Quotes About Achievement

Life is like college; may I graduate and earn some honors.

Woman work a great many miracles.

Jo's ambition was to do something very splendid; what it was she had no idea, as yet, but left it for time to tell her…

I want to do something splendid before I go into my castle--something heroic, or wonderful--that won't be forgotten after I'm dead. I don't know what, but I'm on the watch for it, and mean to astonish you all, some day. I think I shall write books, and get rich and famous; that would suit me, so that is my favorite dream.

Jo's breath gave out here, and wrapping her head in the paper, she bedewed her little story with a few natural tears, for to be independent and earn the praise of those she loved were the dearest wishes of her heart, and this seemed to be the first step toward that happy end.

I think I shall write books, and get rich and famous, that would suit me, so that is my favorite dream.

There, I've done my best. If that wont do, I shall have to wait till I can do better.

Jo valued the letter more than the money, because it was encouraging, and after years of effort it was so pleasant to find that she had learned to do something…

Fame is a pearl many dive for and only a few bring up. Even when they do, it is not perfect, and they sigh for more, and lose better things in struggling for them.

Rivalry adds so much to the charm of one's conquests.

I found the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.

Antes de morir espero hacer algo importante, algo heroico o maravilloso, que me permita seguir viva en el recuerdo. No sé qué es, pero no pararé hasta descubrirlo y, algún día, os asombraré a todas.

I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a commonplace dauber, so I don't intend to try any more.

I want to be great, or nothing.

never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault

Lounging and larking doesn't pay, observed Jo, shaking her head. I'm tired of it and mean to go to work at something right off.

For to be independent and earn the praise of those she loved were the dearest wishes of her heart, and this seemed to be the first step toward that happy goal.

I want to do something splendid... Something heroic or wonderful that won't be forgotten after I'm dead... I think I shall write books.

Literary history teaches us that enormously successful writers are often members of a cohort of creative people who, as they mature in their field, help one another achieve success. The work of each member of the group gains more notice than if each had worked in isolation.

Rockefeller was now self-supporting and entirely free of his father

Where Bill had squandered his considerable talents, John had succeeded on a scale that made Bill look cheap and tawdry.

Like Rockefeller, he advocated self-discipline and deferred gratification.

This was nicely illustrated by an anecdote.

once John D. Rockefeller, Sr., set his mind to something, he brought awesome powers of concentration to bear.