Accomplishment Quotes

970 Accomplishment quotes by 707 unique authors

Measured by the standards of men of their time, [the Pilgrims] were the humble of the earth. Measured by later accomplishments, they were the mighty.… — Calvin Coolidge
Surprises and reverses can serve as an incentive for great accomplishment. There are no rules here, we're just trying to accomplish something. — Thomas A. Edison
There can be no conquest to the man who dwells in the narrow and small environment of a groveling life, and there can be no… — Matthew Henson
As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery of old age; first it withdraws us from active accomplishments;… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
I've found that often, just when you think you've hit a wall, you experience a breakthrough that takes you to new heights in accomplishment — Stedman Graham
I still believe Americas destiny is to become a living testament to what free human beings can accomplish by acting in unity. — John F. Kerry
People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those reasons don't correspond to organizational goals. So it is crucial… — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
To play with correctness and skill the ends of games, is an important but a very rare accomplishment, expect among the magnates of the game. — Howard Staunton
An untrained or uneducated Marine ... deployed to the combat zone is a bigger threat to mission accomplishment ... than the enemy. — James Mattis
I worked in sales. It was definable, it had a quantifiable approach to accomplishment that had a great deal of importance to me. It had… — Anne M. Mulcahy
In endeavor itself there is a certain dynamic entertainment, affording an illusion of useful purpose. With achievement the illusion is dispelled. Man's greatest accomplishment is… — Rafael Sabatini
The joy of accomplishment is the greatest joy there is. — R. G. LeTourneau
The Paralympic movement has given me a lifetime of joy and accomplishment but really, the pleasure has been all mine. I've loved every single moment… — Tim Frick
A massive and brilliant accomplishment--the first English translation of the original Grimm brothers' fairy tales. The plain telling is that much more forceful for its… — Donna Jo Napoli
Anyone who minimizes the importance of success to your future has given up on his or her own chances of accomplishment and is spending his… — Grant Cardone
I hope you will judge yourselves not on your professional accomplishments alone, but also on how well you have addressed the world's deepest inequities...on how… — Bill Gates
There is no accomplishment so easy to acquire as politeness and none more profitable. — George Bernard Shaw
In the end, the extent of our own success will be measured by the accomplishments we have helped create in others. — Greg Reid
I'm starting to cry. I'm remembering those years I struggled with my weight, those times when I saw my reflection in a store window and… — Oprah Winfrey
If you ask me a question like what is your greatest accomplishment, it should be what I’m about to do — Kanye West
If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. — Chris Evert
You cannot be to wedded to your past accomplishments. — Mark Schaefer
We make the best choices when we have invested all of our energies, our hearts, and our souls into a course of action that leads… — Stedman Graham
Quantum Leap Thinking [is] an opportunity to get our energy out and target it in the direction of great productivity, leaving us with a feeling… — Unknown Author
Sabbath requires surrender. If we only stop when we are finished with all our work, we will never stop, because our work is never completely… — Wayne Muller

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