Achievement Quotes

2338 Achievement quotes by 1374 unique authors

I grew up in a socialist country. And I have seen what that does to people. There is no hope, no freedom. No pride in… — Thomas Peterffy
Obama sees everything backward. Where Americans see individual achievement, he sees government's work. Where we see failing companies, he sees innovation worth subsidizing. Where we… — Reince Priebus
Only in North America is it regarded as a major achievement to speak one language moderately well. — Dick Pound
The false pride of perennial celebration, of wearing flag lapel pins while betraying the values that the flag stands for, is like the self-esteem curriculum… — Anne-Marie Slaughter
Receiving the Newcombe Medal for a third year in a row is an amazing honour. The Newcombe Medal is a great occasion for the Australian… — Samantha Stosur
I'm mentally getting myself ready to talk about it all year long because I know it's going to come. My main focus is not to… — Anthony Calvillo
In the West, we think of sports and athletics as individual achievement, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat; it all revolves around the… — Frederick Lenz
The principal achievement of Europe is peace, which we often forget about as it has become so taken for granted by Europeans. — Dominique de Villepin
The only limits on human achievement are self-imposed. — Denis Waitley
Thought is the original source of all wealth, all success, all material gain, all great discoveries and inventions, and of all achievement. — Claude M. Bristol
Although I never marched through the streets shouting for Mao, I do believe that the liberation of China at the end of the 1940s was… — Henning Mankell
It is one of the enjoyments of retirement that you are able to drift through the day at your own pace, easy in the knowledge… — Kazuo Ishiguro
If one looks at all closely at the middle of our own century, the events that occupy us, our customs, our achievements and even our… — Jean le Rond d'Alembert
Not everyone realises that to write a really good piece of journalism is at least as demanding intellectually as the achievement of any scholar. — Max Weber
... We in the USA have been depending on prayers, pleading, and self-abasement to a deity to bring us magical advantages, and have been encouraged… — James Randi
I feel that nasal spray is a wondrous medical achievement, because it is supposed to relieve nasal congestion, and by gadfrey, it relieves nasal congestion.… — Dave Barry
Most x-rated films are advertised as "adult entertaintment,"for "mature adults," when in reality they are juvenile entertainment for immature and insecure people. — Zig Ziglar
Consoling a miserable soul, wiping the tears of a crying person is greater than any worldly achievement. — Mata Amritanandamayi
New media may at first appear as mere codes of transmission for older achievement and established patterns of thought. But nobody could make the mistake… — Marshall McLuhan
Our nation is indeed fortunate that we can still draw on an immense reservoir of courage, character, and fortitude, that we are still blessed with… — Ronald Reagan
Build your self-esteem by recalling all the ways you have succeeded, and your brain will be filled with images of you making your achievements happen… — Jack Canfield
I never fail to be moved by knowing that the ground on which I walk is layered with the past- with achievement and strife and… — Eva Hoffman
Institutions are essential in order to preserve the achievement of the past, but the original creative impulse in every age comes from the amateur, the… — Robert Gordis
One of my proudest achievements is that when an authoritative book about Hungarian literature came out about a decade ago, there was a little article… — Tibor Fischer
Everyone has taste, yet it is more of a taboo subject than sex or money. The reason for this is simple: claims about your attitudes… — Stephen Bayley

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