Quotes for All
Power is a big thing in baseball. It can’t be cheapened. That is, a fellow has it or hasn’t. It isn’t a fluke or great accomplishment, like a perfect game. When Mantle connects, it’s a tape-measure job. Nobody who ever lived has more power than Mantle. Gabe Paul
If we keep a goal firmly in mind, we will know when we have reached it. This gives us a sense of accomplishment and the challenge of establishing fresh, new goals – always keeping the long-range objective in mind. If we can state our goals clearly, we will gain a purpose and meaning in all … Read more
When we come together and appreciate each other, that’s always a positive thing; a step in the right direction. That is what the NAACP Image Awards do. If we can just come together and love each other, that’s important. I do feel like there’s a lack of love but oddly enough, we blame the lack … Read more
Success is not just the crowning moment, the spiking of the ball in the end zone or the raising of the flag on the summit. It is the whole process of reaching for a goal and, sometimes, it begins with failure. Erik Weihenmayer
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. Erik … Read more
Children love and want to be loved and they very much prefer the joy of accomplishment to the triumph of hateful failure. Do not mistake a child for his symptom. Erik Erikson
The press heralded this as a major accomplishment. The rush from the press as soon as it was announced suggested a high level of coordination. Like lemmings in a staged dive off a cliff, ‘historic’ became the media’s rallying cry. There is nothing historic about the deal. In fact, news reports from November 2012 noted … Read more
Of all my accomplishments I may have achieved during the war, I am proudest of the fact that I never lost a wingman. Erich Hartmann
Love is not easy. All great religions postulate love as one of the greatest accomplishments. If it were that easy, or as easy as most people think, certainly, the great religious leaders would have been rather naive. Erich Fromm
There’s a strange sense of accomplishment in making an independent film. Everything’s against you; there’s no time, and even less money – you bring a bottle of glue, chip in twenty bucks, and hope you all make it through the day. If you manage to finish it and it actually turns out to be pretty … Read more