Quotes About Achievement

Whatever glory belongs to the race for a development unprecedented in history for the given length of time, a full share belongs to the womanhood of the race.

The tragedy is women of color have made more progress in basketball than they have in broadcasting.

My mum always felt that women deserved as much as men, and should have as much power, so I suppose I opted to go into a very male-dominated arena to try and prove that.

Social gains are never handed out. They must be seized.

I have stood on a mountain of no's for one yes.

Women writers should write a lot if they want to write. Take the English women, for example. What amazing workers.

Sophie Germain proved to the world that even a woman can accomplish something in the most rigorous and abstract of sciences and for that reason would well have deserved an honorary degree.

A sobering thought: what if, at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential?

But as much as I am personally proud for winning five championships, I'm equally proud just being part of a women's division that has gotten so much better with all these great athletes here.

I am thrilled and honored to have a seat at the table for meaningful conversation with so many accomplished women in the sports world.

It's always good when women win things in fiction because it tends to be more male-dominated, unlike poetry, which is more equal

That it's possible to do positive things and I think that's how we're going to set an example to be respected as women in the world.

Jessica Pearson isn't a unicorn. She's not a mythological creature. She's an example of so many women out there that are ruling their part of the world and doing an incredible job.

There are women succeeding beyond their wildest dreams because of their sobriety.

Women are strong now. Women are dominating the charts, and women are doing it for themselves. We're kicking butt and taking no prisoners.

Women can feel inspired by the story. People who haven't been traditionally given a chance to use their skills or shine are given a chance, and they prevail.

To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can do a job well is an absolutely marvelous feeling.

We might all place ourselves in one of two ranks the women who do something, and the women who do nothing; the first being of course the only creditable place to occupy.

Women are angels, wooing: Things won are done; joy's soul lies in the doing: That she beloved knows naught, that knows not this-- Men prize the thing ungained more than it is.

You're not in competition with other women. You're in competition with everyone.

Women who can, do. Those who can't become feminists.

I always felt that I was one of the women who helped lay the foundation for rock and roll. But I'd always been overlooked by the Hall of Fame.

Every study of high achieving men and women proves that greatness in life is only possible when you become outstanding at your chosen field.

Think of all the really successful men and women you know. Do you know a single one who didn't learn very young the trick of calling attention to himself in the right quarters?