Quotes about Achievement
Every time we see a man who has attained our human ideal a little more fully than we have, it wakens our languid blood and fills us with new longings.
- Phillips Brooks
To conquer without danger is to conquer without glory.
- Pierre Corneille
There is no substitute under the heavens for productive labor. It is the process by which dreams become realities. It is the process by which idle visions become dynamic achievements.
- Gordon Hinckley
Don't get me wrong, I would love to be voted into the Hall of Fame. But if I don't get in, that's not the end of the world. I am surrounded by my loved ones, and being with them, going through this journey with them, makes me extremely happy.
- Cris Carter
I'm never going to settle for losing.
- Stephen Jackson
Each year, I write out a goal sheet with what I expect. If I showed anybody else my goal sheet, they would have said I was crazy.
- J. J. Watt
I only really set short-term goals because I don't want to put too much pressure on myself.
- Phil Jones
When it comes to awards and things like that - I don't know why - I just always sit in amazement and never really expect it.
- Lauren Daigle
Barbra Streisand has accomplished so much, and Dustin Hoffman as well. They are down to earth and approachable. I admire that.
- Kevin Hart
I went through a lot of battles in high school.
- LeBron James
The Vikings saw something in me, and I will forever be grateful for that. They saw me as someone who, with the right help, could really succeed.
- Cris Carter
To me, I can be famous in sports. But to me, I cannot say it means a lot to be famous. Being famous is something I don't like.
- Caster Semenya