Quotes About Achievement

I think everyone, including myself, was pretty surprised the first Freedom goal came from me. So when I think about that goal, all I can really do is laugh at the incredibility of it.

I am still surprised when I walk into a bookstore and see my name on a book's binder.

I'm always surprised that I get called to work. I always feel the way I felt when I was 24 or 25 trying to get a job. I'm amazed I have my SAG card and my Equity card.

After the release of my first film 'Gangothri,' my father was so happy that he surprised me by buying me a swanky high-end car.

I have to say I really was surprised on my first world tour. It was amazing to see what we've always dreamed of, right before our eyes.

The first time I found out that 'Boo'd Up' went platinum, I was handed the plaque. They really surprised me. I thought we were gold, and then Mustard and my managers brought the plaque to my rehearsals and told me. I was like, 'You are lying!' Like, I couldn't believe it. I'm just honored, honestly. It's a great feeling.

Life is full of challenges and surprises, and I've had my share.

I'm going to keep thinking about topping myself every time. I can say very confidently that Alice In Chains have done that on every record. It surprises me. I don't go in there expecting that, but I do go in there hoping for it.

It always surprises me and always makes me proud when I see people that I know I worked with at the house in the basement on TV being superstars.

It was surprising, really, that 'Minute by Minute' did as well as it did and as quickly as it did.

To be No. 1 on the 'New York Times' best-seller list, well, that's alarming. Having been a stand-up comedian, I think it's surprising to a lot of people that I had the insight I had.

Obviously I'm very grateful 'Bad Guy' is doing so well - it's shocking and surprising and gratifying - but I do think it's important to try to make the next song that people are gonna be excited about.

I just keep surprising myself, I guess.

Landing the role of Stephen Hawking was the most positively surprising thing that has happened to me.

I'm partial to epic poetry, which might be surprising given that I don't write poetry at all. The combination of rollicking storytelling with musical language seems to me the highest achievement.

I hadn't looked at all the Nobel Prizes and thought, my goodness, there's no women. So it was a little bit surprising to me.

I lost a lot. It was almost like I was a retired player where I lost all of my athleticism. I lost everything. Being able to get it back, step by step, little bit at a time, it was like surprising myself.

It's a little surprising to me that I'm the first Houstonian to be an astronaut.

John Cena's success was the least surprising.

I've run a marathon - I think that's the most surprising thing about me.

Filming 'The Road to Riches' was surprisingly difficult for me. I learned that going back to career successes and failures can be emotionally exhausting as you are forced to revisit the euphoric highs and painful lows in high speed.

I was one of those kids, inner-city youth and finding my way. I made it. I made a success out of myself, surprisingly.

Serena's arguably the best athlete of all time, so getting to know her was surreal.

When I was offered to sing 'Tere Bina' in 'Guru' by A. R. Rahman sir, it was a surreal experience. The song clicked, and many composers took notice of me and my work then.