top of page
.png){kind=small}
Achievement Quotes
"The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go rather further than that and our opportunities are unlimited."
145
"Nuclear energy is the scientific achievement of the Iranian nation."
107
"Like all writers, he measured the achievements of others by what they had accomplished, asking of them that they measure him by what he envisaged or planned."
100
"Desire is creation, is the magical element in that process. If there were an instrument by which to measure desire, one could foretell achievement."
77
"High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation."
70
"The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of. "
65
"Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up."
61
"As we take stock of this century of achievement, Ulster Unionists have every reason to feel proud."
59
"Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation."
55
"Big thinking precedes great achievement."
51
"Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment."
50
"Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness."
49
"If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying."
48
"Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was."
48
"The discipline you learn and character you build from setting and achieving a goal can be more valuable than the achievement of the goal itself."
46
"I swear to you the architects shall appear without fall, I swear to you they will understand you and justify you, The greatest among them shall be he who best knows you, and encloses all and is faithful to all, He and the rest shall not forget you, they shall perceive that you are not an iota less than they, You shall be fully glorified in them."
46
"Dreaming and becoming are completely separate parts of the process. However, they are both as important as each other. Never discount how powerful your dreams are. If you cannot visualise what it is you wish to become, then the brain doesn't have the first clue how to get you there."
46
"Big achievements come one small advantage at a time, one step at a time, one day at time."
44
"The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources."
44
"Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don't settle for them."
44
"In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can."
43
"The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted."
43
"Freedom is an internal achievement rather than an external adjustment."
42
"Now, 0 for 50 would be a historic achievement on any other team, but on the Cubs it is usually called September."
42
"Great players are willing to give up their own personal achievement for the achievement of the group. It enhances everybody."
42
"You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement."
40
"As we talk about the need to foster academic achievement, we must recognize and reward those who strive academically, just as we honor athletic champions. Meeting the President of the United States is just the honor we should bestow on our academic champions."
40
"It was appointed by law in Athens, that the obsequies of the citizens who fell in battle should be performed at the public expense, and in the most honorable manner."
40
"There is no personal achievement in being born beautiful."
40
"Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement."
40
"Stay with and pursue your dreams, and history will tell your stories in golden, glossy and embossed shining foils."
40
"I don't measure America by its achievement but by its potential."
39
"The only thing I shall talk about is my sporting achievements at school. My primary sporting achievement at school was that I dodged games for two complete years and was well through the third year before they discovered that I had completely avoided all games."
39
"I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome."
39
"I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning."
39
"Massachusetts children cannot only lead the nation in test scores, they can be competitive with the best in the world. And the gap in achievement among races can virtually disappear."
39
"Don't wait for a huge platform before you give of your best performance."
39
"Don't just be alive; once you have arrived, find the reason why and make that reason accomplished."
37
"John Jones may be described as 'one of the has beens'."
37
"Most exciting for me was to make the Pro Bowl in 14 of 15 years."
36
"First of all, just to get Diner made would have been an achievement in that I got a chance to direct."
36
"The first plane ride was in a homemade glider my buddy and I built. Unfortunately we didn't get more than four feet off the ground, because it crashed."
36
"We want to obviously foster a relationship that we're a partner with states; that we all share the same goals of closing the achievement gap, just as the Congress does; and that we're practical and sophisticated enough to understand what they're talking about."
36
"Jiu Jitsu has given me an education in education, which I now see is the most valuable education there is."
36
"We always had to play the game and play for the team. It is a Kent tradition."
36
"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand."
35
"Not only will this make you treat each moment more preciously, but you will be more patient with yourself and with others, recognizing that there are millions of moments on the path to any worthwhile achievement."
35
"Achievement is the death of endeavor and the birth of disgust."
35
bottom of page