Famous Quotes & Sayings

Venus Williams

I'm so proud to have followed her achievements and to have done it in her lifetime.

Nick Hanauer

If Jeff Bezos and I had started Amazon.com in a poverty-stricken corner of Africa, there would have been no job creation because there would be no people to buy the stuff from Amazon.com. The difference here is the American middle class, which is by every measure the most extraordinary economic achievement in the history of the world.

Andy Roddick

If I would have won a match when I was 17, that would have been a great achievement. Now if I don't win the tournament, you guys are going to be writing stuff,

Charles J. Shields

If literary terms were about artistic merit and not the rules of convenience, about achievement and not safety, the term 'realism' would be an honorary one, conferred only on work that actually builds unsentimental reality on the page, that matches the complexity of life with an equally rich arrangement in language.

If life were measured by accomplishments, most of us would die in infancy.

If money can be saved without impacting student achievement and while still maintaining services to our community then it bears looking into.

Troy Aikman

If I were to be selected for induction, it would be the most meaningful individual achievement of my athletic career. I came into the NFL wanting nothing more than to win a championship. My career unfolded in a way that exceeded all expectations and I am grateful to those who helped me along the way and shared in that success.

I have never understood the concept of over achievement

I'm very proud of my accomplishment. This tournament is almost as tough as the PIAA Tournament.

Daniel Tammet

I'm very comfortable with the idea of there being late bloomers, and for me, of course, there's no difficulty at all in the way that I think of talent and achievement and so on.

In 1976 I was appointed an American Cancer Society Research Professor and in 1986, Distinguished Professor. The works recognized by this Nobel Prize are clearly a group effort of achievement as may be seen from the names associated with our publications on EGF. They share in this honor.

In light of the company's recent accelerated achievement of its profitability target, its very strong financial position and the successful transition in CEO leadership, I feel that this is the right time for me to turn my attention to new and different pursuits,

In a lot of places, there's things that work, but we also know that a lot of things don't work because of the achievement gap that exists.

I'm not here today to tell you 'I'm still optimistic,' ... We are here today to announce ? the most historic public health achievement in history.

Joe Crawford

I'm excited; it's a good accomplishment, but I can't get too high off it. I'm surprised, because I just want to keep winning. I don't want to focus on that (the award).

Jeff Saturday

I'm extremely excited about it. It really is a great achievement. It's been good, and hopefully things will come together for us as a team.

I'm really proud of the way my team wrestled this year. It's one heck of an accomplishment.

I'm really excited because of all the English Language Learners we have who scored in the higher range (on tests) also. It creates a strong foundation in the lower grades, which will bring greater achievement in the upper grades,

Sathya Baba

The joy that we cause in the heart of GOD is the only worthwhile achievement.

The joint statement is the most important achievement in the two years since the start of six-party talks,

The landscape of achievement has changed dramatically. Since 1997, the increase in standards and in quality of teaching and learning has been dramatic and sustained.

Vince Lombardi

The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.

The message is that getting enough sleep each night will help you do your best in whatever you do, ... This speaks to (a child's) need for achievement -- in school, in sports, in whatever is important to them.

The mind must see visual achievement of the purpose before action is initiated.

Their goal is to claim a very big victory and achievement and say, 'Now that we have reached our goal and public opinion has been satisfied, we will go for compromise with the UN security council and US.

The fact that you have only these minor criticisms is quite an achievement.

The Chinese should be very proud of what they are accomplishing,

I'm not quite sure what the greatest achievement in a lifetime may be, but I am sure up there at the top of the list somewhere is to give pleasure to others.

James Heckman

The cognitive skills prized by the American educational establishment and measured by achievement tests are only part of what is required for success in life. Character skills are equally important determinants of wages, education, health and many other significant aspects of flourishing lives.

The competition is going to make everybody better. If in six weeks they decide to keep me around, it means six months of doing the same. To do it against the talent that is here, that would feel like an accomplishment.

The enormity of the achievement hasn't sunk in yet.

The guys are excited about winning the regional and taking this step for the program. This is a big achievement for our program.

Brian Perkins

The Hillsborough County School Board leadership has embraced accountability and made significant steps to improve student achievement. It is an excellent example of how an urban school board culture of communication, respect, commitment, and responsibility can make such a positive change in their district, their communities, and their students' well-being, ... CUBE and its member districts commend Hillsborough for a job well done.