“One was kind, out of a bounty that could hardly be exhausted, to old governesses and gardeners, who could be relied upon to give thanks with proper abjection; one performed public duties, for which one was paid in full by deference; one was chaste, refusing to run away from one's husband with other men who for the most part did not ask one to do so, and who in any case had nothing better to offer than one's own home. Knowing no difficulties one was without fortitude; knowing no criteria but one's own achievements one was without taste.” MenGivingKindHomeRunningAsksCasesKnowingDutyTasteOffersHusbandAchievementDifficultyPaidThanksRunning AwayExhaustedFortitudeCriteriaGardenerChasteBountyDeferenceAbjectionPaid In Full Book:The Thinking Reed Source: The Thinking Reed
“If you ask me why I've succeeded it's because I was in the Royal Marines. You have this unbelievable sense of achievement and of overcoming adversity. That's the confidence it breeds.” IfsAsksAchievementOvercomingAdversityAsk MeRoyalUnbelievableMarineOvercoming Adversity Author:Brian McDermott
“I don't think I've done any profound work yet... People ask me, 'How would you want to be remembered?' I tell them I don't want to be remembered! I'm not here to become a Madhubala or receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. I'm not that kind of a person. And I'm not brash about it; it's just the way I am.” PeopleThinkingWayWantKindPersonsDoneAsksAchievementLifetimeProfoundAsk MeRememberedAwardsBrashLifetime Achievement Author:Bipasha Basu
“People ask, 'Why would you cast yourself in your movie?' And, for me, it's more like an achievement that I am now not playing all the parts, you know? Like I was for so long, in all my performances and a lot of my short movies. So, that's where I'm coming from, not out of a kind of actress-y sense of myself. I mean, I don't really see myself as an actress, but more from performance: this is how you make something. You do it yourself. You're in it and you write it. I think I keep doing it that way, 'cause it's my way. It's what makes me feel like I know how to do it.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayFeelsWritingKindMeanLongAsksCausesKnow HowAchievementPerformancesCastsActressesMy WayDo It Yourself Author:Miranda July
“Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.” LittlesShowsSuccessCertainAsksRealizingMoneyPovertyFocusAchievementAmbitionEncouragementGreedBucksWagonsGreatest LeadershipLeaders MotivationalTrue Potential Author:Barack Obama
“In District 12, looking old is something of an achievement since so many people die early. You see an elderly person, you want to congratulate them on their longevity, ask the secret of survival. A plump person is envied because they aren't scraping by like the majority of us. But here is different. Wrinkles aren't desirable. A round belly isn't a sign of success.” PeopleWantPersonsDifferentDiesAsksSecretAchievementSurvivalMajorityRoundsLongevityDesirableBellyElderlyWrinklesEnviedScrapingDistrict 12 Book:The Hunger Games Trilogy Source: The Hunger Games Trilogy
“The words burned on her tongue, but Minerva couldn’t give them voice. What a hopeless coward she was. She could pound on his door at midnight and demand to be respected as an individual. She could travel across the country in hopes of being appreciated for her scholarly achievements. But she still lacked the courage to ask for the one thing she wanted most. To be loved, just for herself.” GivingStillsCountryWantedAsksIndividualVoiceDoorsOne ThingDemandAchievementTonguePoundsHopelessCowardBurnedMidnightAppreciatedScholarlyMinervaBeing Appreciated Author:Tessa Dare
“In studying the history of the human mind one is impressed again and again by the fact that its growth keeps pace with a widening range of consciousness, and that each step forward is an extremely painful and laborious achievement. One could almost say that nothing is more hateful to man than to give up the smallest particle of unconsciousness. He has a profound fear of the unknown. Ask anybody who has ever tried to introduce new ideas!” MenGivingMindHumansHas BeensIdeasFactsAsksGrowthConsciousnessStepsStudyGiving UpAchievementConsciousPainfulRangeHuman MindIntroducingAgain And AgainNew IdeasImpressedParticlesHatefulSteps ForwardMemories Dreams ReflectionsUnconsciousness Author:Carl Jung
“The greatest achievements in the science of this [twentieth] century are themselves the sources of more puzzlement than human beings have ever experienced. Indeed, it is likely that the twentieth century will be looked back at as the time when science provided the first close glimpse of the profundity of human ignorance. We have not reached solutions; we have only begun to discover how to ask questions.” FirstsHumansScienceAsksHuman BeingsCenturyIgnoranceSourceAchievementSolutionsAccountsIgnorantGlimpseTwentieth CenturyProfundityGreatest Achievement Author:Lewis Thomas
“If people ask me for the ingredients of success, I say one is talent, two is stubbornness or determination, and third is sheer luck. You have to have two out of the three. Any two will probably do.” PeopleIfsTwoThreeAsksTalentAchievementDeterminationThirdsLuckAsk MeIngredientsSheerStubbornStubbornness Author:Fred Saberhagen
“The only question to ask yourself is, how much are you willing to sacrifice to achieve this success?” InspirationalSuccessAsksSacrificeAchieveWillingAchievementInspirational Success Author:Larry Flynt