Quotes About Achievement

Fame is something which must be won; honour is something which must not be lost.

Some one once said to me, 'Reverend Schuller, I hope you live to see all your dreams fulfilled.' I replied, T hope not, because if I live and all my dreams are fulfilled, I'm dead.' It's unfulfilled dreams that keep you alive.

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope or confidence.

The Wright brothers flew through the smoke screen of impossibility.

At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done-then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago.

Truthfully, I just love the game of football and I'm just so locked in on doing my job that I kind of forget it's the Super Bowl.

Truthfully, I'm proud of each of my films in a certain way.

I credit NTI, truthfully, with everything as far as where my head is and what my goals are and dreams are. I would say it was probably one of the most influential moments of my life, being there.

As I started to consider a career in music, I hoped for success, truthfully. I didn't imagine anything that would amass the level of the first record, but I hoped that I would be able to sustain a career.

There's always going to be a part of me that wants an Emmy. Truthfully, I'm probably more motivated by people being entertained. I'm more motivated by people being like, 'Oh snap! Did you see that?'

You have to take certain truths. One truth is that to have championship success in the NFL you have to learn to deliver the ball from the pocket.

Hey, I think it's easy for guys to hit .300 and stay in the big leagues. Hit .200 and try to stick around as long as I did; I think it's a much greater accomplishment. That's hard.

The most important thing is to try to do your best.

You keep your eyes on the prize, you try to do what's right, and eventually, you'll reach your goal.

The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other.

You always put some goal in your mind and you try to reach it. If you don't reach it, that's fine because you at least had something to look forward to.

I try my best to keep my feet on the floor and stay humble and let my ability do the talking.

I dream big. I think big. I try to go out and do it as big as I can.

As soon as I accomplish one goal, I replace it with another one. I try not to get too far ahead of myself. I just say to myself, 'All right, well, I'd like to headline a tour,' and then when I get there, we'll see what my next goal is.

Always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you.

I really just compete against myself. I look at my previous material and try to surpass what I've done.

As long as you try your best, that is all that matters. You don't have to be the fastest runner or top of the class.

If you have a goal, you have to step forward and try to get it accomplished.

If I'm going to try to achieve something, regardless of how tough it might and the obstacles I face, I grit my teeth and go for it or I don't do it at all. It's about reaching the goals you've set with the opportunities you've been given.