Quotes About Achievement

Man does not admire anything sincerely except what is undeserved. Talent, lineage, beauty.

The genius who bemoans and laments himself forgets that he has spared himself the misfortune of mediocrity.

I never knew I'd be in a musical, let alone win an award for one.

I think when you're in a relationship where you really care for the other person, when they achieve their dreams it's better than when you do yourself.

I have an education, I went to college, you know?

I've always been too hard on myself to behave like I've arrived or even to enjoy whatever success I've had. I've always envisioned myself higher than where I was and I still do. With each success I think, 'That's nice but I'm supposed to go there!'

Goals are simply a way of breaking a vision into smaller, workable units.

There are no unrealistic dreams, just unrealistic timelines.

Goals help you keep in perspective what's really important so you don't spend all of your time doing what seems urgent.

May the future you create exceed your fondest expectations.

The key to scheduling your time is to focus on objectives, not on activities.

If you believe you can, and believe it strongly enough, you will be amazed at what you can do.

I'm always improving and I want to get better and never hit a plateau. I find it an amazing adventure.

no matter how much Theo achieves and acquires and out-dazzles everyone else, she never seems content. She's taught you that people who shine more lavishly that everyone else seem to be penalized by discontent, as if they're being punished for craving a brighter life. I've been knocked down so many times I can't remember the number plates, she said once.

i hope i die warmed by the life that i tried to live

The day she clips her way out of her cocoon, the only sound she plans to hear is a deafening cheer.

My parents started a business out of the living room of our home and, 30-plus years later, it was a multimillion dollar company. So, President Obama, with all due respect, don't tell me that my parents didn't build their business.

The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.

I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success . . . Such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything.

Do we ever get what we really want? Do we ever achieve what our powers have ostensibly equipped us for? No: everything works by contraries.

I am very rich because of 'Chic' - artistically as well as spiritually. It's been an amazing life.

Nobody under the sun was like Madonna. She was positive and clear and wholly dedicated to achieving everything that she's achieved.

Life Obstacles are same with Stepping Stones. You stamp on them and stumble; they become Obstacles in your path. But when you step on them and succeed; they serve as your Stepping Stones.

Success took me to her bosom like a maternal boa constrictor.