Quotes about Achievement
No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.
— Cicero
Nothing worth having was ever achieved without effort.
— Theodore Roosevelt
Learn to do common things uncommonly well; we must always keep in mind that anything that helps fill the dinner pail is valuable.
— George Washington Carver
No man is such a conqueror as the man who has defeated himself.
— Henry Ward Beecher
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.
— Andrew Carnegie
The aim of life is self-development. To realize one's nature perfectly - that is what each of us is here for.
— Oscar Wilde
Does anybody really think that they didn't get what they had because they didn't have the talent or the strength or the endurance or the commitment?
— Nelson Mandela
Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.
— Sam Walton
I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.
— Muhammad Ali
Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.
— Charles Spurgeon
When you reach for the stars, you may not quite get them, but you won't come up with a handful of mud either.
— Leo Burnett
There was my name up in lights. I said, 'God, somebody's made a mistake.' But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, 'Remember, you're not a star.' Yet there it was up in lights.
— Marilyn Monroe