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“Women don't take enough risks. Men are just 'foot on the gas pedal.' We're not going to close the achievement gap until we close the ambition gap.”
“The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become.”
“It is extraordinary how safe flying has become. You are now statistically more likely to be elected president of the United States in your lifetime than you are to die in a plane crash. What an ama...”
“I think the fact that I made enough noise in the world that I might be remembered is an amazing achievement. You can't ask for more than that.”
“We have a chance to wind down and expedite the removal of 96 percent of the world's nuclear weapons. What an achievement it would be, if at the end of the next administration, we could say that the...”
“Helping someone come to a saving knowledge of Christ is the greatest achievement possible.”
“If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.”
“Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.”
“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.”
“Every great achievement is but a small peak in the mountain range of contributions.”
“In a position of utter desolation, when man cannot express himself in positive action, when his only achievement may consist in enduring his sufferings in the right way - an honorable way - in such...”
“Successful design is not the achievement of perfection but the minimization and accommodation of imperfection.”
“My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to persuade my wife to marry me.”
“The achievement is appreciation. Your ability to be surprised and awed by beauty!”
“The country that consistently ranks among the highest in educational achievement is Finland. A rich country, but education is free. Germany, education is free. France, education is free.”
“Higher education should be based on quality, not quantity; receive merit-based funding; and be free of unnecessary bureaucracy. Not the least of the benefits of educational reform is to foster the ...”
“Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.”
“Simply racing a Formula 1 car is an achievement.”
“It seemed romantic but also tragic - people would be winning but then lose it all, or crash but fight on, break bones but get back on their bikes and try to finish. Just getting to the end was seen...”
“Contentment does not come from achievement. It comes from a relationship with the Lord.”
