Quotations are the fundamental distillation of a writer’s life and thinking as recorded in words and phrases for posterity. Through them the reader is afforded the unique opportunity to share in the thoughts, the life and the experiences of the writer. In a special way, they offer the reader a window into the mind of the author and hopefully an inducement to read further and learn more about the author and the story he relates.


On a wider scale, they are, as William Feather wrote, “the wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages preserved into perpetuity“, and as such they are available for the enrichment and enhancement of humanity, regardless of age, sex, race, educational or economic status. They are indeed, as the Talmud states, “food for the famished”.

The collection of quotations presented in this blog, have been chosen by me because of their special impact upon me. They have been published so that you too, may experience the joy I have had over the years reading them and getting to know the authors.


I trust that you will come to know the feeling of deep satisfaction possible from reading them, searching out the author and meditating upon their meaning and their impact on your life.

Friday, January 25, 2008

ACHIEVEMENT

The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers.
But above all, the world needs dreamers who do. …….Sarah Breathnach,

Never Start by doing what's necessary;
then do what's possible,
and suddenly you are doing the impossible …..St. Francis of Assisi

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. …….Margaret Mead

Only those who dare to Fail greatly, can ever Achieve greatly. ….Robert F. Kennedy

The Greater the difficulty,
the more glory in Achieving it. ……..Epictetus

Nothing great was ever Achieved without Enthusiasm …….Ralph Waldo Emerson

The most splendid Achievement of all is the constant striving to surpass yourself, and to be worthy of your own approval. …….Denis Waitley

The Future is not a gift -- it is an Achievement. ……. Harry Lauder

Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's levels of aspiration . . and expectation. ……Jack Niklaus

All great achievements require time. …….Maya Angelou

The only way of finding the limits of the possible,
is by going beyond them into the impossible. …..Arthur C. Clarke

The Harder you fall, the higher you bounce. …..Author Unknown

The man who does things, makes many mistakes;
But he never makes the biggest mistakes of all, -Doing Nothing. ….Benjamin Franklin

Aviation is proof that given the will,
We have the capacity to Achieve the impossible. ……Edward Rickenbacker

Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul;
-The blueprints of your ultimate Achievements. …….Napoleon Hill

The height of your accomplishments,
will equal the depth of your convictions. …..William F. Scolavino

We would Achieve many more things;
If we did not think of them as impossible …..Vincent Lombardi

People with clear, written goals Achieve far more in a shorter time;
Than people without them can ever imagine. …..Brian Tracy

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap,
but by the seeds you plant. ……Robert Louis Stevenson

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