Famous Quotes & Sayings

Under current economic conditions, we have to position ourselves on world markets and thanks to a structure of this sort we could achieve a competitive position.

Unless we are of one accord, we are just beating the bushes coming to these meetings and accomplishing nothing.

Unless we achieve meaningful success here, we cannot say we are a winner in the next-generation console battle.

We must escape this monotony, this slavery of our minds, We have not achieved complete freedom yet.

We lost seven starters last year and have a different group now. But they want a state championship and with four undefeated wrestlers on our squad I think we can achieve that goal also.

Liu Xiang

It is a good result. And the time is the same as what I achieved at the Helsinki World Championships. I am very satisfied with the result. I came here to win and I did.

Joe Johnson

It is a great accomplishment and I look forward to doing more of that. I'm a versatile player and that allows me to not only score, but rebound and get my teammates involved. It makes it easy on myself and the team.

David Lange

I think the political process is important and we don't shy away from that. But there needs to be a balance. In the public sector, we have promoted (the balance), but we haven't achieved it yet,

Carl Icahn

I think you would now agree that this would have achieved a far superior result for stockholders,

I think Will has done a superb job and the team has too, obviously. It's a step in this process for a school that went from (Division) III to II and I, and this is not a culmination by a long shot, but to get into the dance is a tremendous accomplishment, when you look at where the basketball team was four years ago.

I think the big thing about Chuck is he has done this all behind the scenes with very little fanfare. Yet all of these athletes could not have achieved any of their goals without him and the people that work for him.

Kirstie Alley

I think the biggest accomplishment anyone can achieve is to be the cause of something, rather than the effect. A cause makes something happen - ideally, a positive outcome, such as losing weight, finding someone amazing or getting a new job. It puts you in a position of control and confidence, rather than reaction and reluctance.

It is going to be difficult to achieve any major policy changes now. The pace of reform is going to slow to a crawl. There is a very good chance this will weigh on the euro.

It is clear that teaching and learning is transforming these small schools, and it's time to turn up the heat on rigor, relevance and relationships inside the classrooms. This year's Leadership Institute is designed to be a catalyst for future growth for the small schools to ensure all students achieve success.

It is clear that organizations are looking at ways to cut costs and make sure their investments offer immediate value. Virtualization helps them achieve those goals by aggregating the workloads handled by older machines on a bigger machine.

Jack O'Connell

It is clear that California must do more to improve student achievement. The scores released today are not surprising and are another indication of the challenges we face.

Albert Speer

It is clear that a worker who has not enough food cannot achieve a good work output. I already said yesterday that every head of a plant, and I too at the top, was naturally interested in having well-fed and satisfied workers, because badly fed, dissatisfied workers make more mistakes and produce poor results.

Haile Selassie

Last May, in Addis Ababa there was convened a meeting of Heads of African States and Governments. In three days, the thirty-two nations represented at that Conference demonstrated to the world that when the will and the determination exist, nations and peoples of diverse backgrounds can and will work together in unity for the achievement of common goals and the assurance of that equality and brotherhood which we desire.

Lasting peace and security in Iraq and Afghanistan will be achieved when we establish the conditions for democratic, economically viable nations.

Lasting influence is achieved through persuasion not coercion.

Helen Hayes

Lasting accomplishment... Is still achieved through a long, slow climb and self discipline.

Sam Simon

The sort of lifetime achievement stuff that I'm getting now is kind of like Tom Sawyer's funeral because they all know I'm sick. I am getting buildings named after me and awards and stuff.

Stephen J. Cannell

I believed in the concept of over-performing. I believe anyone can achieve their goals in life if they over-perform, and that means you have to work ten times harder than anybody you see.

It is certain that, because the negligent do not struggle against self, they never achieve peace of soul or do so tardily, and never possess any virtue in its fullness, while the energetic and industrious make notable advances on both fronts.

Simon Spurr

The whole process of being one of the 10 finalists for the 'Vogue' Fashion Fund award has to be my biggest achievement to date. Meeting Anna Wintour, Diane von Furstenberg, etc., has been an amazing experience that even now gives me goose bumps when I think about it.

This was a great accomplishment for the seniors, to go out with a win. They're second to Kent, and it's a close second.

Dani Shapiro

We secretly believe that if only we achieve some elusive goal - fitting into a pair of skinny jeans, or redoing our kitchen or getting that promotion - that it will make us happy. But the pain of our insecurity is hidden in all that racing around.

Michael N. Castle

I think this is one of the greatest strengths of this school. Not only do the students go on to achieve great milestones in their own lives, they never forget their roots and the school that gave them the chance they needed to improve their lives and their families' lives.

I was lucky that Duff took a chance and from that we've achieved more together than we could have apart.

King Kong is one of those rare cinematic achievements that reminds us of the truly magical power of movies. From the first frame, Peter Jackson and his team take us on an unforgettable adventure that not only thrills, but also touches us on a deep, emotional level. We are extremely proud to be able to bring this one-of-a-kind film to home entertainment audiences.

Knowledge is the most important thing without which one can not achieve his goal.

I wouldn't say it was a world record in achievement for Puget Sound, but it was pretty darn close to it. We waited for a white mushroom cloud, but it never happened. I'm pleased with the outcome, the state is and so are the tribes. We protected the stocks we needed to, and it was extremely cooperative.

Albert Camus

Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement.