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Great people have not been
concerned with
fame. The
joy
of achievement that
comes
from finding
something new
in the
universe is by far
their greatest joy.
William P. King |
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If you imagine that once you
have accomplished your ambitions
you will have time to turn to the Way, you
will discover
that your ambitions never come to an end.
Yoshida Kenko
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I
hope that my achievements in life shall be these--that I will
have fought for what was right and fair, that I will have risked
for that which mattered, and that I will have given help to those
who were in need; that I will have left the earth a better place
for what I've done and who I've been.
C.
Hoppe
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Whatever
course you have chosen for yourself, it will not be
a chore but an adventure if you bring to it a sense of the glory
of striving. . . if your sights are set far above the merely secure and
mediocre.
David
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Five
minutes, just before going to sleep, given to a bit of
directed
imagination regarding achievement possibilities of the
morrow,
will steadily and increasingly bear fruit, particularly if
all ideas of
difficulty, worry or fear are resolutely ruled out and
replaced by
those of accomplishment and smiling courage.
Frederick Pierce
There are no shortcuts
to any place worth going.
Beverly Sills |
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Will you be satisfied with the fruit of
your life's work?
Will the efforts you are making now
bring you satisfaction
when the things of time are receding, and eternity looms ahead?
Raymond L. Cox
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Age was respected among his people, but achievement was
revered.
As the elders said, if a child washed his or her hands, that child could eat with kings.
Chinua Achebe
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What people accomplish
in a day depends upon the way in which they
approach their tasks. When we accept
tough jobs as a challenge to our
ability and wade into them with joy
and
enthusiasm, miracles can happen.
When we do our work with a
dynamic conquering
spirit, we get things done.
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There are two things to aim
at in life:
first, to get what
you want; and, after that,
to enjoy it. Only
the wisest
of humans achieve the second.
Logan Pearsall Smith
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Always aim for achievement,
and forget about
success.
Helen Hayes
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Destiny is not a matter of chance,
it is a matter of choice;
it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing
to be achieved.
William J. Bryan |
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People never rise to great
truths without enthusiasm.
Vauvenargues
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A seeker searched for years
to know the secret of achievement and
success in human life. One night in a dream a sage appeared bearing
the answer to the secret.
The sage said simply: "Stretch out your hand and
reach what you can."
"No, it can't be that simple," the seeker said.
And the sage said softly, "You are right, it is
something harder. It is
this: Stretch out your hand and reach what you cannot."
Now that's vision.
Joan Chittister
Seeing
with Our Souls
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Achievement
tom walsh
I used to believe that achievement meant
winning, being the best, coming in before everyone else. Achievement
was gaining recognition, being praised, being noticed by other people.
Gradually, though, I've realized that that way of looking at achievement
was more harmful to me than helpful--if I expected recognition for everything
I achieved, I was bound to spend most of my life being disappointed, for
people aren't going to give me recognition just because I think they should
or hope they will. I needed to start basing my actions on what I wanted
to accomplish and what would help others--some of my greatest achievements
have been some of the smallest, for they've been the most helpful to
others.
I'll never win an Olympic medal or be the governor of
a state or the president of a country, but it's important for me to realize
that those areas aren't where my gifts lie. If I'm to achieve what's
most important--whatever it is that will make me a better, kinder, more
compassionate human being--then I need to be true to my gifts. I need
to search out areas of achievement that will help me to grow, and most of
all help me to help others to grow. Once I do anything solely for potential
recognition, I've achieved something for a poor motive, and that achievement
is worse than worthless.
The gifted athletes or actors or politicians who focus
on self may have an extensive list of achievements to show for their efforts,
but of what value are they if they're not helping others with their gifts?
My goal is to make my achievements helpful, useful.
Of course, we can't do everything that we do just for
others--sometimes we do something that can make us proud. We run the
10k race a little bit faster than before, or we get a short article published,
or we win an award at work or at school. Those are all great achievements,
and most of us are able to avoid letting such achievements go to our heads
and make us forget others. But we must focus on how such achievements
add to our confidence or self-esteem so that the next time we're in a situation
that demands a certain level of confidence, that prize that we won becomes
much more valuable because its effects make us much more effective in the
current situation.
My greatest
achievements shall never be known, perhaps even to me. Having made
someone smile and see the world a bit brighter, having given someone hope
for the future, having helped someone see potential inside him or her self
that he or she never might have seen otherwise, having helped someone to
see just how beautiful he or she really is--these to me are the achievements
that most can help this world to be a brighter, more loving place.
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I
long to accomplish a great and noble task,
but it is my chief
duty to
accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.
Helen Keller
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I
do not want to die. . . until I have faithfully made the most
of my
talent and
cultivated the seed that was placed
in me until the last
small twig has grown.
Kaethe Kollwitz
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I
think that it is a great achievement to put a person on the moon.
But
to put a person on the earth--that is even more.
Harrison Salisbury
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Not much happens without a dream. And for something
great to happen,
there must be a great dream. Behind every great achievement is a
dreamer of great dreams. Much more than a dreamer is required to
bring it to reality; but the dream must be there first.
Robert K. Greenleaf
Servant As Leader
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The Art
of Achievement
You hold in your hand the camel's-hair brush of a painter of Life.
You stand before the vast white canvas of Time. The paints
are
your thoughts, emotions and acts.
You select the colors of your thoughts; drab or bright, weak or strong,
good or bad. You select the colors of your emotions; discordant or
harmonious, harsh or quiet,
weak or strong. You select the colors
of your acts; cold or warm, fearful or daring, small or big.
You visualize yourself as the person you want to be.
You strive to
make the ideal in your mind become
a reality on the canvas of Time.
Each moment of your life is a brush stroke in the painting of your
growing career. There are the bold, sweeping strokes of one
increasing, dynamic purpose. There are the lights and shadows that
make your life deep and strong. There are the little touches that
add the stamp of character and worth. The art of achievement is
the art of making life--your life--a masterpiece.
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Not
the maker of plans and promises, but rather
the one
who offers
faithful service in small matters. This is the
person who is most
likely to achieve
what is good and lasting.
Johann
Wolfgang Von Goethe
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Having
once decided to achieve a certain task,
achieve it at all costs
of
tedium and distaste. The gain in self-confidence of having
accomplished a tiresome labor is immense.
Thomas
A. Bennett
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There
is no such thing as can't, only won't. If you're qualified, all
it takes is a burning desire to accomplish, to make a change. Go
forward, go backward. Whatever it takes! But you can't blame
other people or society in general. It all comes from your mind.
When we do the impossible we realize we are special people.
Jan Ashford
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As long as you're
actively pursuing your dream with a practical plan,
you're still achieving, even if it feels as though you're going nowhere
fast.
It's been my experience that at the very moment I feel like giving up,
I'm only one step from a breakthrough. Hang on long enough and
circumstances will change, too. Trust in yourself, your dream and
spirit.
Sarah
Ban Breathnach
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If
you try to over-control what you think you will achieve,
you'll miss what you can actually accomplish.
Patrick
Wolff
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The virtue of achievement is victory over
oneself.
Those who know this can never know defeat.
A.J. Cronin
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The greatest investment one can
ever make is the investment into humanity,
for an achievement based on positive influence into people's life can
stand
the test of time, survive through the mortality of people
and resound endlessly through posterity.
Uzoma Ezeson
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The measure of
achievement is not winning awards. It's doing something
that you appreciate, something you believe is worthwhile. I think of
my
strawberry soufflé. I did that at least 28 times before I finally
conquered it.
Julia Child
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We admire
achievements--in ourselves and others--and it is natural
and appropriate for us to do so. But that is not the same thing as
saying that our achievements are the measure or grounds of our
self-esteem. The root of our self-esteem is not our achievements
but those internally generated practices that, among other
things, make it possible for us to achieve.
Nathaniel Branden
Self-Esteem Every Day
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I think my biggest achievement is
that after going through a
rather difficult time, I consider myself comparatively
sane. I'm proud of that.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
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Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open,
concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want.
No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.
Paulo Coelho
The Devil and Miss Prym
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Not much
happens without a dream. And for something great to
happen, there must be a great dream. Behind every great achievement
is a dreamer of great dreams. Much more than a dreamer is required
to bring it to reality; but the dream must be there first.
Robert K. Greenleaf
Servant As Leader
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Don't
mistake activity with achievement.
John Wooden
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