“I like university professors, but you know, we shouldn't hold them up as the high-water mark of all human achievement. They're just a form of life, another form of life.” KnowsHumansFormWaterAchievementMarkUniversityProfessorsUniversity Professors Author:Ken Robinson
“Badges mean nothing in themselves, but they mark a certain achievement and they are a link between the rich and the poor. For when one girl sees a badge on a sister Scout's arm, if that girl has won the same badge, it at once awakens an interest and sympathy between them.” IfsMeanCertainGirlInterestPoorRichArmsAchievementMarkLinksSympathyThat GirlBadgesMean Girls Author:Juliette Gordon Low
“Looking back on the long-stretched-out body of one's work, it is interesting to mark the endless duel fought within a man between the emotional and critical sides of his nature, first one, then the other, getting the upper hand, and too seldom fusing till the result has the mellowness of full achievement. One can even tell the nature of one's readers, by their preference for the work which reveals more of this side than of that.” MenFirstsLongBodyHandsSidesInterestingResultsEmotionalReaderAchievementMarkCriticalEndlessWorking ItLooking BackPreferenceUpper Hand Author:John Galsworthy
“No longer a mark of distinction or proof of achievement, a college education is these days a mere rite of passage, a capstone to adolescent party time.” PartyCollegeAchievementMarkMereProofThese DaysDistinctionPassagesRiteCollege EducationRite Of PassageCapstone Book:In Defense of Elitism Source: In Defense of Elitism
“Man is more than his environment. It is from the innate quality of the Spirit in him, his inner storehouse, that he draws those ideas, his intuitions, which unify his perceptions of the external world instantaneously with a value which is qualitative and not quantitative, and which he embodies in the works of his culture - those achievements which belong not only to one particular time but to all times, and mark the path of his upward progress.” MenWorldIdeasSpiritValuesCultureQualityPathEnvironmentProgressParticularAchievementPerceptionDrawsMarkIntuitionAll TimeInnateQualitative Author:Nilakanta Sri Ram
“You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional.” SportsLevelsFootballHigherAuthorityAchievementDeterminationMarkNflMotivational SportsConsistentlyConsistencyInspirational SportsAmerican FootballHigher LevelFootball TeamFootball GameGreat SportsInspirational FootballPro FootballSports FootballGreat FootballBest PerformanceSports SpiritSportsman SpiritIndividual Performance Author:Joe Paterno
“No first step can be really great; it must of necessity possess more of prophecy than of achievement; nevertheless it is by the first step that a man marks the value, not only of his cause, but of himself.” MenFirstsTimeValuesCausesStepsAchievementMarkFirst StepsNeverthelessProphecyReally Great Book:The Masquerader (EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition) Source: The Masquerader (EasyRead Super Large 18pt Edition)
“My concentration was really on getting to university and becoming a doctor. My parents let me know that school marks were important. Achievement was something which came by hard work.” KnowsImportantHardSchoolSportsParentHard WorkBecomingAchievementDoctorsLet MeMarkUniversityAthleteConcentrationBecoming A Doctor Author:Roger Bannister
“One of the marks of excellent people is that they never compare themselves with others. They only compare themselves with themselves and with their past accomplishments and future potential.” PeoplePastSelf HelpAchievementMarkExcellentCompareAccomplishmentSelf Development Author:Brian Tracy
“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives, the cumulative experience of many masters of craftsmanship. Quality also marks the search for an ideal after necessity has been satisfied and mere usefulness achieved.” Has BeensChoicesDecisionResultsEffortQualityWiseMastersAchievementIdealsMarkIntelligentIntentionMereIntelligenceAccidentsSatisfiedAlternativesAspirationSincereExecutionUsefulnessSkillfulCraftsmanshipChoose WiselyCumulativePower Of IntentionWise ChoicesMaximum Effort Author:John Ruskin
“To be the best and stay there sweat is necessary. I'm older. Of course I'm older. That's the beauty of it. Sixteen years plus different level of wisdom. Different level of understanding. Different level of punishment. i want to live loooong after my records have fallen, long after my rings have tarnished. Whatever you got to do to make sure you chase your legacy. Every second of your life. How will you be remembered? How will you be remembered? Why wouldn't you fight for the greatest achievement ever? Leave your mark to endure forever.” WantYearsLongDifferentFightingCoursesUnderstandingLevelsForeverRecordsAchievementMarkEndureRingsPunishmentLegacyRememberedFallenBeing The BestPlusSweatSixteenEvery SecondDifferent LevelsGreatest Achievement Author:Ray Lewis
“Genius is often a short way of spelling hard work. Poverty, obscurity, struggle and ambition formed the foundation for many careers of transcendent achievement. Few marks are made in the world's history by eight-hour-day men.... Sir Joshua Reynolds had but one maxim for success: Work, work, work. Is not rigid and continuous training necessary for the making of strong athletes? Hard work is not fatal to real success. Vouloir c'est pouvoir.” MenWorldWayMadeRealHardStrongHoursWorkCareersPovertyStruggleHard WorkGeniusAchievementAmbitionTrainingMarkFoundationAthleteEightMaximsObscurityTranscendentSpellingReal Success Author:B. C. Forbes