Quotes about Achievement

Why is it that when once a man begins to make money the whole world seems to beat a pathway to his door? Take any person that you know who enjoys financial success and he will tell you that he is being constantly sought, and that opportunities to make money are constantly being urged upon him! "To him that hath shall be given, but to him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he bath.

Nothing is impossible to the person who backs desire with enduring faith.

Remember, too, that all who succeed in life get off to a bad start, and pass through many heartbreaking struggles before they "arrive." The turning point in the lives of those who succeed, usually comes at the moment of some crisis, through which they are introduced to their "other selves.

When you do your work better To-day than Yesterday you realize your genuine Capacity and know that there is no actual Perfection except the Perfection of doing better To-day than Yesterday.

You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.

When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal. If you give up before your goal has been reached, you are a "quitter." A quitter never wins—and a winner never quits. Lift this sentence out, write it on a piece of paper in letters an inch high, and place it where you will see it every night before you go to sleep, and every morning before you go to work.

Whenever I won an award in the NHL, I thought of my father and the pride he would get in reading about it and having people mention it to him.

I think he's accomplished so much, I don't think it's fair to put me in the same category as Coach Payton. I think, hopefully, if you achieve even close to what he has in this league, then maybe you start to get mentioned.

I always say, 'Hey, I'm in Metallica, but I wasn't on the Black Album.'

You just go out and do the best that you can. I think people feel that, and they embrace it, and it's a part of what makes Metallica special.

It was a dream of mine to be in an action film.

I feel like every day, every minute I have to make the most of.