Accomplishment Quotes - Page 12

• Music and love are the only accomplishments of humanity which do not, in an absolute sense, have to be called attempts with unsuitable means.

  Georg Simmel

  Mean, Humanity, And Love

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• Don't let a grade decide your self-worth. Personally, in my opinion, someone should gauge their self-worth on what they've accomplished that makes them feel good... not in the hedonist aspect, but in the sense of personal accomplishment, as far as what they've accomplished for them, as far as their self-development and creativity is concerned.

  Brandon Boyd

  Creativity, Self Worth, Feel Good

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• My own personal task is not simply that of poet and writer (still less commentator, pseudo-prophet); it is basically to praise God out of an inner center of silence, gratitude, and 'awareness.' This can be realized in a life that apparently accomplishes nothing. Without centering on accomplishment or nonaccomplishment, my task is simply the breathing of this gratitude from day to day, in simplicity, and for the rest turning my hand to whatever comes, work being part of praise, whether splitting logs or writing poems, or best of all simple notes.

  Thomas Merton

  Gratitude, Writing, Simple

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• Top people have very clear goals. They know who they are and they know what they want. They write it down and they make plans for its accomplishment.

  Brian Tracy

  Writing, Clear Goals, People

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• But countless studies have shown that a cue and a reward, on their own, aren't enough for a new habit to last. Only when your brain starts expecting the reward--craving the endorphins or sense of accomplishment--will it become automatic to lace up your jogging shoes each morning. The cue, in addition to triggering a routine, must also trigger a craving for the reward to come.

  Charles Duhigg

  Morning, Shoes, Brain

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• How often do we sigh for opportunities for doing good, whilst we neglect the openings of Providence in little things, which would frequently lead to the accomplishment of most important usefulness. Good is done by degrees. However small in proportion the benefit which follows individual attempts to do good, a great deal may thus be accomplished by perseverance, even in the midst of discouragements and disappointments.

  George Crabbe

  Perseverance, Disappointment, Opportunity

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• Of all my accomplishments I may have achieved during the war, I am proudest of the fact that I never lost a wingman.

  Erich Hartmann

  War, May, Facts

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• Success flourishes only in perseverance ceaseless, restless perseverance.

  Manfred von Richthofen

  Perseverance, Restless, Combat

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• Never confuse activity with accomplishment.

  John Wooden

  Hustle, Activity

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• Sometimes it seems the only accomplishment my education ever bestowed on me was the ability to think in quotations.

  Margaret Drabble

  Thinking, Sometimes, Ability

  A Summer Birdcage ch. 1 (1963)

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• Only ambition is fired by the coincidences of success and easy accomplishment but nothing is quite as splendidly uplifting to the heart as the defeat of a human being who battles against the invincible superiority of fate. This is always the most grandiose of all tragedies, one sometimes created by a dramatist but created thousands of times by life.

  Stefan Zweig

  Uplifting, Heart, Ambition

  "Stellar Moments in Human History". Book by Stefan Zweig, 1953.

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• There’s nothing better than excelling at a game you love. There’s nothing worse than thinking your accomplishments as a player outweigh your responsibilities as a person.

  Doug Flutie

  Responsibility, Player, Thinking

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• Making the playoffs three consecutive seasons is a great accomplishment.

  Pau Gasol

  Three, Playoffs, Consecutive

  "'I've Never, Ever Liked Elvis': an Interview with Laker Pau Gasol". Interview with Dan Gurle, bleacherreport.com. May 8, 2008.

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• What matters is not the accomplishments you achieve; what matters is the person you become.

  John Ortberg

  What Matters, Achieve, Persons

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• My Soul gave me good counsel, teaching me never to delight in praise or to be distressed by reproach. Before my Soul taught me, I doubted the value of my accomplishments until the passing days sent someone who would extol or disparage them. But now I know that trees blossom in the spring and give their fruits in the summer without any desire for accolades. And they scatter their leaves abroad in the fall and denude themselves in the winter without fear of reproof.

  Khalil Gibran

  Summer, Spring, Fall

  "The Vision: Reflections on the Way of the Soul". Book by Kahlil Gibran, translated by Juan R. I. Cole, 1994.

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• The impact of organizational health goes far beyond the walls of a company, extending to customers and vendors, even to spouses and children. It sends people to work in the morning with clarity, hope, and anticipation and brings them home at night with a greater sense of accomplishment, contribution, and self-esteem. The impact of this is as important as it is impossible to measure.

  Patrick Lencioni

  Morning, Children, Wall

  Patrick Lencioni (2012). “The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business”, p.193, John Wiley & Sons

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• We believe that the possibility of the future far exceeds the accomplishment of the past. We review the past with the common sense, but we anticipate the future with transcendental senses. In our sanest moments we find ourselves naturally expecting or prepared for far greater changes than any which we have experienced within the period of distinct memory, only to be paralleled by experiences which are forgotten.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Memories, Believe, Past

  Henry David Thoreau (1968). “Reflections at Walden: Selected Writings”

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• The major accomplishment of analyzing illiteracy so far has been the listing of symptoms: the decrease in functional literacy; a general degradation of writing skills and reading comprehension; an alarming increase of packaged language (cliches used in speeches, canned messages); and a general tendency to substitute visual media (especially television and video) for written language.

  Mihai Nadin

  Reading, Writing, Media

  Mihai Nadin (1997). “The Civilization of Illiteracy”, p.17, Dresden University Press

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• Goals are the links in the chain that connect activity to accomplishment.

  Zig Ziglar

  Goal, Links, Chains

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Oct 28, 2014

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• While enthusiasm may be necessary for great accomplishments elsewhere, on Wall Street it almost invariably leads to disaster

  Benjamin Graham

  Wall, Investing, May

  Benjamin Graham (2009). “The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed”, p.15, Harper Collins

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• I am convinced that we as adults must constantly cling to, affirm, and celebrate with our children those things we love, sunsets, laughter, the taste of a good meal, the warmth of a hickory fire shared by real friends, the joy of discovery and accomplishment, the constant surprises of life.

  Eliot Wigginton

  Laughter, Children, Real

  Eliot Wigginton (1975). “Moments: The Foxfire Experience”

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• Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor.

  Joseph Pilates

  Successful, Persistence, Quality

  Joseph H. Pilates, William John Miller (1998). “Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology”, Presentation Dynamics Incorporated

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• To achieve the highest accomplishments within the scope of our capabilities in all walks of life we must constantly strive to acquire strong, healthy bodies and develop our minds to the limits of our ability.

  Joseph Pilates

  Strong, Healthy, Mind

  Joseph H. Pilates, William John Miller (1998). “Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology”, Presentation Dynamics Incorporated

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• Every great accomplishment starts with a first step. No matter how big your goals are. No matter how great your plans are. No matter how immense your dreams are. It all begins with a single step. Take that step today!

  Clifton Anderson

  Dream, Goal, Matter

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• Meteorologists have the right perspective. They ground themselves in the current conditions (today’s highs/lows). They briefly acknowledge significant events of the past (record temps). And they keep an eye on the future (five-day forecast). Honor your past accomplishments, live in the present moment, and look to the future.

  Clifton Anderson

  Eye, Past, Perspective

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