Don't be embarrassed by your achievements. Being an overarchiever is nothing despicable. It is only admirable. Never lower your standards. — Martha Stewart Copy Share Image
The discipline you learn and character you build from setting and achieving a goal can be more valuable than the achievement of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Nothing can be taken for granted and this great achievement is now under assault by Russia. But what we did in my… — Daniel Fried Copy Share Image
Yale is a crucible in American life for the accommodation of intellectual achievement, of wisdom, of refinement, with the democratic ideals of… — Benno C. Schmidt, Jr Copy Share Image
So yes in theory there is a kind of a formal democracy and in many ways these were achievements and an improvement… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
If you ask me why I've succeeded, it's because I was in the Royal Marines. You have this unbelievable sense of achievement… — Brian McDermott Copy Share Image
It is easier to donate a few thousand to charity and think oneself noble than to base self-respect on personal standards of… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
You can dream it, but you must believe that you can achieve it, it's just a matter of you doing what it… — Rashida Rowe Copy Share Image
I believe that if you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about death and you will hasten your demise. Think… — Eddie Rickenbacker Copy Share Image
I don't think I've done any profound work yet... People ask me, 'How would you want to be remembered?' I tell them… — Bipasha Basu Copy Share Image
The best current evidence is that media are mere vehicles that deliver instruction but do not influence student achievement any more than… — Richard A. Clarke Copy Share Image
The focus on just thinking about standardized test scores as being synonymous with achievement for teenagers is ridiculous, right? There are so… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
Yet is it possible in terms of the motion of atoms to explain how men can invent an electric motor, or design… — Arthur Compton Copy Share Image
Iranian nuclear policy is transparent, and we have opened our facilities to United Nations inspectors. However, we will not abandon the great… — Mir-Hossein Mousavi Copy Share Image
The thing is, if you always catch fish then you lose interest because any achievement is related to facing difficulty; having to… — Jeremy Wade Copy Share Image
The real achievement in discoveries... is seeing an analogy where no one saw one before... The essence of discovery is that unlikely… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
I've found that often, just when you think you've hit a wall, you experience a breakthrough that takes you to new heights… — Stedman Graham Copy Share Image
In our lives we often come across many obstacles. If you make urself courageous and face the obstacles/challenges you win but if… — Patric Bensen Copy Share Image
Receiving both the Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award suggests I have… — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share Image
And that's a life, isn't it? Some achievements and some disappointments. It's been interesting to me, though I wouldn't complain or be… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
The most direct path to achievement whether you're an entrepreneur, a company executive, or a pro soccer player is to be a… — Maynard Webb Copy Share Image
Knowing your true self will help you work more effectively to reach your goals. It will lead you down the road to… — Ritu Ghatourey Copy Share Image
This (scanning project) is our chance to one-up the Greeks! It is really possible with the technology of today, not tomorrow. We… — Brewster Kahle Copy Share Image
It's a historical phenomenon that in 250 years, a nation could move from a colony into the most prosperous nation of the… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
If it's advisable to never share own problems with others as sages say that majority don't care, then it's more sensible to… — Anuj Copy Share Image
I'm glad I'm still in motion. I don't think of my past achievements. The most important thing is what I'm going to… — Manu Dibango Copy Share Image
Failures, repeated failures, are sign-posts on the road to achievement. The only time you don't want to fail is the last time… — Charles Kettering Copy Share Image
When you devote yourself to achieving your goal, you will not be bothered by shallow criticism. Nothing important can be accomplished if… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
When you are growing up to even be involved in a Scotland squad is a massive achievement, to go on and play… — John McGinn Copy Share Image
With all humility, I think, "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might." Infinitely more important than the vain… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr Copy Share Image
In the end, I must proclaim that no good can be achieved of false means. For the substance of our existence is… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Being skeptical is part of my job, to question every amazing achievement. That's always there. But I am also capable of turning… — Travis Tygart Copy Share Image
Achievement is talent plus preparation. The problem with this view is that the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted,… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
What I argue is that talk of knowledge plays an important role in theories within cognitive ethology. The idea is this. First,… — Hilary Kornblith Copy Share Image
We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Life is hard, and a lot of people come home tired from work. If they're gonna spend half an hour reading, they… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
What I've accomplished for myself is beyond my wildest dreams. What I accomplished for my country is one of my most proud… — Li Na Copy Share Image
Man is a transitional being, he is not final; for in him and high beyond him ascend the radiant degrees which climb… — Sri Aurobindo Copy Share Image
A disciplined person is one that has established a goal and is willing to achieve that goal at the expense of his… — Doctor Anil Sinha Copy Share Image
“When you lower the definition of success to such a level that any person can reach it, you don’t teach people to… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
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