mighty enterprises, it is enough to have had the determination.

Although strength should fail, the effort will deserve praise. In great enterprises the attempt is enough.

I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength.

You've got it made. How the words sing a swift jazz poem of success, hi-fi, the best chicks (or guys), your name in lights, pot to burn, jets to L.A. and London, bread in the bank, baby, a fortress built around your ego like a magic suit of armor!

Behind most [Afghan girls] who succeed is a father who recognizes … that her success is his success.

The greatest stories about people, and what they achieved in their lives, are the stories of those people who chose to dream, and then went on to make their dreams come to life.  (Not surprisingly, there are no success stories written about people who have no dreams.)

a natural law of cause and effect, when we improve ourselves, the things we would like to have in our lives follow naturally. Improve who you are, and by that same law, you will improve your life.

I happened upon what I thought to be the most exceptional self-improvement idea I had ever encountered. It was a simple idea, new at the time, which would require only that I spend twenty minutes each night writing my goals, reviewing my progress, and mentally visualizing reaching each goal I was setting.

success, ultimately, is up to the individual. It isn't the pen—it's the writer; it isn't the road—it's the runner that counts.

Soar like an eagle beyond the skies of heaven's reach; as the wings of dreams dance with the winds of reality

Yes I have made a lot of money and I have a lot of respect, my films have done well, and I know there are loads of loads of people who look up to me and really love me. I really just thought this is like a strange dream. I have never thought this is a success - I don't have a standard.

You never win the silver. You only lose the gold.

Set Your Goal Decide on something you would like to have, work toward, realize, or create. It can be on any level — a job, a house, a relationship, a change in yourself, increased prosperity, a happier state of mind, improved health, beauty, a better physical condition, solving a problem in your family or community, or whatever.

Well, my special qualities are known to all. In this universe, the all important God is only One. In all fields of human activity, the best achiever is called Number One. One sun brings light to this world and every journey begins with the first, the most important step!' said Number One.

I lifted two hundred pounds today, Tenth once bragged to Fourth after a triumphant afternoon at the gym, flexing his arms and chest. Why? Fourth had asked. We have machines to do that for us now. It was a genuine inquiry, but Tenth had tackled him and held him in a headlock until Fourth admitted that lifting heavy weights was a reasonable pursuit despite mankind's significant mechanical progress.)

Chapter Eighteen

All that effort," he mused, "merely to avoid me. How gratifying.

The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous.

I found this quote more relevant today than it was yesterday: 'Man is born to live in the convulsions of anxiety or the lethargy of boredom. Hard work is the final solution - it prevents all of the above.' - Voltaire

Later in my life, I'm going to look back and smile and be very fulfilled. I know that if I don't give it my all right now I'll regret it later. That's very important to me, because I've worked all my life to have this.

For a good 10 to 12 years, I was working non-stop and I wasn't really enjoying my success.

She could possibly hit the best-seller list if she sold it as a novel, though.

Romantic comedy heroines were seldom on top of the world, doing exactly what they'd always wanted to do.

He was right; I was amazing.