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Quotes About Achievement

The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence.
~ Mia Hamm
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.
~ Arthur Conan Doyle
Belief in yourself is what happens when you know you've done the thing things that entitle you to success.
~ Pat Summitt
Success is not the key to happiness, happiness is the key to success.
~ Herman Cain
To do more for the world than the world does for you - that is success.
~ Henry Ford
Success is a collection of problems solved.
~ I.M. Pei
In my opinion, character is the most important determinant of a person's success, achievement and ability to handle adversity.
~ Tom Landry
Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to.
~ Henry Van Dyke
If a strategy meets a goal: It's working. If a strategy meets a target: It's a success.
~ Michael Porter
I don't expect success. I prepare for it.
~ Ryan Reynolds
Educational success should be measured by how strong your desire is to keep learning.
~ Alfie Kohn
Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.
~ James C. Collins
Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success!
~ David O. McKay
Faith causes changes. Anytime there is change, there is opportunity, including the opportunity to fail. But failing can be a step toward completion of a goal. You can fail your way to success.
~ Paula White
There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap."
~ Carrie Fisher
Exceptional people convert life's setbacks into future successes.
~ Carol S. Dweck
I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.
~ Florence Nightingale
I've always believed that I could do whatever I set my mind to do.
~ Alice Coachman
Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your principles.
~ Walter Cronkite
Go for the moon. If you don't get it, you'll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of the creative effort.
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
Never think that success is down to your own performance alone. If you start listening only to yourself you take the first step back towards the bottom. The flowers of victory belong in many vases.
~ Michael Schumacher
Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
~ Laozi
However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.
~ Stephen Hawking
Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven't planted.
~ David Bly