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Achievement Quotes by Bill Bryson
- I hadn't realized quite how extraordinary Charles Lindbergh's achievement was in flying the Atlantic alone. He had never flown over open water before, but he…
- Columbus real achievement was managing to cross the ocean successfully in both directions. Though an accomplished enough mariner, he was not terribly good at a…
- If this book has a lesson, it is that we are awfully lucky to be here-and by 'we' I mean every living thing. To attain…
- ...if you were designing an organism to look after life in our lonely cosmos, to monitor where it is going and keep a record of…
- It's an unnerving thought that we may be the living universe's supreme achievement and its worst nightmare simultaneously.
More Achievement Quotes
- The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go rather further… — Neil Armstrong
- Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish. — Marcus Aurelius
- If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying. — Irving Babbitt
- All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of crosswords that… — Christian Bale
- Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how one is… — Albert Bandura
- Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget… — Ethel Barrymore
- The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under the will… — Samuel Adams
- It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage. — Henry Ward Beecher
- Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love. — Saul Bellow
- You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible! — Ezra Taft Benson
- The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by where they… — Ezra Taft Benson
- The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. — Irving Berlin