Achieving Success: Inspiring Quotes to Guide You - page 68

The same man cannot well be skilled in everything; each has his special excellence.
The same man cannot well be skilled in everything; each has his special excellence.
Some people want everything to be perfect before they're willing to commit... But commitment always precedes achievement.
I'll be back always sounded a little girly to me.
The MVP award was very satisfying in terms of personal accomplishments, but the championship was the most important thing of all.
 Bob Cousy
A true friend is one who likes you despite your achievements.
 Arnold Bennett
The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool.
 Jane Wagner
Looking for the meaning of life, one man can discover the order of the universe. To discover the truth, to achieve. a higher spiritual state, that is the true meaning of ninja.
 Masaaki Hatsumi
I can hear of the brilliant accomplishments of any of my sex with pleasure and rejoice in that liberality of sentiment which acknowledges them.
 Abigail Adams
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
Without adventure civilization is in full decay. ... The great fact [is] that in their day the great achievements of the past were the adventures of the past.
Without adventure civilization is in full decay. ... The great fact [is] that in their day the great achievements of the past were the adventures of the past.
I'm telling Palestinians don't use violence. We're going to use the civilized means of international law to achieve our goals, our independence, our freedom.
 Saeb Erekat
France cannot be France without greatness.
 Charles de Gaulle
Years ago, manhood was an opportunity for achievement, and now it is a problem to be overcome.
 Garrison Keillor
But I have long thought that if you knew a column of advertisements by heart, you could achieve unexpected felicities with them. You can get a happy quotation anywhere if you have the eye.
 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
parenting isn't a noun but a verb--an ongoing process instead of an accomplishment. And that no matter how many years you put into the job, the learning curve is, well, fairly flat.
Material success may result in the accumulation of possessions: but only spiritual success will enable you to enjoy them.
 Nido R Qubein
You have to be ready for hard work and frugal spending to get the idea off the ground.
 Garrett Camp
His enemies said he [Robert Kennedy] was consumed with selfish ambition, a ruthless opportunist exploiting his brother's legend. But he was too passionate and too vulnerable ever to be the cool and confident operator his brother was.
 Jack Newfield
The highest goal that man can achieve is amazement.
The highest goal that man can achieve is amazement.
Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have if we didn't spend half our time wishing.
 Alexander Woollcott