Quotes about "Success & Achievement"

Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved. ”

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. ”

This is a country that was founded on racism. It was built on racism. It still continues to thrive through wealth disparity, and housing disparity is all built on the backs of racism. ”

Throughout my career and my life, I talk a lot about racism in this country, and if you're going to talk about it, then you're going to eventually come to the chapter about the Klan. ”

We were determined to be in the fashion, and to visit the various delightful watering places on Long Island Sound. Of course, it would be necessary to combine business with pleasure and pursue our calling as beggars. ”

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about. ”

In the South, there was absence of any leadership corresponding in breadth and courage to that of Abraham Lincoln. ”

From the very first, it has been the educated and intelligent of the Negro people that have led and elevated the mass, and the sole obstacles that nullified and retarded their efforts were slavery and race prejudice; for what is slavery but the legalized survival of the unfit and the nullification of the work of natural internal leadership? ”

All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual. Your personal achievement starts in your mind. The first step is to know exactly what your problem, goal or desire is. ”

Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star. ”