Famous Quotes & Sayings

The law sets out what seem to be very clear goals and consequences. However, as researchers predicted before the law was enacted, huge numbers of schools would be branded as failures, including many that are seen as successes and often have rising achievement levels. In response, the administration is permitting a wide variety of changes that lower the failure rate.

The introduction of the first A330-300 into China marks a new achievement in our 20 years of close cooperation with China Eastern Airlines.

John Dewey

Even in a savage tribe, the achievements of adults are far beyond what the immature members would be capable of if left to themselves. With the growth of civilization, the gap between the original capacities of the immature and the standards and customs of the elders increases.

Dick Cheney

a monument to the many great achievements in flight.

Edward Dahlberg

Everything ultimately fails, for we die, and that is either the penultimate failure or our most enigmatical achievement.

John Wooden

If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?

Joseph A. Schumpeter

For one thing, to predict the advent of big business was considering the conditions of Marx's day an achievement in itself.

Napoleon Hill

All achievement, no matter what may be its nature, or its purpose, must begin with an intense, burning desire for something definite.

Lyndon B. Johnson

For the individual, education is the path to achievement and fulfillment; for the nation, it is a path to a society that is not only free but civilized; and for the world, it is the path to peace - for it is education that places reason over force.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Nuclear energy is the scientific achievement of the Iranian nation.

Orison Swett Marden

Without continuous effort there cannot be continuous achievement.

Norman Vincent Peale

There is only one person with whom to compete and that is yourself. Keep aiming to surpass your own best performance and ever strive to reach higher levels.

Eric Schmidt

Bitcoin is a remarkable cryptographic achievement and the ability to create something which is not duplicable in the digital world has enormous value

Henryk Sienkiewicz

This homage has been rendered not to me - for the Polish soil is fertile and does not lack better writers than me - but to the Polish achievement, the Polish genius.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I have heard myself accused of being an opponent, an enemy of mathematics, which no one can value more highly than I, for it accomplishes the very thing whose achievement has been denied me.

That's big because these guys really shoot well. They're not easy to guard. That's a great accomplishment. It's a big step forward for us defensively.

That's an amazing accomplishment for coach and I'm glad that I'm on the team that got coach is 200th victory.

That's amazing. This is a huge meet. It's a big meet for Sam and a big accomplishment to swim with the best talent in the state.

O. Henry

That's a marvelous achievement for George. New Zealanders have a huge amount of respect for him as a person and as a player and to be the fourth person to achieve that milestone is huge and everybody respects and appreciates what he has done.

Ayn Rand

It's true that there's no such thing as free will. We can't help what we are or what we do. It's not our fault. Nobody's to blame for anything. It's all in your background ... and your glands. If you're good, that's no achievement of yours - you were lucky in your glands. If you're rotten, nobody should punish you - you were unlucky, that's all.

Bertrand Russell

The more we realize our minuteness and our impotence in the face of cosmic forces, the more amazing becomes what human beings have achieved.

Chris Witty

To me, it's a big accomplishment. It's an accomplishment as big as winning a gold medal. I feel like a new person. Emotionally I'm in the right place.

Eleanor Roosevelt

If everything was in your favor, if you did not have to surmount any great mountains, then you have nothing to be proud of. But if you feel that you have special difficulties, then you must indeed be proud of your achievement.

Despite the government's crude mechanism for measuring primary children's achievement, the underlying message is that primary teachers have sustained and secured further improvements in pupil performance. This is a very real cause for celebration. The government is now, rightly, distancing itself from the targets it had previously plucked out of the air.

Despite those solid gains, improvement haven't come as far and fast as we would have liked, and the achievement gains remains disturbing.

Jeff Fenech

An Olympic medal is the greatest achievement and honour that can be received by an athlete. I would swap any World Title to have won gold at the Olympics.

As brand stewards we are going to be careful that what we are doing is right by youth and having the right symbols of what achievement is in this country.

As a freshman, that was a great accomplishment. I'm really proud of him.

Our entire team of elite professional drivers deserves congratulations for their achievements. They have once again distinguished themselves in the area of safety excellence. Our involvement in the National Truck Driving Championships is always special. The team's dedication to safety, their display of professional skill, and the celebration of Roadway pride and team spirit - these represent the strong commitment to safety and teamwork all Roadway employees share.

Our annual roundup of the hottest research celebrates those scientists making a significant impact. Having authored multiple Hot Papers is an achievement of the highest level, as it truly demonstrates their impact on modern scientific thought.

Nor is it out of character that Chicago's grandest achievement- a largely manmade arc of lakefront parks and beaches - began as a mistake. from waste thrown into Lake Michigan a 75-year-old dump.

Advances at the upper reaches of high performance computing such as these often find powerful applications in the broad spectrum of government, industrial and commercial arenas. IBM 's close working relationship with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has resulted in another significant achievement with the potential to improve the lives of people everywhere.

Brian Perkins

The Olympic Games are about achievement, which is only possible if the athletes are in peak health. At Johnson & Johnson, we focus on the health and well being of people around the world so they can be at their best. This global opportunity will enable Johnson & Johnson to expand our reach in emerging markets and strengthen our businesses in developed areas.