Quotes about Achievement

No matter our age, circumstances, or abilities, each one of us can create something remarkable of his life.

I know I'm going to be remembered for football. That's why I work so hard at it.

The fact that Barack Hussein Obama became president is historic, to say the least. Actually, to become U.S. senator, that was historic, and then what he did later on - that's what inspired me to think about running for office.

I don't even need to know - if you have something to prove to your old boss or your dad or your third grade teacher or yourself, it doesn't matter. You need that hustle and that fire, and I don't care where it comes from.

I'm kind of impatient. I like to see things realized and not just work on a project for three years and wait, wait, wait. I try to keep myself busy.

If you work, you always get your reward in the end.

I never doubted that my talent would shine through in the end, no matter what.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going," he'd emphasized, quoting one of his favorite Beverly Sills lines.

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

In inner-city, low-income communities of color, there's such a high correlation in terms of educational quality and success.

In Paul's day, instead of giving gold medals for winning first place in an Olympic event, a crown of olive or laurel leaves was placed on the winner's head. By the time the athlete went home that night, the wreath would already be wilting and falling apart. Think of that. All that energy expended for a wreath that didn't last beyond a day.

I read the last chapter and we win.