Quotes by Achievement Behind every brilliant performance there were countless hours of practice and preparation. Eric Butterworth achievement practice success Why be an average person? All the great achievements of history have been made by strong individuals who refused to consult statistics or to listen to those who could prove convincingly that what they wanted to do, and in fact ultimately did do, was completely impossible. Eric Butterworth achievement strong average You earn the right to expect recognition by giving it! It's that simple Eric Harvey achievement simple giving Be not diverted from your duty by any idle reflections the silly world may make upon you, for their censures are not in your power and should not be at all your concerns. Epictetus achievement reflection silly Bitcoin is a remarkable cryptographic achievement and the ability to create something which is not duplicable in the digital world has enormous value Eric Schmidt bitcoin achievement world For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future; but an excuse can last for life. Eric Hoffer achievement failure people We need a tax code that promotes savings, investment, achievement, innovation, and hard work. Erik Paulsen innovation achievement hard-work While every human being has a capacity for love, its realization is one of the most difficult achievements. Erich Fromm achievement realization love Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. Eric Hoffer achievement track doubt I am mindful that scientific achievement is rooted in the past, is cultivated to full stature by many contemporaries and flourishes only in favorable environment. No individual is alone responsible for a single stepping stone along the path of progress, and where the path is smooth progress is most rapid. In my own work this has been particularly true. Ernest Lawrence achievement science past There are many who find a good alibi far more attractive than an achievement. For an achievement does not settle anything permanently. We still have to prove our worth anew each day; we have to prove that we are as good today as we were yesterday. But when we have a valid alibi for not achieving anything we are fixed, so to speak, for life. Eric Hoffer achievement yesterday doe In Tunisia the Americans had to pay a stiff price for their experience, but it brought rich dividends. Even at that time, the American generals showed themselves to be very advanced in the tactical handling of their forces, although we had to wait until the Patton Army in France to see the most astonishing achievements in mobile warfare. Erwin Rommel achievement army waiting There are many who find a good alibi far more attractive than an achievement. Eric Hoffer attractive achievement All parents want their offspring to be exemplars of virtue and achievement and happiness. But most of all, we want desperately for you to be safe - safe from disease and violence and self-destruction. Estelle Ramey achievement parent self It is the fate of every great achievement to be pounced upon by pedants and imitators who drain it of life and turn it into an orthodoxy which stifles all stirrings of originality. Eric Hoffer orthodoxy fate achievement No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. Eric Hoffer achievement might thinking I had a lot of successes, but what really made me fearless was my complete failure at Zidd-Davis. Once you've lived through that, you know you can survive, and you're not as scared... There's nothing to build confidence like real achievement, but also like real failure. Esther Dyson fearless achievement real The remarkable thing is that it is the crowded life that is most easily remembered. A life full of turns, achievements, disappointments, surprises, and crises is a life full of landmarks. The empty life has even its few details blurred, and cannot be remembered with certainty. Eric Hoffer empty-life achievement disappointment Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping. Ethel Barrymore achievement track past To be aware how fruitful the playful mood can be is to be immune to the propaganda of the alienated, which extols resentment as a fuel of achievement. Eric Hoffer resentment achievement fuel «1415161718192021222324»