Joanna Baillie Quotes

It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys.

Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to win the prize.

For life affords no higher pleasure, than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified. He that labours in any great or laudable undertaking, has his fatigues first supported by hope, and afterwards rewarded by joy... To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity.

I want to have it all.

Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.

I feel like I'm on top of the world. Honestly, I feel like I've climbed a very giant mountain, and I'm just standing right on top with my arms wide open and breathing rarified air.

Do whatever interests you the most. Passion breeds success.

To me, all success is a delightful surprise, since one can absolutely never predict it.

I've always loved those movies where somebody really wants something, and then the thing they want is right in front of them.

Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.

I've always been working just to be a world champion and it's a dream come true.

It's been really good to have a goal and go after it. That feels good.

I still think we have a great shot at this championship.

My goals were last year to win the world champs and this year to win the Olympic Games and I've done that and I couldn't be happier.

I should have been smart enough to stay happy. But my ambition ruled my life.

There's nothing like success.

Success is little more than a chemical compound of man with moment.

When I finally held the trophy, it was just how I imagined it would be.

There's nothing better than achieving your goals, whatever they might be.

I've always wanted to do a lot of things.

Success is like a liberation or the first phrase of a love story.

We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.

I want greatness.

What is success? It is a toy balloon among children armed with pins.

To have your childhood dream realized is a really big deal.