Great Accomplishment Quotes

• Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

  Jim Rohn

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Apr 14, 2017

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• The starting point of all achievement is desire.

  Napoleon Hill

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Napoleon Hill (2007). “The Prosperity Bible: The Greatest Writings of All Time on the Secrets to Wealth and Prosperity”, p.142, Penguin

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• Great things can happen when you don't care who gets the credit.

  Mark Twain

  Worthwhile Things, Accomplishment, Achievement

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• That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Success

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• High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.

  Charles Kettering

  Inspirational, Motivational, Teacher

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• Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.

  Robert Kennedy

  Inspirational, Success, Encouraging

  Robert F. Kennedy (1967). “To seek a newer world”, Doubleday Books

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  Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

  Helen Keller

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "Optimism". Essay by Helen Keller, 1903.

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• Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.

  Henry Ford

  Inspirational, Motivational, Determination

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• To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

  Anatole France

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Introductory speech at a session of the French Academy, December 24, 1896.

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• The great accomplishment of Jobs's life is how effectively he put his idiosyncrasies - his petulance, his narcissism, and his rudeness - in the service of perfection.

  Malcolm Gladwell

  Jobs, Accomplishment, Perfection

  "The Tweaker" by Malcolm Gladwell, www.newyorker.com. November 14, 2011.

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• Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.

  Florence Scovel Shinn

  Success, Courage, Work

  Florence Scovel Shinn, Laura Berman Fortgang (2015). “The Complete Game of Life and How to Play It: The Classic Text with Commentary, Study Questions, Action Items, and Much More”, p.15, Hampton Roads Publishing

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• Never mistake activity for achievement.

  John Wooden

  Inspirational, Basketball, Motivational Sports

  John Wooden (1997). “Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court”, p.8, McGraw Hill Professional

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  To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Positive, Beauty

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• The greatest accomplishment is not in never failing, but in rising again after you fall.

  Vince Lombardi

  Motivational, Success, Failure

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• A great accomplishment shouldn't be the end of the road, just the starting point for the next leap forward.

  Harvey Mackay

  Accomplishment, Next, Starting

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• Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over.

  Sugar Ray Leonard

  Sports, Winning, Careers

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Heat is required to forge anything. Every
  great accomplishment is the story of a flaming
  heart.

  Mary Lou Retton

  Heart, Accomplishment, Stories

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• The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm.

  Thomas J. Watson

  Motivational, Success, Business

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• Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.

  W. Clement Stone

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude". Book by W. Clement Stone and Napoleon Hill (Chapter 2: You Can Change Your World), 1960.

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• Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

  Dalai Lama

  Love, Karma, Buddhist

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• Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.

  Warren G. Bennis

  Inspirational, Believe, Accomplishment

  Warren G. Bennis, Patricia Ward Biederman (1997). “Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration”, p.209, Basic Books

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• Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.

  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  Success, Work, Self Esteem

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• Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

  C. S. Lewis

  Inspirational, Positive, Success

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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

  Inspirational, Life, Success

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• My children without a doubt are my greatest accomplishment. If I did nothing else I would feel just having and raising them would be enough. The rest is icing.

  Andie MacDowell

  Children, Feels Just, Accomplishment

  "Andie MacDowell: Taking Risks, Staying Curious, Agreeing To Disagree". The Huffington Post Interview, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 23, 2011.

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