Quotes Primer Prompts TOC

Achievement

Deed, exploit, tour de force, triumph, victory

QUOTES

Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies.
 Gore Vidal
 1973

There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's desire. The other is to get it.
 G B Shaw
 Man , 1903

The trouble with fulfilling your ambitions is to think you will be transformed into some sort of archangel and you're not. You still have to wash your socks.
 Louis deBernieres
 1999

Think nothing done while aught remains to do.
 Samuel Rogers
 1819

The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become.
 Harold Taylor
 

When people are put into positions above what they would expect, they're apt to excel.
 Richard Branson
 1992

The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that is difficult.
 Mme. Duffand
 1763

If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others.
 la Rochefoucald
 1678

See Also SUCCESS FAILURE EXCELLENCE

References

History
  • Ayn Rand: The Fountainhead
  • Unification of Italy
  • Sailing around the world - Robin Graham

    Arts & Science

  • Prizes: Nobel, Pulitzer, Pritzker, Newbery, Oscars
  • Olympic Gold
  • NY Times best-seller list

    Literature

  • Movies: Giant




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