Quotes about Achievement

The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest success only comes later.

When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.

I became the first licensed woman watchmaker in Holland. And

Three years after Mama's death, I became the first licensed woman watchmaker in Holland.

But if we've honestly done everything we can, by definition we can't do anything more.

Endurance is critical if you want to succeed spectacularly at anything God sets before you.

I was working from a very early age.

Except for the title 'father,' there is no title, including 'vice president,' that I am more proud to wear than that of United States senator.

Give your employees a shot at showing the company a new way, and provide the room for them to chalk up a few small victories. Once they've proved that their idea can work on a limited basis, they can begin to scale it up.

Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats.

Even if you overcome a tremendous challenge and feel the personal victory, it's simply not powerful enough. It may activate your left brain, which says, 'I have achieved,' but it will not activate your more social right brain, which desperately desires to say, 'Look, Ma, I did it!'

You need to know how to put a mission together to victory!