--- title: "13 Overachieving Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Overachieving quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Overachieving sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c7/bret-bielema-10956_funny_would-you-rather-have-an-overachieving-3_3188506.jpg" --- > [Would you rather have an overachieving 3-Star, or an underachieving 5-Star?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-bielema/would-you-rather-have-an-overachieving-3-star-or-an-underachieving-5/) [Bret Bielema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-bielema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c7/bret-bielema-10956_funny_would-you-rather-have-an-overachieving-3_3188506.jpg) > [I felt like in Tampa Bay a lot of people thought we were overachieving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/i-felt-like-in-tampa-bay-a-lot-of-people-thought-we-were-overachieving/) [Ben Zobrist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-zobrist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/606/ben-zobrist-5706_felt_i-felt-like-in-tampa-bay-a-lot-of-people_3155325.jpg) > [“I work my hardest at everything. That's just achieving, not overachieving.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michele-jaffe/i-work-my-hardest-at-everything-that-s-just-achieving-not/) [Michele Jaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michele-jaffe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab1/michele-jaffe-17027_achieving_i-work-my-hardest-at-everything-that-s-j_2388464.png) > [Anything worth achieving is worth overachieving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lois-mcmaster-bujold/anything-worth-achieving-is-worth-overachieving/) [Lois McMaster Bujold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lois-mcmaster-bujold/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bab/lois-mcmaster-bujold-716_achieve_anything-worth-achieving-is-worth-overac_317797.jpg) > [We are so used to multitasking, we are so addicted to overachieving that we forget that real happiness lies in simple things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sumesh-nair/we-are-so-used-to-multitasking-we-are-so-addicted-to-overachieving/) [Sumesh Nair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sumesh-nair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66e/sumesh-nair-7958_addicted_we-are-so-used-to-multitasking-we-are-so_3030501.jpg) > [I was that overachieving, annoying kid who was always trying to win some contest or win the role. I look back on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-elizabeth-winstead/i-was-that-overachieving-annoying-kid-who-was-always-trying-to-win/) [Mary Elizabeth Winstead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-elizabeth-winstead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c90/mary-elizabeth-winstead-6801_always-trying_i-was-that-overachieving-annoying-kid-wh_171544.jpg) > [People who get to the top of any organisation are generally dysfunctional human beings who are overachieving, overcompensating or overbearing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-browning/people-who-get-to-the-top-of-any-organisation-are-generally/) [Guy Browning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-browning/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0e/guy-browning-43196_human-beings_people-who-get-to-the-top-of-any-organis_3227954.jpg) > [That overachieving, ambitious, nobody-can-hold-me-down attitude I had, which came from a place of anger and aggression, has transformed into feeling like I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-aguilera/that-overachieving-ambitious-nobody-can-hold-me-down-attitude-i-had/) [Christina Aguilera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-aguilera/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e6/christina-aguilera-930_aggression_that-overachieving-ambitious-nobody-can_2798265.jpg) > [“While Daniel disappeared into his room, probably to limn the contours of some exquisite constellation of philosophical nonsense for his internship applications…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-hodkin/while-daniel-disappeared-into-his-room-probably-to-limn-the-contours/) [Michelle Hodkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-hodkin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/379/michelle-hodkin-917_mind_while-daniel-disappeared-into-his-room-p_2134393.png) > [I think that that's part of how people have responded to The Tiger Rising. It's what I call my dark child. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-dicamillo/i-think-that-that-s-part-of-how-people-have-responded-to-the-tiger/) [Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-dicamillo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c0/kate-dicamillo-599_children_i-think-that-that-s-part-of-how-people-h_2447988.png) > [“I am overachieving at aimlessness, I am a type-A, alpha-girl lollygagger, the leader of a gang of heartbroken kids, running wild across…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-flynn/i-am-overachieving-at-aimlessness-i-am-a-type-a-alpha-girl/) [Gillian Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-flynn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/gillian-flynn-316_betrayal_i-am-overachieving-at-aimlessness-i-am-a_2080320.jpg) > [Even though I was manically overachieving and involved in everything, I still never felt like I belonged. That's definitely affected my whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penelope-mitchell/even-though-i-was-manically-overachieving-and-involved-in-everything/) [Penelope Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penelope-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d1/penelope-mitchell-35614_actor_even-though-i-was-manically-overachievin_307390.jpg) > [“I felt I would live a long, lonely, useless life and die alone and unmissed (did I mention that I never bothered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-fasman/i-felt-i-would-live-a-long-lonely-useless-life-and-die-alone-and/) [Jon Fasman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-fasman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/jon-fasman-64707_children_i-felt-i-would-live-a-long-lonely-useles_238938.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/overachieving/#itemlist", "name": "Overachieving Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Would you rather have an overachieving 3-Star, or an underachieving 5-Star?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bret Bielema" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-bielema/would-you-rather-have-an-overachieving-3-star-or-an-underachieving-5/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c7/bret-bielema-10956_funny_would-you-rather-have-an-overachieving-3_3188506.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c7/bret-bielema-10956_funny_would-you-rather-have-an-overachieving-3_3188506.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c7/bret-bielema-10956_funny_would-you-rather-have-an-overachieving-3_3188506.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Would you rather have an overachieving 3-Star, or an underachieving 5-Star?” — Bret Bielema", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I felt like in Tampa Bay a lot of people thought we were overachieving.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ben Zobrist" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-zobrist/i-felt-like-in-tampa-bay-a-lot-of-people-thought-we-were-overachieving/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/606/ben-zobrist-5706_felt_i-felt-like-in-tampa-bay-a-lot-of-people_3155325.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/606/ben-zobrist-5706_felt_i-felt-like-in-tampa-bay-a-lot-of-people_3155325.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/606/ben-zobrist-5706_felt_i-felt-like-in-tampa-bay-a-lot-of-people_3155325.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I felt like in Tampa Bay a lot of people thought we were overachieving.” — Ben Zobrist", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I work my hardest at everything. 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