Quotes About Achievement

When I am idle and shiftless, my affairs become confused; when I work, I get results ... not great results, but enough to encourage me.

Get work, get work; Be sure 'tis better than what you work to get.

My first movie was 'Diner.' My second movie was 'Tender Mercies.' I did really good work.

Creativity is part sweat - not just beads of it, but sometimes buckets.

I believe that with enough practice and good faith, you can learn to recognize when the work is achieved.

Throughout the course of my life, I've been blessed to work with extremely talented people.

Every man's work, pursued steadily, tends to become an end in itself, and so to bridge over the loveless chasms of his life.

I am always successful in my work.

Being a success at work is not worth it if it means being a failure at home.

When the chemistry is right, all the experiments work.

I think a composer is always interested in his last work.

Perform your job better than anyone else can. That's the best job security I know.

We seldom enjoy leisure we haven't earned.

The successful man has enthusiasm. Good work is never done in cold blood; heat is needed for forge anything. Every great achievement is the story of a flaming heart.

After a half-century of hard work and reflection the wall is still there.

I counted solely on the clarity of expression of my work to gain my ends.

Evidently the merit depends on the result of the work.

Why do we work so hard to feel so terrible?

I don't work this hard just to be the best player. I do it to win.

You get what you work for, not what you wish for.

I think talent is dangerous to have if you take it for granted. If you use it well and put hard work with it together, it's hard to catch that guy. And I think that's what you're seeing right now.

Whether you want to be the top violinist or a CEO, strangely enough, hard work and perseverance can overcome a lot of things.

Work honestly and build, build, build. That's all I can tell you.

I wasn't the kind of student that Pratt was looking for. They wanted patient people who would work on something forever. I didn't want to work on any project forever. I intended to get things done.