Greatest Achievement Quotes

• 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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  The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities.

  James Allen

  Inspirational, Dream, Sleep

  James Allen (1923). “As a Man Thinketh”, p.22, New Line Publishing

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• Having children is my greatest achievement. It was my saviour. It switched my focus from the outside to the inside. My children are gifts, they remind me of what's important.

  Elle Macpherson

  Thank You, Children, Focus

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• I would say my greatest achievement in life right now - my greatest achievement period is - and I'm still trying to achieve it - is to be a wonderful father to my kids.

  Bo Jackson

  Sports, Fathers Day, Kids

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• Theatre should be a taxing experience: the greatest achievement of a writer is to produce a character who creates anxiety.

  Howard Barker

  Character, Achievement, Anxiety

  "Howard Barker: 'I don't care if you listen or not'". Interview with Maddy Costa, www.theguardian.com. October 01, 2012.

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• Ultimately, my greatest achievement is maintaining my career while sustaining a happy marriage and kids.

  Melina Kanakaredes

  Kids, Careers, Achievement

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• The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources.

  Luc de Clapiers

  Opportunity, Accomplishment, Achievement

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  Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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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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• 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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• Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

  John Wooden

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "This Speech Was Given Before The #4Women4AllWomen Run" by Powdered Feet, womensrunning.competitor.com. January 25, 2017.

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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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• The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

  Atisa

  Buddhism, Appearance, Things Are Not What They Seem

  "Perspectives on Mankind's Search for Meaning". Book by Walter Taminang, p. 63, 2008.

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• We are what we do.
  Excellence, therefore, is not an act,  but a habit.

  Aristotle

  Motivational, Positive, Perseverance

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• The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.

  Atisa

  Letting Go, Buddhism, Meditation

  "Perspectives on Mankind's Search for Meaning". Book by Walter Taminang, p. 63, 2008.

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• What is the recipe for successful achievement? Choose a career you love. Give it the best there is in you. Seize your opportunities. And be a member of the team.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Team, Successful, Opportunity

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• What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of the team.

  Benjamin Franklin Fairless

  Motivational, Success, Teamwork

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• The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.

  Gautama Buddha

  Integrity, Buddhism, World

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• It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

  Winston Churchill

  Strength, Success, Badass

  Winston Churchill, Robert Rhodes James (1980). “Churchill speaks: Winston S. Churchill in peace and war : collected speeches, 1897-1963”, Atheneum

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• The greatest effort is not concerned with results.

  Atisa

  Buddhist, Buddhism, Effort

  "Perspectives on Mankind's Search for Meaning". Book by Walter Taminang, p. 63, 2008.

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• Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Wise, Wisdom

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• Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Success, Money, Congratulations

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• Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.

  Fyodor Dostoevsky

  Happiness, Laughter, Lying

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  Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• I believe the greatest achievements of your life lie ahead of you.

  Brian Tracy

  Lying, Believe, Achievement

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