#achieve

I want to be known as 'The Big Shakespeare.' It was Shakespeare that said, 'Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, some have greatness thrust upon them.' ↗

— Shaquille O'Neal

#big #born #great #greatness #i

Honorary degrees and lifetime achievement awards are very encouraging. I know that it might sound strange that a writer who has published many books still needs encouragement, but this is true. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

#awards #books #degrees #encouragement #encouraging

We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded. ↗

— Barack Obama

#cannot #civilian #continue #force #got

The Bush Administration's failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the Palestinians has been both wrong for our friendship with Israel, as well as badly damaging to our standing in the Arab world. ↗

— Barack Obama

#administration #arab #arab world #badly #been

Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set off bombs, attack Iraqi civilians and try to spark sectarian strife. But ultimately, these terrorists will fail to achieve their goals. ↗

— Barack Obama

#attack #bombs #civilians #combat #continue

I have achieved what I wanted to achieve. I'm better off at some sort of independent place where they not only like what I produce but also trust me to be the one to produce it. ↗

— Keith Olbermann

#achieved #also #better #better off #i

I think the gains to be achieved by a combination of reforms and labor market adjustments are going to be more permanent and will provide a basis for reducing unemployment and improving export performance, and sustaining growth, in a way that is more sound and permanent. ↗

— Lucas Papademos

#basis #combination #export #gains #going

The only dreams that matter are the ones you have when you're awake. ↗

— John O'Callaghan

#active #attempt #do-something #dreams #goal

Certain kinds of speed, flow, intensity, density of attacks, density of interaction... Music that concentrates on those qualities is, I think, easier achieved by free improvisation between people sharing a common attitude, a common language. ↗

— Evan Parker

#attacks #attitude #between #certain #certain kinds

Maturity is achieved when a person accepts life as full of tension. ↗

— Joshua L. Liebman

#achieved #full #life #maturity #person