Quotes About Achievement

I have talked to many international sporting men and women and there is one common denominator that has driven them to excellence,' Atkinson continues. 'That is the frustration and hurt they have experienced from someone who has told them they would never achieve or be good at anything.

But Anne was asking herself why being queen mattered so much, when the chance for true love was hers for the seizing. And always she came back to the argument that the crown was hers for the seizing too. She had never seen marriage alone as an especially fulfilling estate for women. She had always wanted more in life – and more than she had ever dreamed of would soon, God willing, be in her grasp. There was so much that she could accomplish as queen.

There are only two options – make progress or make excuses.

know winning isn't everything and if all you care about is winning, you'll feel empty—but I haven't won enough to feel empty yet.

Victory is sweet, but sweeter when your opponent is butt-ass naked in defeat.

Achievement is the death of endeavor and the birth of disgust.

Grammar, n. A system of pitfalls thoughtfully prepared for the feet of the self-made man, along the path by which he advances to distinction.

PERSEVERANCE, n. A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.

Si deseas que tus sueños se hagan realidad, ¡despierta!

Amazing how far we had come. A few days ago, I had been surprised to see Rei and Valene accepted as dancers in the nest; now anyone who wanted a part in this project was welcome. We had achieved half the goal of Wyvern's Court simply by dreaming of it.

The failure of something great is never a simple matter, but where there is success and glory, there must also be failure and shame.

One cannot climb high without standing on others, and all she had wanted was to reach the top. What a waste it all seemed now. There is nothing at the summit, in the end, but a long drop.

Winning made people friendly. Winning too much made them nervous.

Some men are made for doing violence. Some are meant for planning it. Then there are a special few whose talent is for taking the credit.

Men must sometimes do what they do not like if they are to be remembered. It is through struggle, not ease, that fame and honour are won. It is through conflict, not peace, that wealth and power are gained.

There's no curse like getting what you want.

To regret the methods, you have to win." He couldn't stay on his feet any longer, and he grunted as he took one lurching step and the padded socket squeezed at his stump. "Once you've won ... who cares about the methods?

And he realized then that he had not lost all those times in the training square because he lacked the skill, or the strength, or even a hand. He had lacked the will. And somewhere on the South Wind, somewhere in the trackless ice, somewhere in this ancient ruin, he had found it.

No one remembers how the fight was won. I won. No one cares how.

Patience is the parent of success.

Moartea ne a?teapt? pe to?i. Nimic nu dureaz? o ve?nicie. Iar scopul omului în via?? e s? încerce s? fac? totul cât mai bine.

No corpses, no glory.

Enemies are the price of success

It wasn't easy. But if changing the world was easy, everyone would be at it.