The hero's achievement, in short, is to affirm life.

You, of Canada, are building a magnificent record of achievement. My country rejoices in it.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

“If attempting to make the world a civilized one, makes you a bad woman in the eyes of the dumb patriarchal society, then, by…

— Abhijit Naskar

One achieves true human dignity only when one serves. Only he is great who subjects himself to taking part in the achievement of a…

— Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera

Needs cause motivation. Deep-rooted desires for esteem, affection, belonging, achievement, self-actualization, power, and control motivate us to push for what we want and need…

— Lorii Myers

Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any.

— Plato

It's tragic what America has become because there is a great segment of society that now resents luxury and success and achievement by others.

— Robin Leach

To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it is not…

— Nathaniel Branden

Joel Lane documents a life we don’t quite live, in a city we can’t quite find: half glimpsed and half imagined, we know it’s…

— Chaz Brenchley

The main substantive achievement of neoliberalism has been to redistribute rather than to generate wealth and income.

— David Harvey

Every profession has an ideology and a drive for power that goes far beyond its achievements and it is the task of democracy to…

— Paul Feyerabend

We have Internet now and people are not stupid. But it seems that some people are trying to push the same agenda of the…

— Bassem Youssef

“If you find a way where there seems to be no way, that’s what we call miracle, not personal achievement.”

— Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

The Baseball Hall of Fame is something every player dreams about, but being a member of God's Hall of Fame is the greatest achievement…

— Gary Carter

Cease speaking of enemies when an achievement can kindle a great light. Solitude will transmit the message better than the murmurs of crowds.

— Nicholas Roerich

Every scene is a challenge. There are technical challenges, but often it's the simplest challenge where you feel a sense of achievement when you…

— Roger Deakins