Quotes About Achievement

I had my first fight in August of 2009 and haven't looked back since.

My aunt, who plays the role of my mother now, she got her Ph.D.

I loved Australia. I was very successful there.

I didn't even think my music was good enough to get on the radio in Australia.

Australian golf did so much for me, and that is why I am here today.

It's what I always wanted to do, play in the Australian side as a batsman.

'Some day,' I said, 'I will be an author.'

I would very much like to become a best-selling author.

Only if I reach 100 years old will I write a very complete autobiography. Not before.

My second book will be the autobiography of Destiny's Child.

I never wanted to take autographs, always wanted to give them. To do this, you have to achieve something.

People automatically assume that if I get anywhere it's because of my association with X, Y or Z, or because I'm pretty.

When you accomplish something, or you don't accomplish something, automatically your brain goes to the next challenge. That's your next focus.

People who go far don't sleep an average of 14 hours a day.

I never thought I could make it big. I was just a cashier. I didn't want to be just another average person, but all I had was some dreams.

I'd manufactured more gearboxes probably in the aviation industry than anybody else.

I've avoided success artfully.

I'm not aiming for an Academy Award.

I find there's almost no place to put an award that one's quite comfortable with.

I would love to have a song that I wrote by myself to win a 'Song of the Year' award.

If you're not going to wear a tiara when you win a Newbery Award, when are you going to wear one?

I won the John Mackey Award, so I did something right.

I hate to tell you this, but I did not know what the National Book Award was when I got the call.

I don't feel I have to acknowledge how I'm doing by an award.