"George Washington, as a boy, was ignorant of……" — Mark Twain
"George Washington, as a boy, was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth. He could not even lie."
More Accomplishment Quotes
- I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. — Arthur Ashe
- Hitherto I have courted Truth with a kind of Romantick Passion, in spite of all Difficulties and Discouragements: for knowledge… — Mary Astell
- Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires. — Saint Augustine
- Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how… — Albert Bandura
- Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them. — Warren G. Bennis
- The difficulties and struggles of today are but the price we must pay for the accomplishments and victories of tomorrow. — William J. H. Boetcker
- I look upon another's insistence on the merits of his or her life - duties, intellect, accomplishment - and see… — Harold Brodkey
- Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health and self-esteem, not its cause. — Nathaniel Branden
- Being varied is something I do instinctively and naturally. I feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment. — Sarah Brightman
- I feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment. Everything is in tune: the voice, the type of music, who I am… — Sarah Brightman
- I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live… — George W. Bush
- Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's… — Thomas Carlyle