Quotes by Achievement The virtue of achievement is victory over oneself. Those who know this can never know defeat. A.J. Cronin achievement success motivational The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement. Ajahn Chah peaceful achievement mind Self - development should be a perpetual process. In life you are either growing or rotting. You're moving forward or backwards; there is no standing still. Al Duncan achievement moving-forward self Stop spending your time; start investing your time. Al Duncan spending investing-your-time achievement Most people aren't unsuccessful in life because they don't know what to do. They are unsuccessful because they don't DO what they know how to do. Knowledge is power IF...you use it. Al Duncan achievement use people Achievement without fulfillment "High achievement without fulfillment is a broken way of life." Al Duncan achievement broken way What's wrong vs Right with you It's not a question of what's wrong with you, it's a question of what's right with you. Al Duncan achievement Your beliefs and perceptions determine the boudaries of your world. Al Duncan achievement perception world A virtuous, ordinary life, striving for wisdom but never far from folly, is achievement enough. Alain de Botton achievement enough ordinary Only as we mature does affection begin to depend on achievement. Alain de Botton affection achievement doe William James once made an acute point about the relationship between happiness and expectation. He argued that satisfaction with ourselves does not require us to succeed in every endeavour. We are not always humiliated by failing; we are humiliated only if we first invest our pride and sense of worth in a given achievement and then do not reach it. Alain de Botton achievement pride expectations It seems, in fact, that the more advanced a society is, the greater will be its interest in ruined things, for it will see in them a redemptively sobering reminder of the fragility of its own achievements. Ruins pose a direct challenge to our concern with power and rank, with bustle and fame. They puncture the inflated folly of our exhaustive and frenetic pursuit of wealth. Alain de Botton ruins achievement challenges That has been the great achievement of our age: to so thoroughly flood the planet with megabits that every image and fact has become a digitized disembodied nothingness. With magnificent determination, our species has advanced from Stone Age to Industrial Revolution to Digital Emptiness. We've become weightless, in the bad sense of the word. Alan Lightman achievement determination age Why should self-indulgent nonsense - whatever its professed political orientation - be lauded as the height of scholarly achievement? Alan Sokal achievement political self Ironically, it is the talented who have high aspirations, which are possible but exceedingly difficult to realize, who are especially vulnerable to self-dissatisfaction despite notable achievements. Albert Bandura notable achievement self Regression analyses show that self-efficacy contributes to achievement behavior beyond the effects of cognitive skills Albert Bandura achievement skills self People who hold a low view of themselves [will credit] their achievements to external factors, rather than to their own capabilities. Albert Bandura achievement views people An achievement is a bondage. It obliges one to a higher achievement. Albert Camus bondage achievement inspiration Stupidity is a personal achievement which transcends national boundaries. Albert Einstein achievement stupidity success The future is not a gift-it is an achievement. Albert Einstein future achievement happiness «1234567891011»