Significant Achievements Quotes

The biggest winners are surprises to me, and takeovers are even more surprising. It takes years, not months, to produce big results.

My accomplishments are endless.

Some of the greatest things, as I understand, they have come about by serendipity, the greatest discoveries.

When it looks at great accomplishments, the world, bent on simplifying its images, likes best to look at the dramatic, picturesquemoments experienced by its heroes.... But the no less creative years of preparation remain in the shadow.

See what is worth learning, and what is worth doing. Thus, you gain an understanding of what is vital, and what is not vital. You need to learn what is important and what is not important. You need to understand what will move you upwards and onwards, and what will hinder you from traveling the higher path.

I want to do things that will change someone's life, not something they'll forget about tomorrow.

There are moments that I've had some real brilliance, you know. But I think they are moments. And sometimes, in a career, moments are enough.

I'm already in the (record) books three or four times.

One rare and exceptional deed is worth far more than a thousand commonplace ones.

Every great accomplishment of mankind has been preceded by an extended period, often over many years, of concentrated effort.

It's more important to do big things well than to do small things perfectly.

Goals should be difficult to achieve because those achieved with little effort are seldom appreciated, give little personal satisfaction, and are often not very worthwhile. There is a price to be paid for achieving anything of significance.

I just have never seen anyone build anything significant in any field without having a deep and detailed sense of what they are building on.

I have been able to do a lot of great things during my career!

Valued achievements connect to people at a deeper level—and a deeper level can change behavior that is generally very difficult to change.

Express your admiration for the traits, possessions or accomplishments of your customer. Little things mean a lot.

I haven't done the profoundly impactful work many TED speakers have.

They're already taking my future! They can't have the things that mattered to me in the past!

We have lived through some unforgettable times together, some good, some bad, achieving results that will be hard to equal.

The insignificant labor, the great create.

One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name

I've only done a handful of things in my life that have stood out. The rest is just broth: mistakes and boredom.

Great things have been effected by a few men well conducted.

I am very hopeful that my personal success in Qatar will ignite others, especially those in the so-called non-traditional sports, to try even harder because now they can see for themselves that significant achievements can be attained. But let me stress that it takes a lot of work - in fact, very hard work - mixed with very heavy doses of patience.

One's first book, kiss, home run is always the best.