Quotes About Achievement

I had a sense of what leadership meant and what it could do for you. So am I surprised that I am sitting up here on the 62nd floor of Rockefeller Plaza? No.

We are constantly being surprised that people did things well before we were born.

This is a coup for commissioner Bud Selig. I'm surprised it's as good as it is.

I don't have a sense of entitlement or that I deserve this. You'd be surprised at the lack of competition between nominees - I think a lot of it's imposed from the outside. Can I have my champagne now?

There's definitely a list of things I'd like to do. But there's been a lot of things I hadn't even thought would have been possible to do that I'd been able to do, so I think I'll surprise myself and keep breaking that glass ceiling to see what's next. Hopefully people get surprised - that's my main goal.

The challenge is maintaining your interest over a long career, as opposed to pushing hard with no longevity. I'm surprised that I've been able to dance as long as I have.

It has pleased no less than surprised me that of the many studies whereby I have sought to extend the field of general chemistry, the highest scientific distinction that there is today has been awarded for those on catalysis.

I've always known I would be a success, but I was surprised at the way it came.

No doubt, my role in 'Urumi' has been one of my best so far. It surprised me as an actor and made me more confident.

I'm very surprised at my success as a singing star because I can't sing a lick.

I was very surprised when I heard that I had been chosen to receive the James Cardinal Gibbons Award.

I'm not as surprised in going from playing 1,000 seats to 4,000 seats as I was from 100 to 500 seats.

I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.

I was pleasantly surprised after the book came out. It was like, hey, the home team put down a nice score.

I still pinch myself that I ended up in Hollywood. And I am still surprised at the fans.

What surprised me about the Oscars was how familiar it was - because you're in the room with all these people that have inspired you from your childhood to adulthood in the film industry. It feels like you've known them all of your life.

I came from a crew, and to me, all the guys I rapped with were better than me, so I was surprised when I was the breakout one. It was definitely a cool thing.

I really told my story as I saw it in 'Cross to Bear,' and I was pleased - and a bit surprised - by how well it was received and how it sold. No. 2 on the 'New York Times' bestseller list? I'll take that any day, my man!

No one was more surprised that that first Boston record took off than the record company itself.

I can't say I'm surprised I was successful. I was determined - and I got it.

I'm always taken aback by things that are successful that I think are just crap, and then I'm completely surprised when things I do end up being successful because you walk into things and you never know... It's just really remarkable.

I am particularly surprised that certain outlets look at pass rates irrespective of student population. As if inner city high school kids are to fare as well as college students.

I'm not sure whether I could win a Nobel Prize or not, but the Nobel Committee called me, and, 'You got the Nobel Prize.' So, I was so, so happy, and I was so surprised.

Every time I get a role, I'm surprised. It's like, 'Alright, when am I going to stop fooling them?'