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Real happiness is so simple that most people do not recognize it. They think it comes from doing something on a big scale, from a big fortune, or from some great achievement, when, in fact, it is derived from the simplest, the quietest, the most unpretentious things in the world.
Sep 10, 2025
We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading. Knowing the contents of a few works of literature is a trivial achievement. Being inclined to go on reading is a great achievement.
Every one is special. Especially after the disappointment of last year, losing out on the last day, it is a great achievement by the lads.
The advance of human freedom - the great achievement of our time, and the great hope of every time - now depends on us. Our nation - this generation - will lift a dark threat of violence from our people and our future. We will rally the world to this cause by our efforts, by our courage. We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.
Who told you it couldn't be done? And what great achievement has he to his credit that entitles him to use the word 'impossible' so freely?
Before any great achievement, some measure of depression is very usual.
We cultivate a very small field for Christ, but we love it, knowing that God does not require great achievements but a heart that holds back nothing for self.
Nothing is more urgent than a serious, dare I say compassionate, debate as to where we are going at home and abroad. Technicians cannot master revolutions; every great achievement was an idea before it became a reality. Cathedrals cannot be built by those who are paralyzed by doubt or consumed by cynicism. If a society loses the capacity for great conception, it can be administered but not governed.
Mindfulness, though so highly praised and capable of such great achievements, is not at all a "mystical" state, beyond the ken and reach of the average person. It is, on the contrary, something quite simple and common, and very familiar to us.
Some people reckoned up all King Harald's (King of Norway) great achievements, and said that nothing would be too difficult for him. But there were others who said that England would be very hard to conquer. It was very populous and the warriors who were known as the king's Housecarls were so valiant, that any one of them was worth two of the best in King Harald's army
I was motivated to improve the U.S. strategy of going back to the moon in 1985. That's a long time ago. Going back to the moon would be a great achievement for tourism adventure flights.
One can say, looking at the papers in this symposium, that the elucidation of the genetic code is indeed a great achievement. It is, in a sense, the key to molecular biology because it shows how the great polymer languages, the nucleic acid language and the protein language, are linked together.
It blows my mind that there are people out there who deny the holocaust. Why would you ever deny such a great achievement. It's like denying the cure for polio or something.
The generation which lived through the Second World War is disappearing. Post-war generations see Europe's great achievements - liberty, peace and prosperity - as a given.
I've learned that every great achievement was once considered impossible
It's gonna be one of the great achievements of this administration.
Not many of us will be leaders; and even those who are leaders must also be followers much of the time. This is the crucial role. Followers judge leaders. Only if the leaders pass that test do they have any impact. The potential followers, if their judgment is poor, have judged themselves. If the leader takes his or her followers to the goal, to great achievements, it is because the followers were capable of that kind of response.
Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
There is no great achievement that is not the result of patient working and waiting.
Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people.
Any great achievement is preceded by many difficulties and many lessons; great achievements are not possible without them.
All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual. Your personal achievement starts in your mind. The first step is to know exactly what your problem, goal or desire is.
Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.
All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.
Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.
Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.
Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's level of aspiration and expectation.
All great achievements require time.
The harder I work the more I live.
We are what we do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.
There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.
For great things do not done just happen by impulse but are a succession of small things linked together.
One of the great achievements of science has been, if not to make it impossible for intelligent people to be religious, then at least to make it possible for them not to be religious. We should not retreat from this accomplishment.
Great achievement often happens when our backs are up against the wall. Pressure can actually enhance your performance.
We can accomplish almost anything within our ability if we but think we can! Every great achievement in this world was first carefully thought out. Think-but to a purpose. Think constructively. Think as you read. Think as you listen. Think as you travel and your eyes reveal new situations. Think as you work daily at your desk, or in the field, or while strolling. Think to rise and improve your place in life. There can be no advancement or success without serious thought
Personal development is your springboard to personal excellence. Ongoing, continuous, non-stop personal development literally assures you that there is no limit to what you can accomplish.
Great things can happen when you don't care who gets the credit.
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
People will never forget how you made them feel.
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
If you can dream it, you can make it so.
If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.
Humanistic values of equality and equal rights for all nations and individuals as crystallized in the principles of the United Nations Charter are mankind's great achievements in the 20th century.
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.