Achievement Quotes

2338 Achievement quotes by 1374 unique authors

For the liberal state to accommodate a diversity of beliefs while having few positive convictions is one of the more admirable achievements of civilization. — Terry Eagleton
The capitalist engine is first and last an engine of mass production which unavoidably also means production for the masses. . . . It is… — Joseph A. Schumpeter
Freedom of enterprise was from the beginning not altogether a blessing. As the liberty to work or to starve, it spelled toil, insecurity, and fear… — Herbert Marcuse
Of all the inventions that have helped to unify China perhaps the airplane is the most outstanding. Its ability to annihilate distance has been in… — Soong May-ling
Theatre should be a taxing experience: the greatest achievement of a writer is to produce a character who creates anxiety. — Howard Barker
I'll have to say winning the Olympic gold in Atlanta is a crowning achievement, along with the gold in the relay in the same games. — Donovan Bailey
Painting constantly appeared to me as the one and only possible achievement. — Max Beckmann
To make the moral achievement implicit in science a source of strength to civilization, the scientist will have to have the cooperation also of the… — Arthur Compton
One of the achievements of which I am most proud was the codification, the writing into U.S. law, of the U.S. embargo on the Castro… — Lincoln Diaz-Balart
As for the single market, the E.U.'s landmark achievement, there is no question that a euro zone breakup would severely disrupt its operation in the… — Barry Eichengreen
Most remember the groundbreaking first in sports; few remember the third or fourth to follow in those tracks. That's not downplaying anyone's achievements but rather… — LZ Granderson
Through these ongoing activities and possibly in the future, a Canadian will go live and work on the International Space Station and we will continue… — Marc Garneau
The Nobel Peace Prize is a powerful message. A durable peace is not a single achievement, but an environment, a process and a commitment. — Mohamed ElBaradei
The Open is the one that we all want and strive for and to be able to hold this Claret Jug is an incredible feeling.… — Rory McIlroy
When we do not know a person - and also when we do - we have to judge his size by the size and nature… — Mark Twain
Social Security is one of the greatest achievements of the American government, protecting our elderly against poverty and assuring young people of a more secure… — Mark Foley
In a high school, the norms act to hold down the achievements of those who are above average, so that the school's demands will be… — James S. Coleman
It is clear from all these data that the interests of teenagers are not focused around studies, and that scholastic achievement is at most of… — James S. Coleman
The results indicate that heterogeneity of race and heterogeneity of family educational background can increase the achievement of children from weak educational backgrounds with no… — James S. Coleman
It is extraordinary how safe flying has become. You are now statistically more likely to be elected president of the United States in your lifetime… — Steven Johnson
Academic achievement was something I'd always sought as a form of reward. Good grades pleased my parents, good grades pleased my teachers; you got them… — Caroline Knapp
As we view the achievements of aggregated capital, we discover the existence of trusts, combinations, and monopolies, while the citizen is struggling far in the… — Grover Cleveland
Each moment of your life is a brush stroke in the painting of your growing career. There are the bold, sweeping strokes of one increasing,… — Wilferd Peterson
In this context of achievement-and-death, artist who make Happenings are living out the purest melodrama. Their activity embodies the myth of nonsuccess, for Happenings cannot… — Allan Kaprow
We have already discovered the fact that fear is the chief reason for poverty and failure and misery that takes on a thousand different forms.… — Napoleon Hill

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