Achievement Quote by Roger Bannister

My parents really pushed me to excel in school. Education was always important to them, so it was important to me.

— Sunny Hostin

I think I can be pretty focused, but as I say, it was more wanting to be the good student, seeing myself as a…

— Emmylou Harris

I started working out, eating a good diet, and just did everything I could that I thought would benefit me. I also started studying…

— Becky Lynch

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…

— Caroline Knapp

School was school. I was determined to finish and get good grades.

— Griff

A primary reason for my success in the classroom was that I couldn't forget that schooling was changing me and separating me from the…

— Richard Rodriguez

Getting a good education was of immense importance to my parents.

— Roger Allam

For me specifically, it was important to graduate. In my family, I was one of the first graduates. My mom did not have a…

— Brian Acton

I wasn't an academic. I hated maths and science at school. I couldn't concentrate.

— Michelle Dockery

My mother and brother made me strive to get good grades and get through school.

— Kyle Lowry

I realized that I had the ability to carve out a life for myself, that it was in no way limited by what had…

— Liz Murray

My intellectual achievement was retarded when I went to high school. I sort of sank into a black hole because I had to go…

— Noam Chomsky