Quotes About Achievement

I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a 5-year-old.

I had studied piano since I was 13, but I was surrounded by students who'd been playing since they were 5. I realized I was never going to be anything but mediocre.

I have a huge house surrounded by luxury but I've earned it.

Moving to Flagstaff from the big city of Melbourne taught me what it takes to become a better runner. For one, there is the altitude, but more importantly, seeking the best is about being surrounded by the best.

It's inspiring being surrounded by people who do more than you. It makes you want to do better. You're in the position to learn from the best.

I have been able to live my dream of playing basketball surrounded by people I love and being cheered on by the best fans in the world.

All I learned in Barcelona was about being surrounded by stars, by the best in the world.

I've never felt like I can't do anything because I'm a woman. Never, ever. I was privileged enough to be surrounded by women that were at the top of their game and just freakin' doing it.

I couldn't be more proud to be in the NBA, to be with the Celtics and be surrounded by the people I get to go to work with every day.

In Willesden I was surrounded by quite a few footballers, but a lot of them have fallen off, and that's not something I wanted to do.

I want to be an example of a guy who made something of himself out of nothing. A guy who overcame the odds of a tough childhood, who worked hard, who didn't let his surroundings get the best of him and lead him to jail or the graveyard. Where I ended up - being a comedian, a TV star, and a movie actor - might be unique, but my story is not.

There is a lot of envy, there is a lot of flak that we as children of the industry get for what we may have achieved or not achieved. We're under constant surveillance.

Success is survival.

Let me make one thing clear. I have never considered mere survival in power as any achievement, just as I have never seen coming to power as an achievement in itself.

In superficial terms, to have an orchestral career is to be better than others, or at least to be chosen over others on that particular occasion; it is a form of survival.

The best part of success is that it got me past the basic survival level of existence so that I was comfortable. I didn't have to worry about stuff pertaining to survival. Once that was taken care of, I got the chance sit down and create and work at what I do.

As a high-school drop-out, I knew I wanted to write, but I wasn't overly confident that I was going to be writing anything serious. I was happy enough with the idea that I could be a penny-a-word guy and survive.

There were times when I was a joke, but talent survives.

In the history of Indian cinema I am the only South Indian director who has survived for 12 years and 25 films in Bollywood.

To have survived in radio for 30 years is pretty remarkable. Even more remarkable is to have been able to do it in the same market I've lived in my whole life.

I want to share the things I've done, the things I've survived, the things I've struggled through.

Northern Arizona was a job no one had ever survived, and a lot of people said I was crazy to take it. But to build a program and win there gave me a lot of confidence when people said we couldn't do it at Pitt.

It was a miracle that I became an actress. I survived because of hard work and perseverance.

In spite of not taking big stars, I have survived in the industry.