Quotes About Achievement

The United States was a third-rate military power when World War II began. When it ended, America was the most powerful nation in history.

The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them.

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Hij wilde snel bereiken wat voor hem weggelegd was, zodat de dood hem kon meenemen zonder dat hij ergens spijt van had.

Only the mediocre are always at their best.

The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made.

Everything about the guy screamed FICTION WRITER, though the species itself broke down more or less evenly into the subcategories: 1. Great American Novelist 2. -New York Times- Bestselling Author Or that highly rare hybrid... 3. -New York Times- Bestselling Great American Novelist

Writing is the hardest work I've ever done. I'm a mother, I had five children, I was working full-time, I was going to university at night, I got a master's degree in business administration, and I did all those things at the same time--and writing is the hardest thing.

I don't want to be known for my face. I want to be known for my work.

No one told her it was impossible to rapid-fire two stones from a sling, because it had never been done before, and since no one told her she couldn't, she taught herself to do it.

The purpose of school is for children to learn, not for them to feel good about themselves all the time.

My buildings are more famous than me.

No rest is worth anything except the rest that is earned.

Renown? I've already got more of it than those I respect, and will never have as much as those for whom I feel contempt.

Excelsior, you fatheads.

Pay no attention to what the critics say; there has never been set up a statue in honor of a critic.

we have little empirical knowledge about the connection between merit and success

It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour".

you just want a thing hard enough and keep on trying, you do get it in the end.

If you just want a thing hard enough and keep on trying, you do get it in the end.

Me gustaría ver el mundo entero, y algún día lo conseguiré... cuando sea una gran autora, pintora, actriz o cualquier otra cosa grande que llegue a ser. La vida errante me atrae mucho.

Under the physical therapist's gaze, I am a Tour de France long shot on the verge of pulling off a record-setting victory. Success soothes my aching muscles. I am a phenomenal downhill skier. I can still hear the roar of the crowd on the slope and the singing of the wind in my ears. I was miles ahead of the favorites. I swear!

It was exciting for him to be good at something after a lifetime of mediocrity in Tamaulipas.