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• We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Motivational, Success, Congratulations

  Henry David Thoreau, Barry Andrews (2005). “True Harvest: Readings from Henry David Thoreau for Every Day of the Year”, p.71, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

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• The thing I do, really, is a communication with audiences more than any achievement through records.

  Richard Thompson

  Communication, Records, Audience

  Interview with Keith Phipps, www.avclub.com. March 28, 2001.

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• I had this big thing about guitar harmonies. I wanted to be the first to put proper three-part harmonies onto a record. That was an achievement.

  Brian May

  Guitar, Three, Records

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• I found it easier to get rich than I did to make excuses.

  Jim Rohn

  Inspirational, Success, Discipline

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Sep 06, 2015

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• What a pity human beings can't exchange problems. Everyone knows exactly how to solve the other fellow's.

  Richard Miller

  Success, Perseverance, Determination

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• Stressing the practice of living purposefully as essential to fully realized self-esteem is not equivalent to measuring an individual's worth by his or her external achievements. 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, Stress, Practice

  Nathaniel Branden (1998). “Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality”, p.240, Simon and Schuster

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• Anyone who strays too far from the majority view or the conventional wisdom is bound to be labeled "arrogant," "a maverick," "a Wildman," "weird," or even "crazy."

  John Eliot

  Crazy, Views, Arrogant

  John Eliot, PhD (2015). “Overachievement: The Science of Working Less to Accomplish More”, p.71, Diversion Books

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• We must not rest until right livelihood is within reach of every human being upon this earth we love and cherish. We all have a role to play in achieving this goal.

  Agnivesh

  Play, Goal, Roles

  Agnivesh's Right Livelihood Award Acceptance Speech, www.rightlivelihoodaward.org. December 31, 2004.

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• When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality, they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man's name live for thousands of years. But above this level, far above, separated by an abyss, is the level where the highest things are achieved. These things are essentially anonymous.

  Simone Weil

  Art, Philosophy, Science

  Simone Weil (2015). “Selected Essays, 1934-1943: Historical, Political, and Moral Writings”, p.13, Wipf and Stock Publishers

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  In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result.

  James Allen

  Strength, Determination, Service Culture

  James Allen (2013). “As a Man Thinketh & The Way of Peace”, p.20, Simon and Schuster

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• Whether or not you reach your goals in life depends entirely on how well you prepare for them and how badly you want them.

  Ronald McNair

  Goal, Preparation, Wish

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• I totally enjoy what I'm doing and bringing joy into people's lives. To me, and if I can bring one second of joy into a child or a grown-up's life, then I have achieved my lifetime ambition.

  Michael Jackson

  Life, Children, Ambition

  FaceBook post by Michael Jackson from Mar 27, 2013

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• The most complicated achievements of thought are possible without the assistance of consciousness.

  Sigmund Freud

  Motivational, Complicated, Consciousness

  Sigmund Freud (2010). “The Interpretation of Dreams”, p.590, Basic Books

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• The greatest achievement was, at first, and for a time, but a dream.

  Napoleon Hill

  Happiness, Inspiring, Success

  Napoleon Hill (2007). “The Prosperity Bible: The Greatest Writings of All Time on the Secrets to Wealth and Prosperity”, p.38, Penguin

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• Modern men are afraid of the past. It is a record of human achievement, but its other face is human defeat.

  Walter Lippmann

  Past, Men, Records

  Walter Lippmann, Julien C. Sprott (2015). “Drift and Mastery: An Attempt to Diagnose the Current Unrest”, p.163, University of Wisconsin Pres

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• A look at the past reminds us of how great is the distance, and how short, over which we have come. The past makes us ask what we have done with us. It makes us ask whether our very achievements are not ironical counterpoint and contrast to our fundamental failures.

  Robert Penn Warren

  Distance, Past, History

  Robert Penn Warren (1977). “A Time to Hear and Answer: Essays for the Bicentennial Season”, University of Alabama Press

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• You must be as joyful when you fail again and again as you are joyful when you succeed. It is often when you fail that you move toward the goal without being aware of it. You must feel joy even when you have not fully succeeded but only moved toward achievement of your goal.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Moving, Goal, Joy

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• To LOVE without condition, to SMILE without reason, and to SERVE without end... THIS is achievement

  Neil Patel

  Reason, Ends, Conditions

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• Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.

  Oscar Wilde

  Perseverance, Tired, Men

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• Establish specific objectives, and move steadily toward them. A rudder won't control a drifting boat; it must be underway. Similarly, you need to be moving forward to gain control of your life.

  Richard G. Scott

  Moving, Control Of Your Life, Needs

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• The main thing is to be honest with yourself, know and recognize your limits and attain maximum achievement within them. I would for example get more satisfaction from climbing Snowdon, which I know I could, than from attempting Everest, which I couldn't.

  Stirling Moss

  Climbing, Example, Limits

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• Life's not about money. Look at achievements, accomplishments . It's about having fun. It's about enjoying life.

  Mike Ditka

  Fun, Accomplishment, Enjoy Life

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• The difference between those who fail to achieve their goals in life and those who succeed is the difference between those who cannot put themselves in a supportive state and those who can consistently put themselves in a state that supports them in their achievements.

  Tony Robbins

  Inspirational, Differences, Goal

  Tony Robbins (2012). “Unlimited Power: The New Science of Personal Achievement”, p.55, Simon and Schuster

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• It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Gratitude, Easy, Importance

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer (2011). “Letters Papers from Prison”, p.52, Simon and Schuster

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• A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.

  Christian Nestell Bovee

  Motivational, Strong, Determination

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