achievement quotes

Einstein’s gravitational theory, which is said to be the greatest single achievement of theoretical physics, resulted in beautiful relations connecting gravitational phenomena with the geometry of space; this was an exciting idea.

It doesn’t matter who you are – if you dream big and if you work really hard, you can achieve unimaginable results, and that’s really good for the nation.

I stayed true to my dreams and, eventually, they came true.

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.

All the awards in the world, you can get into all the nightclubs, they’ll send you the nicest clothes. Nothing better than walking into your dad’s restaurant and seeing a smile on his face and knowing that your mom and dad and your sister are real proud of you.

They used to call me ‚Touchdown T.‘ I remember in high school, we had homecoming, and I got in front of the pep rally, and I told them, ‚I’m going to run for three touchdowns.‘ I ran for three touchdowns, kicked the extra point, and took myself out the game.

Anything you really want, you can attain, if you really go after it.

Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.

All I ever wanted out of my life was to buy my mother a house. By 1995, I have achieved all I wanted materially in life.

To make America the greatest is my goal, so I beat the Russian and I beat the Pole. And for the U.S.A. won the medal of gold. The Greeks said, ‚You’re better than the Cassius of old.‘

Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.

It always seems impossible until it’s done.

I really appreciate the moments that I was able to win rap album of the year or whatever.

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.

My songs are the door to every dream I’ve ever had and every success I’ve ever achieved.

The great thing about America is that you can come from the worst circumstances and become something remarkable.

Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.

Being acknowledged for your work is always a great accomplishment, whether it’s people in my city, kids in the street, all the way up to the Grammys.

‚Victory‘ is like, you won, so the question is, what? What did you win? I think that the songs go into that. It’s just about reaching a place in myself.

With drive and a bit of talent, you can move mountains. I know. I’ve done it.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

The minute you got the Nobel Peace Prize, things that I said yesterday, with nobody paying too much attention, I say the same things after I got it – oh! It was quite crucial for people, and it helped our morale because apartheid did look invincible.

He has achieved success who has worked well, laughed often, and loved much.

You can’t try to do things; you simply must do them.

My powers are ordinary. Only my application brings me success.

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

It’s a great, great experience to finally get the reception that you know you rightfully deserve.

Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well.

I’ve run the Boston Marathon 6 times before. I think the best aspects of the marathon are the beautiful changes of the scenery along the route and the warmth of the people’s support. I feel happier every time I enter this marathon.

To get a name can happen but to few; it is one of the few things that cannot be brought. It is the free gift of mankind, which must be deserved before it will be granted, and is at last unwillingly bestowed.

I started writing at the kitchen table after midnight. It took ten months to finish that first book; I sent it to a publisher and I got some kind of prize, so it was like a dream – I was surprised to find it happening.

Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.

I look at where I’m at today and realize that most of my success is owed to the mentors that was in my life.

At 57, to have a No. 1 album, I wasn’t expecting it.

What is easy is seldom excellent.

I always make my dreams into goals.

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

I just want to do well with the national team.

We aim above the mark to hit the mark.

I feel very lucky to make a living from my imagination; I’m very grateful for that. I like that what I do is create. I’m feeling very lucky to have had the career I had. It’s gone much longer and bigger than I ever thought it would be.

Successful people will always tell you you can do something. It’s the people who have never accomplished anything who will always discourage you from trying to achieve excellent things.

To win MVP was a dream come true for sure, but there are guys who have done this multiple times.

Winning, to me, is easy. Winning more is the challenge.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Thanks to my fans that have been with me from the beginning, I was able to sell out arenas on my own.

I know a lot of people say they always believed they could get into F1, but I didn’t quite believe that, certainly not when I was 7 and maybe not until I was 14. It was always so far away.

My life turned out to be beyond my greatest dreams.

To be successful, you need results in a row. You can’t win, lose, win, lose.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

To be recognized for the hard work my team and I put into ‚Starboy‘ is an honor.

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.

Sometimes people make it seem like you have to have certain prerequisites or a crazy life story in order to be successful in this world. But the truth is you really don’t.

The line between failure and success is so fine that we scarcely know when we pass it: so fine that we are often on the line and do not know it.

I’ve been blessed to be somebody that’s been climbing that success mountain top for years of hard work, you know, but now it’s all connecting. And now, the whole world is watching, you know what I’m saying, and it feels good ‚cause it’s good energy. This is all positive vibes, and good vibes and good energy, so it feels incredible.

It is no use saying, ‚We are doing our best.‘ You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

When I won the first Grammy, there was no other feeling like that feeling. It just made me feel like I came so far, like that was just a dream a few years before that, and then it was happening right then.

In this great country, we celebrate success. We don’t want to penalize those who have done well.