Famous Quotes & Sayings

The outstanding performance by the Investments Office in the past year has matched a record of achievement over time that has earned (Chief Investment Officer) David Swensen and his colleagues the highest possible praise and admiration from their peers,

Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.

Cecelia Ahern

How presumptuous they had both been never to consider growing old as an achievement and a challenge. Aging was something they'd both wanted so much to avoid.

Bertrand Russell

To be able to concentrate for a considerable time is essential to difficult achievement.

Walter Pater

The aim of a true achievement must lie, not in futile efforts towards the complete accommodation of man to circumstances in which he chances to find himself, but in the maintenance of a kind of candid discontent, in the face of the very highest achie

The achievements speak for themselves, all too eloquently.

The Achievement Scholarship Award was originally founded during the 1960s Civil Rights Act and is specifically for African-American high school students. It's a much smaller program but operates in a very parallel way.

The achievement of your goal is assured the moment you commit yourself to it.

William Vickrey

The achievement of a reasonably full degree of employment without accelerating inflation will require development of some additional tool.

The achievement gap is not caused by a lack of intelligence. It begins with low expectations and teachers. We need to change the attitudes.

Margaret Spellings

The achievement gap is closing and that is great news for every student, ... These Blue Ribbon Schools are an example of what teachers and students can achieve.

That would represent back-to-back quarters of growth, a noteworthy achievement.

Ariel Sharon

That would lead to a number of issues. We would lose a number of achievements that we have received. I say very clearly, first, whoever votes for the plan, supports me, whoever votes against the plan, votes against me.

We can't afford to ignore any group. The achievement gap plays a big role in being able to address the skills shortage.

Ricky Jay

To obfuscate the reconstruction of the effect - when a magician is fooled by another magician doing magic. In my career that's not been the major passion, but it's been the passion of a number of my mentors. The crowning achievement for them would be to create magic good enough to fool other magicians.

We have a good record of accomplishment and are very proud of what we are doing to promote our cultural heritage. When people come in, it's hard for them to let go. They reminisce; look at the value of what we are sharing. We cover a gamut of generations.

We have certain standards that are mandated that students have to reach certain levels of achievement to go on to the next grade.

Patrick White

Wabash is one of America's greatest liberal arts colleges, rich in tradition and even richer in promise and possibilities. To be chosen to lead Wabash to new heights of achievement as its next president is a great honor.

Randy Bachman

It's nice to get any awards, whether it's lifetime achievement or the Keith Richards award for being alive one more year.

John Lawson

Most analysts had consigned (the February earnings guidance) to the dustbin immediately after the events of (Sept. 11). It would be quite an achievement if they still manage to produce a number within that range.

Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people

Wilt scoring 100, to me, that's the greatest thing ever done as far as an individual achievement in the game. I don't think you ever take anything away from that. But what Kobe did in the modern day era is unbelievable to me.

It definitely feels good. It's a great accomplishment to win because the regular season is such a grind, and we did that.

George H. W. Bush

John Roberts built a record of excellence and achievement and reputation for goodwill and decency toward others in his extraordinary career.

William Cobbett

It is by attempting to reach the top in a single leap that so much misery is caused in the world

I think this is a big accomplishment. Everything went about as well as we planned. Once he made his move, he pretty much had it made.

Mike Timlin

Maybe I'm not as old as I think I am. It's an accomplishment. It's a nice stat to have.

We are now in the process of accomplishing this. Everything is in flux now, but we are moving forward.

Orison Swett Marden

It is the hopeful, buoyant, cheerful attitude of mind that wins. Optimism is a success builder; pessimism an achievement killer.

The Premier Office award recognizes both achievement and teamwork and is the most impressive designation awarded to individual Coldwell Banker offices. Glenn Little, Principal Broker/Owner of Coldwell Banker Miller's Real Estate Services, Inc. has established a standard of excellence for offices throughout the Coldwell Banker system.

We are committed to continued expense management and strategies to improve productivity in 2006. Execution in these two important areas should contribute to the achievement of our goal of improving operating margins by 50 to 150 basis points for the year.

Helen Hayes

My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others. That is nice but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.

Nikolay Davydenko

It feels great. It's such a big achievement as there are 1,000 players in the rankings and I will be among the top eight. I know the Tennis Masters Cup is a very special tournament and now I will experience it.