Quotes about Achievement

This world, where much is to be done and little to be known.

Driven by petty ambition, we serve only ourselves. St. Josemaria put it well: "Those who are 'ambitious,' with small, personal, miserable ambitions, cannot understand that the friends of God should seek to achieve something through a spirit of service and without such'ambition.' " We should never confuse Christian humility and modesty with a will to underachieve.

So he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side.

Antiochus shall act prosperously according to his mental perception, and shall be so assisted by' his craftiness, as to obtain whatever he shall grasp at.

I have done one braver thingThan all the Worthies did;And yet a braver thence doth spring,Which is, to keep that hid.

I have done one braver thingThan all the Worthies did;And yet a braver thence doth spring,Which is, to keep that hid.

Now I feel as if I should succeed in doing something in mathematics, although I cannot see why it is so very important. . . The knowledge doesn't make life any sweeter or happier, does it?

In my mind nothing is more abhorrent than a life of ease. None of us has any right to ease. There is no place in civilization for the idler.

You can have average talent, but when God breathes on your life, you will go further than people that have great talent. Don't talk yourself out of it.

Only the believers pick up the prizes in life.

There is no greatness apart from self control. Development that does not include self government will only guarantee our mediocrity.

Aim for the stars and maybe you'll reach the sky.