Achievement Quotes

"I told Coach, ‘You know, I realize we’ve been working hard for this, but the medal almost doesn’t matter anymore because I feel like you all have elevated me in such a way that I never could have duplicated that.’ The reinforcement of the journey is so valuable, not just the prize or medal hanging around your neck. And we had such a special time pursuing that together."

- Deena Kastor

"Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible."

- Francis of Assisi

"Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honor for me."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together"

- Vincent van Gogh

"From crippling circumstance, George Washington Carver made for himself an imperishable niche in the annals of science."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Be the best of whatever you are."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way"

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Being a father has been, without a doubt, my greatest source of achievement, pride and inspiration."

- Naveen Jain

"Happiness is different from pleasure. Happiness has something to do with struggling, enduring, and accomplishing."

- George Sheehan

"You don't get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results."

- Bill Parcells

"Executive coaching is about realizing potential, both individually and organizationally."

- Catherine J. Manning

"I have always struggled to achieve excellence. One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you can achieve something without a struggle it's not going to be satisfying."

- Greg LeMond

"When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments."

- Elizabeth Esty

"The bicycle is the noblest invention of mankind."

- William Saroyan

"I absolutely believe that people, unless coached. never reach their maximum capabilities"

- Bob Nardelli

"We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness."

- Yvette Clarke

"Nothing is so embarrassing as watching someone do something that you said couldn't be done."

- Sam Ewing

"Character is the architect of achievements."

- Mark Twain

"The discovery of agriculture was the first big step toward a civilized life."

- Arthur Keith

"The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government."

- Milton Friedman

"If you've never experienced the joy of accomplishing more than you can imagine, plant a garden."

- Robert Brault

"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle –victorious."

- Vince Lombardi