Quotes About Achievement

We should concentrate all our efforts on building an economic giant to bring about a fresh turn in developing the country's economy and improving the people's standard of living.

If you take 2001: A Space Odyssey as an example of somebody who creates a new language in film by what he was able to accomplish with art direction, photography, lighting, etc., it is still a gold standard for science fiction.

To even get to the Olympics, I have to qualify for the 2013 World Championships and the standard is high. I know I am always going to be a few points behind the top guys.

I think the Emmy obviously is very prestigious and is the gold standard obviously in terms of television. But the Oscars go beyond that. I believe children, when they're growing up, dream of holding that Oscar.

Obama is like the kid brother whose only standard for judging his own achievements is the records his big brother set.

I get asked a lot what the key is to creating a hit show, and I have a standard answer: Do everything right, and then get lucky 10 ways.

When I was in the eighth standard, I would dance to 'Suraj hua madham.' I have to achieve many things before I become even the 'S' of SRK.

As for Aamir Khan, he keeps raising the standard with every film. For an artist like me or a newcomer like me, we can only look up to that and dream, 'When will that be us someday?' There's so much to learn from him. He is the encyclopedia of acting.

Of course, getting to be No. 1 keeper in the world is a tough ask because there are loads of goalkeepers out there and some very good ones, too. But I always try to give my very best to reach that standard.

I am tough on myself. It's just how I am. I hold myself to a standard.

Playing to a decent standard sometimes isn't enough.

No. 2 pick, you're supposed to do a job - you're supposed to turn the franchise around. And I don't think I did it to the best of my abilities. I didn't live up to that standard.

It is amazing to win an event but to do it with the best standard ever been known in a final is incredible.

It's every songwriter's dream to come up with a standard.

I wanted to set a new standard for competitive bodybuilding.

In 2020, I want to set a standard where I'm only fighting the best guys.

You're judged on Super Bowls, and that's the standard.

Of course, becoming champions is something we all want, but I think that the best 'championship' for a manager is to see players like Koke, Lucas Hernandez, Angel Correa - lads who have come up from all the way down in the lower divisions - become professionals of a high standard.

You should shoot for high standards, and believe they're obtainable.

I'm pretty sure my expectations are higher than the average person's. It just sets standards.

Even I don't always come up to my own standards of perfection.

I am a perfectionist, and I set high standards.

Results are a consequence of doing things well and having high standards, improving the detail of how we play.

I do have high standards. I look at everything I have done and think, 'Why wasn't that better?' Part of my motivation is from crippling self-doubt - I have got to prove myself wrong.