Quotes About Achievement

When you knock on the door of opportunity, do not be surprised that it is Work who will answer.

The Olympics are great for notoriety right off the bat, but your body of work is what people remember you for.

Plan your work and work your plan. Decide in advance exactly how you are going to get from where you are to where you want to go.

As a head-hunter I get a lot of satisfaction from seeing my candidates do well and therefore my clients happy. I want to work with clients more as a partner than simply a head-hunter.

I never had posters on my wall and when I meet actors that I really admire, it's exciting because I get to work with them.

My dream had always just been to do my work well, fall in love and build a life for myself.

You have to love what you do because it's really, really hard work to get to top and it's even harder to stay there.

I have made more documentaries in my time than I think I care to remember, though I am immensely proud of all my work.

In many cases, people who win a Nobel prize, their work slows down after that because of the distractions. Yes, fame is rewarding, but it's a pity if it keeps you from doing the work you are good at.

I think all those people I did stories about measured their own success by the joy their work was giving them.

I like being tested. I get as scared as anyone. But the feeling of putting yourself on the line, betting on your talent and having it work; that's the most exhilarating feeling in the world.

Much of the best work of the world has been done against seeming impossibilities.

I don't see money or a particular status as an actor as a goal, but I want to do the best work I can in as interesting a range of roles as I can.

When you get as lucky as I got, you have to work as hard as possible to earn that luck.

It's a lot of work living the life that you want to live, but that's what I'm doing.

Even talent is rarely distinguishable, over the long run, from perseverance and lots of hard work.

Winners can tell you where they are going and what they plan to do along the way.

As an older and wiser man, I don't believe in luck. I believe in hard work and talent and determination.

One of my favorite songs is by Mavado. The song is called "Progress." It's something that I work out to every day. Progress is definitely the answer.

Those people who wake up and they're just beautiful, they're just born that way. Well that ain't me. I gotta work for everything I've got.

Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put your head down, do the best job possible, let the flak pass, and work towards those goals.

I have never planned anything. I have been doing this job for over 50 years. I have been paid to work with some wonderful people and it has been a huge gift, to me.

There's been a tremendous amount of work that's been done that you can't see in Columbia.

Man is happy only as he finds work worth doing - and does it well