Famous Quotes & Sayings

He's a (heck) of an athlete. He's a great kid. His accomplishments in these sports is quite an achievement.

George Bernard Shaw

Sexually,Woman is Nature's contrivance for perpetuating its highest achievement.

Brown really does have one last big push to make to lock in his historic achievement. Brown is still a real powerhouse.

Even though she was unable to medal at the Regional Championships it was quite an accomplishment for her to make the Regional Team in her first year competing at this level. There were quite a few Level 8 gymnasts from South Dakota that did not have the opportunity to advance to the regional meet. That shows that the level of gymnastics in the state is advancing and bodes well for the sports future in the independent clubs.

Even though many of these outside economic and social factors that affect student achievement are beyond the control of our schools, we are not powerless in overcoming these challenges, and these schools are living examples that with hard work and diligence, we can make progress,

Be not afraid of flying. Angels live in the clouds and the devil on the earth.

Bill Bennett's remarks were inappropriate and unfortunate given that he's devoted much of his life to improving America's schools, keeping kids off drugs and closing the achievement gap that exists among minority and non-minority school children,

Every state gets to choose their tests and to define the achievement levels required. And so states vary widely in their expectations of what students should know.

Every great work, every great accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement comes apparent failure and discouragement

Bob Costas

Baseball is in a horrible position. Baseball could be celebrating this achievement while (questioning) it. ... (Selig) is in a delicate position. But it comes with the territory.

Geddy Lee

Something happens when you become an elder rock & roller and you're still functioning. People start to give you awards and recognize achievements. It's the life achievement period of your career.

Robert H. Schuller

Spectacular achievement is always preceded by spectacular preparation.

Kofi Annan

Notwithstanding the embargo, Cuba's achievements in social development are impressive given the size of its gross domestic product per capita, ... As the human development index of the United Nations makes clear year after year, Cuba should be the envy of many other nations ostensibly far richer.

Pam Brown

The teachers at Lake Powell Academy, as well as the parents and students, put a lot of effort into improving the programs, so that result is not surprising. Achievement was not an issue in our closing; it was strictly financial.

The thing that got me interested was helping the people who need help -- the athletic achievement is kind of secondary to the actual fundraising.

Troy Aikman

I've made no bones about it, that if this would happen, it would be the greatest individual athletic achievement of my life. When I think of all the great players who have played, to be considered one of the players that helped define the game itself, it is a humbling experience.

I wanted to do something, along with some other guys, because it is the 20th anniversary. It is a great accomplishment and we were proud to be a part of it.

It would be a great achievement. Maybe for the Olympics this will be the last one.

Chris Phillips

It would be a good achievement for us. If we won (the trophy), it would just be something else that we could take into the playoffs with us, but the more important thing for us is to be playing well.

Tim Flannery

These awards are not single season achievement awards, but rather reward coaches for a cumulative career of accomplishments, not necessarily all of which take place on the court or field.

These schools are models of a high level of performance and achievement, and we are proud of what they have accomplished.

Michael Kelly

These results have been a wonderful achievement by both students and staff,

These results are a great achievement for Call-a-Car, and indicate that the consumer is becoming more technologically advanced and is starting to rather venture online than physically go to various vehicle dealerships.

These excellent results mark a major achievement by a country that used to have a high incidence of neonatal tetanus. All countries in the WHO Western Pacific Region have made progress towards neonatal tetanus elimination. Viet Nam has shown that government commitment, hard work and partnerships lead to results. We are hopeful that several other countries in the region will soon follow Viet Nam's example.

Napoleon Hill

The starting point of all achievement is desire. Weak desire brings weak results.

Napoleon Hill

The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.

Eli Broad

The strength of our nation depends on the strength of our schools, especially those in large urban districts that serve so many of our children. Broad Prize finalist districts are doing what some say is impossible -- improving students' performance, regardless of their race or family income -- while at the same time closing persistent achievement gaps. Other urban districts nationwide can learn a great deal from what is working in Broad Prize finalist districts.

James Woods

The silent killer of all great men and women of achievement - particularly men, I don't know why, maybe it's the testosterone - I think it's narcissism. Even more than hubris. And for women, too. Narcissism is the killer.

The bottom line is we should take pleasure in the fact American kids are doing better in math. Math achievement is going up in the United States in the long term. It is not, however, where kids in the United States ought to be.

Australia will come back strongly but we are happy to have played a fine first test. Taking them to the fifth day of the match has been no mean achievement for us.

Morgan Tsvangirai

That paradigm shift involves the issue of building a democratic people's resistance movement and other options available democratically and that elections are not just exclusive to the achievement of that objective.

To advance as a sophomore is a tremendous accomplishment.

Gabe Kapler

This team has done something the past two days that should go down in history as an incredible accomplishment. And what David Ortiz has done is miraculous. He's carried us on his shoulders.