Quotes with achievements

  • There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear of them. Catching salmon is one, and working all night is another.
  • Democracy forever teases us with the contrast between its ideals and its realities, between its heroic possibilities and its sorry achievements.
  • When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man's name live for thousands of years. But above this level, far above,

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  • Napoleon Hill All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
    Napoleon Hill
    American self-help author (1883 - 1970)
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  • Abdul Kalam Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.
    Abdul Kalam
    11th President of India (1931 - 2015)
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  • Agnes Repplier Democracy forever teases us with the contrast between its ideals and its realities, between its heroic possibilities and its sorry achievements.
    Agnes Repplier
    American writer and social criticus (1855 - 1950)
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  • Ann Bancroft Getting through high school and college was one of my greatest achievements.
    Ann Bancroft
    American author, teacher, adventurer (1955 - )
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  • Stephen Hawking Mankind's greatest achievements have come about by talking, and its greatest failures by not talking.
    British Telecom advertentie (1993)
    Stephen Hawking
    English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director (1942 - 2018)
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  • Eric Hoffer No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge, who keeps book on our shortcomings and transgressions. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are.
    Eric Hoffer
    American writer (1902 - 1983)
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  • Maya Angelou All great achievements require time.
    Maya Angelou
    African-American poet and writer (1928 - 2014)
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  • David J. Schwartz All great achievements require time.
    David J. Schwartz
    American motivational writer and coach (1927 - 1987)
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  • Carl von Clausewitz Any complex activity, if it is to be carried on with any degree of virtuosity, calls for appropriate gifts of intellect and temperament. If they are outstanding and reveal themselves in exceptional achievements, their possessor is called a 'genius'.
    On War (1832)
    Carl von Clausewitz
    Prussian general and military theorist (1780 - 1831)
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  • David J. Schwartz Believe Big. The size of your success is determined by the size of your belief. Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success. Remember this, too! Big ideas and big plans are often easier - certainly no more difficult - than small ideas and small plans.
    David J. Schwartz
    American motivational writer and coach (1927 - 1987)
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  • Napoleon Hill Cherish you visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul; the blue prints of your ultimate achievements.
    Napoleon Hill
    American self-help author (1883 - 1970)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Claude Lévi-Strauss Enthusiastic partisans of the idea of progress are in danger of failing to recognize... the immense riches accumulated by the human race. By underrating the achievements of the past, they devalue all those which still remain to be accomplished.
    Claude Lévi-Strauss
    French anthropologist (1908 - 2009)
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  • Jean Rostand Falsity cannot keep an idea from being beautiful; there are certain errors of such ingenuity that one could regret their not ranking among the achievements of the human mind.
    Jean Rostand
    French writer (1894 - 1977)
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  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Fresh air is good if you do not take too much of it; most of the achievements and pleasures of life are in bad air.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes
    American writer and poet (1809 - 1894)
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  • Carlos Ghosn Good is somebody who delivered and allowed the company to overcome obstacles, without leaving a profound impact on its culture. Great is somebody who leads his company to achievements and performance and value that nobody was expecting it had.
    Carlos Ghosn
    Brazilian-born businessman (1954 - )
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  • Carl Rogers I believe that the testing of the student's achievements in order to see if he meets some criterion held by the teacher, is directly contrary to the implications of therapy for significant learning.
    Carl Rogers
    American psychologist (1902 - 1987)
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  • Aishwarya Rai I'm not the type who'll yell about my achievements from the rooftops.
    Aishwarya Rai
    Indian actress and model (1973 - )
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  • Ben Bernanke If you are not happy with yourself, even the loftiest achievements won't bring you much satisfaction.
    Ben Bernanke
    American economist (1953 - )
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  • Adam Clayton It's very confusing when fame comes early on in your career. You get a little bit bent out of shape in terms of what's important. Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.
    Adam Clayton
    Irish musician (1960 - )
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