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“Thought is the original source of all wealth, all success, all material gain, all great discoveries and inventions, and of all achievement.”

Thinking Motivational Wealth Materials Source Achievement Discovery Gains Originals Invention New Discoveries Original Thought Discovery And Invention

Book:Magic of Believing

Source: Magic of Believing

“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.”

Ifs Firsts Bigs Happens Wish Achievement Gains Athlete Optimistic Grants Palestinian Almighty Olympics Qualifying

Author:Nader al-Masri

“The elevation of appearance over substance, of celebrity over character, of short term gains over lasting achievement displays a poverty of ambition. It distracts you from what's truly important.”

Important Character Term Poverty Achievement Ambition Gains Appearance Substance Lasting Display Short Term Elevation

Author:Barack Obama

“I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well.”

“I remember being cast in the first "Harry Potter" film and being quite amused, because I was imagining that someone who'd been acting since they'd been crawling would be cast. The faith and trust that they'd put into everyone actually enabled you to gain confidence back, in the sense of feeling that sense of achievement, which is incredibly hard when you're young.”

Firsts Hard Feelings Would Be Remember Film Young Acting Achievement Gains Casts Harry Potter Potters Amused Crawling Gaining Confidence Harry Potter Film

Author:Bonnie Wright

“Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense.”

“Children cannot be fooled by empty praise and condescending encouragement. They may have to accept artificial bolstering of their self-esteem in lieu of something better, but what I call their accruing ego identity gains real strength only from wholehearted and consistent recognition of real accomplishment, that is, achievement that has meaning in their culture.”

Source: Identity and the Life Cycle

“I firmly believe that volunteering is good for our society and brings communities together. It's a fantastic opportunity to get involved in your local community, to meet new people and to gain a sense of pride and achievement.”

People Believe Together Opportunity Community Pride Involved Achievement Gains Locals Fantastic Our Society Volunteer Get Involved Meeting New People Local Community

Author:Boris Johnson

“Mutual caring relationships require kindness and patience, tolerance, optimism, joy in the other's achievements, confidence in oneself, and the ability to give without undue thought of gain.”

Giving Joy Ability Kindness Relationship Achievement Gains Optimism Oneself Caring Tolerance Mutual Kindness And Patience

Book:You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor

Source: You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor

“According to success do we gain a reputation for judgement.”

Success Achievement Gains Reputation Judgement

Book:Ten Plays by Euripides

Source: Ten Plays by Euripides

“Fame is also won at the expense of others. Even the well-deserved honors of the scientist or man of learning are unfair to many persons of equal achievements who get none. When one man gets a place in the sun, the others are put in a denser shade. From the point of view of the whole group there's no gain whatsoever, and perhaps a loss.”

Men Wells Persons Whole Loss Views Sun Groups Honor Fame Equal Achievement Gains Scientist Point Of View Expenses One Man Shade Unfair

Book:WALDEN TWO

Source: WALDEN TWO

“The American economic, political, and social organization has given to its citizens the benefits of material prosperity, political liberty, and a wholesome natural equality; and this achievement is a gain, not only to Americans, but to the world and to civilization.”

World Political Literature Given Social Natural Liberty Economic Materials Citizens Civilization Achievement Benefits Gains Organization Prosperity Equality Social Organization

Book:The Promise of American Life

Source: The Promise of American Life

“With James Reese’s vivid and chilling novel, readers will gain a whole new appreciation of two gothic landmarks, Dracula and Jack the Ripper. Not only does The Dracula Dossier grip us with its fast paced hunt for history’s most notorious killer, it also enchants us with sophisticated and lyrical recreations of its unique period and strong characters. A daring achievement.”

“It is well for civilization that human beings constantly strive to gain greater and greater rewards, for it is this urge, this ambition, this aspiration that moves men and women to bestir themselves to rise to higher and higher achievement. Individual success is to be won in most instances by studying and diagnosing the kind of rewards human hearts seek today and are likely to seek tomorrow.”