Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
—Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970) French General, Statesman
The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you. 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 Jennings Bryan (1860–1925) American Political leader, Diplomat, Politician
I don’t care how much power, brilliance or energy you have, if you don’t harness it and focus it on a specific target, and hold it there you’re never going to accomplish as much as your ability warrants.
—Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American Author
One of the marks of excellent people is that they never compare themselves with others. They only compare themselves with themselves and with their past accomplishments and future potential
—Brian Tracy (b.1944) American Author, Motivational Speaker
No matter what you’ve done for yourself or for humanity, if you can’t look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?
—Lee Iacocca (1924–2019) American Businessperson
The prospect of success in achieving our most cherished dream is not without its terrors. Who is more deprived and alone than the man who has achieved his dream?
—Brendan Behan (1923–64) Irish Poet, Novelist, Playwright
As long as we separate this ‘oneness’ into two, we won’t achieve realization.
—Bruce Lee (1940–73) American Martial Artist, Actor, Philosopher
It is not enough to have knowledge, one must also apply it. It is not enough to have wishes, one must also accomplish
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German Poet
Success has always been easy to measure. It is the distance between one’s origins and one’s final achievement.
—Michael Korda (b.1933) English-born Writer, Novelist
Never tell a man how to do something. Tell him what to do and let him surprise you with his ingenuity.
—George S. Patton (1885–1945) American Military Leader
Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one’s status in the eyes of others; And shame is fear of humiliation at one’s inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets his heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he is automatically involved in fear of losing his status
—Laozi (fl.6th Century BCE) Chinese Philosopher, Sage
Nothing whatever pertaining to godliness and real holiness can be accomplished without grace
—Augustine of Hippo (354–430) Roman-African Christian Philosopher
While I am proud of a number of accomplishments, there are real costs to being unreasonable. Long hours. Too little time with family. A near incapacity for, as they say, stopping and smelling the roses.
—Eli Broad (1933–2021) American Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
—Robert F. Kennedy (1925–68) American Politician, Civil Rights Activist
There is nothing wrong with America that the faith, love of freedom, intelligence and energy of her citizens cannot cure.
—Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) American Head of State, Military Leader
All men are prepared to accomplish the incredible if their ideals are threatened.
—Hermann Hesse (1877–1962) German-born Swiss Novelist, Poet
If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
—Jimmy Carter (b.1924) American Head of State, Military Leader
Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
—Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) American Head of State, Military Leader
The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.
—Napoleon Hill (1883–1970) American Author, Journalist, Attorney, Lecturer
For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German Poet
If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.
—John Stuart Mill (1806–73) English Philosopher, Economist
We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals
—Stephen Covey (1932–2012) American Self-help Author
Nixon had three goals: to win by the biggest electoral landslide in history; to be remembered as a peacemaker; and to be accepted by the ‘Establishment’ as an equal. He achieved all these objectives at the end of 1972 and the beginning of 1973. And he lost them all two months later-partly because he turned a dream into an obsession
—Henry Kissinger (b.1923) American Diplomat, Academician
We tend to view confidence as a product of accomplishment rather than part of the process that leads there. But supremely confident people were confident long before they achieved anything.
—John Eliot (b.1971) American Psychologist, Academic
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
—Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931) Lebanese-born American Philosopher, Poet, Painter, Theologian, Sculptor
An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Cleric, Historian
We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.
—Heraclitus (535BCE–475BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher
We know the good, we apprehend it clearly, but we can’t bring it to achievement.
—Euripides (480–406 BCE) Ancient Greek Dramatist
If you wait for the perfect moment when all is safe and assured, it may never arrive. Mountains will not be climbed, races won, or lasting happiness achieved.
—Maurice Chevalier (1888–1972) French Actor, Singer
Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.
—Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish Historian, Essayist
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