#achievement

Desire is creation, is the magical element in that process. If there were an instrument by which to measure desire, one could foretell achievement. ↗

— Willa Cather

#could #creation #desire #element #foretell

We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own. ↗

— Cesar Chavez

#achievement #aspirations #broad #cannot #community

I am very optimistic, and I wish that God almighty grants me success to get a qualifying time. Only then can I go to the Olympics. If this happens I will be the first Palestinian athlete to gain a qualifying time. This will be a big achievement. ↗

— Nader al-Masri

#almighty #am #athlete #be the first #big

If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying. ↗

— Irving Babbitt

#american #impressive #less #quantitatively #satisfying

I'll have to say winning the Olympic gold in Atlanta is a crowning achievement, along with the gold in the relay in the same games. ↗

— Donovan Bailey

#along #atlanta #crowning #games #gold

All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of crosswords that I didn't finish and maybe some old bicycle that I found lying around on set. ↗

— Christian Bale

#anecdotes #around #bicycle #bunch #ended

The generation which lived through the Second World War is disappearing. Post-war generations see Europe's great achievements - liberty, peace and prosperity - as a given. ↗

— Jan Peter Balkenende

#disappearing #europe #generation #generations #given

The film was fair to his musical achievement and gave him every opportunity to explain himself. ↗

— Martin Bashir

#every #explain #fair #film #gave

And in terms of their crown jewel legislative achievement: who knew that when asked, 'will government impose a new federal mandate requiring middle class Americans to buy health insurance whether they can afford it or not?' The answer would be 'Yes we can!' ↗

— Artur Davis

#afford #answer #asked #buy #class

There are two kinds of people; those who are always well and those who are always sick. Most of the evils of the world come from the first sort and most of the achievement from the second. ↗

— Louis Dudek

#always #come #evils #first #kinds