Accomplishment Quotes - Page 33

• The passions of the titanic struggle will finally enter upon the sleep of oblivion, and only its splendid accomplishments for the cause of human freedom and a united nation, stronger and richer in patriotism because of the great strife, will be remembered.

  James Longstreet

  Struggle, Passion, Sleep

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• Our wishes never seem so little desirable as when on the verge of accomplishment; we draw back instinctively, they look so different from what we expected.

  Geraldine Jewsbury

  Expectations, Wish, Different

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• Where did we get the idea of insultin' folks by pointin' out their age? ... It seems that we think youth is some special accomplishment brought about by the individual himself!

  Alice Childress

  Thinking, Ideas, Special

  Alice Childress (2017). “Like One of The Family”, p.64, Beacon Press

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• I am to consider the many advantages arising from a frequent use of oaths, curses, and imprecations. In the first place, this genteel accomplishment is a wonderful help to discourse; as it supplies the want of good sense, learning, and eloquence. The illiterate and stupid, by the help of oaths, become orators; and he, whose wretched intellects would not permit him to utter a coherent sentence, by this easy practice, excites the laughter, and fixes the attention, of a brilliant and joyous circle.

  Mary Collyer

  Laughter, Stupid, Practice

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• For any of us to come to the understanding that we are common and unlearned is the accomplishment of a lifetime.

  Baal Shem Tov

  Understanding, Common, Lifetime

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• Research is the live heart of the scientific life ... Greatness of position, respect for past accomplishments, the Nobel Prize itself -- none of these can compensate for the loss of vitality only research provides.

  Vivian Gornick

  Heart, Loss, Past

  Vivian Gornick (2013). “Women in Science: Then and Now”, p.27, The Feminist Press at CUNY

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• Eating in Italy is essentially a family art, practiced for and by the family. The finest accomplishments of the home cook are not reserved like the good silver and china for special occasions or for impressing guests, but are offered daily for the pleasure and happiness of the family group.

  Marcella Hazan

  Art, Home, Special

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• In a lifestyle where there are no boundaries, it becomes a challenge to find one's true self. If everything comes easily, there is no way to establish worth. And if nothing has real value, then there is no way to gauge satisfaction or accomplishment or contentment.

  Tami Hoag

  Real, Self, Challenges

  Tami Hoag (2007). “The Alibi Man”, p.265, Bantam

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• Truly a legend in our time, John Templeton understands that the real measure of a person's success in life is not financial accomplishment but moral integrity and inner character.

  Billy Graham

  Integrity, Real, Character

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• The most splendid moment of an adventure is not always the moment of fulfilment, not even the moment of conception, but the moment of first accomplishment, when the adventurer deliberately sets his face toward the new road, knowing that his boats are burned.

  Katherine Cecil Thurston

  Adventure, Knowing, Faces

  Katherine Cecil Thurston (2012). “Max”, p.33, tredition

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• As long as men will not be freed from their errors and delusions, humanity will not be able to go towards ("marcher vers", Fr.) the accomplishment of its true destinies.

  African Spir

  Destiny, Men, Errors

  "Paroles d'un sage: Choix de pensées d'African Spir" ("Words of a Sage : Selected thoughts of African Spir") by Hélène Claparède-Spir, (p. 60), 1937.

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• Man, if I can get a burp out of that little thing I feel such a sense of accomplishment.

  Brad Pitt

  Men, Littles, Little Things

  "Countdown" with Keith Olbermann, www.nbcnews.com. July 17, 2006.

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• The flowering of civilization is the finished man, the man of sense, of grace, of accomplishment, of social power--the gentleman.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Men, Civilization, Grace

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Illustrated)”, p.3070, Delphi Classics

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• I'd rather be known for my accomplishments, and for things that I really do take pride in, rather than known for this doll-like image I had when I was a child.

  Mara Wilson

  Children, Pride, Dolls

  "Mara Wilson On Child Stardom, Morons Wanting to 'Party With Matilda'". Interview with Karina Grudnikov, nyulocal.com. January 19, 2009.

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• You should feel good about yourself because of your accomplishments. Not because somebody yelled at you to feel good about yourself.

  Adam Carolla

  Feel Good, Should, About Yourself

  "Adam Carolla Slams Occupy Wall Street, Millennial Generation as 'F---ing Self-Entitled Monsters'". www.hollywoodreporter.com. December 01, 2011.

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• When a sailor overcomes crushing adversity, there's a massive sense of accomplishment.

  Abby Sunderland

  Crush, Adversity, Sailor

  Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.118, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Like all sports fans, tennis junkies are not satisfied with simply following the current crop of players and admiring their accomplishments. They seemingly always need to compare players of different eras and designate one of them as the greatest player of all time.

  Dave McPherson

  Sports, Player, Tennis

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• Lately I feel the haters eatin' away at my confidence. They scream out my failures and whisper my accomplishments.

  Drake

  Scream, Feels

  Song: 6PM in New York, 2015

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• Dreams must be steady (Sthir). When dreams are steady, they take form of determination (Sankalp) and when you combine them hard-work, they turn into accomplishments (Siddhi)!

  Narendra Modi

  Dream, Determination, Motivation

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• Spending is not caring. Spending is what politicians do instead of caring. Spending more does not guarantee success. Politicians like to measure spending because it is easier than measuring actual metrics of accomplishment.

  Grover Norquist

  Caring, Doe, Guarantees

  "Grover Norquist vs. the Pentagon". Interview with Michael D. Ostrolenk, www.theamericanconservative.com. October 24, 2012.

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• I love my husband. I believe in him, and I am proud of his accomplishments.

  Pat Nixon

  Husband, Believe, Proud

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• Unlike Hillary Clinton, I am not afraid to answer questions about my track record or my accomplishments or my principles.

  Carly Fiorina

  Track, Principles, Records

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• But unlike Hillary Clinton, I know that flying is an activity, not an accomplishment.

  Carly Fiorina

  Flying, Clinton, Knows

  "Fiorina to Clinton: ‘Flying is an activity, not an accomplishment’". www.foxnews.com. February 25, 2015.

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• A Marine knows that pride is the bedrock upon which he will lay the foundation of his life, and on that foundation he will build the structure by which the worth of his existence and the measure of his accomplishments will be judged.

  Zell Miller

  Pride, Marine, Foundation

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• The Bible says, 'Where there is no vision, the people perish.' Have you a vision? And are you undeviatingly pressing and pushing toward its accomplishment? Dreaming alone will not get you there. Mix your dreams with determination and action.

  B. C. Forbes

  Dream, Determination, People

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