Cecil Rhodes Quotes

Never confuse activity with accomplishment.

Don't ever be impressed with goal setting. Be impressed with goal getting.

If you don't execute on your plans, then you don't reach anywhere.

If you don't start, it is certain you won't arrive.

I think in terms of what I am able to accomplish and build.

If what you are doing is not moving you towards your goals, then it's moving you away from your goals.

Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops.

The future is not a gift; it’s an achievement.

Don't mistake activity with achievement.

If I don't get hits, I don't get hits, but I'm trying to get hits.

There's no point looking good and losing. Winning is what it's all about, and you can't always look spectacular while doing it.

Whether it is a small thing or big one, step-by-step you can make things happen.

Some people want everything to be perfect before they're willing to commit... But commitment always precedes achievement.

He who commences many things finishes but few.

Don't mistake movement for achievement.

John Wooden would say never mistake activity for achievement. Sometimes we think we're really doing well on a given day. But 'What did you accomplish?' is the question that we should really be asking not 'What did we do?'

You can only have two things in life, reasons and results. Reasons don't count.

Success doesn't sneak up on us; it starts as a dream that we combine with a clear plan of action.

When it comes to success, there are no shortcuts.

So much to do, so little done, such things to be.

Success can't be forced.

The more you dream the more you achieve.

There are plenty of smart people who get nowhere.

Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.

Hopefully I'll continue to have the success I've had.