Quotes about "Success & Achievement"

Taking care of my body and my health is my full-time job. ”

I believe that, in any novel of mine, the principal objective is the construction of the whole. ”

The building of the architecture of a novel - the craft of it - is something I never tire of. ”

But we need to show that the EU can modernise itself, can adapt to the needs of its citizens, can take their views into account. That will be our ambition for the UK Presidency. ”

Having decisions made not in midnight deals but in the light of objective evidence and after consulting those who will be affected should itself provide some reassurance that the EU is trying to reform itself. ”

Our aim, during our Presidency in the next six months will be to lead this challenge, to show that Europe can function in a mature and responsible way, to start delivering tangible results that show we are taking people's concerns seriously. ”

I never had any ambition to be a star, or whatever it is called, and I'm still embarrassed at the word. ”

It would be difficult to have any unfulfilled ambitions because I don't have any ambitions. I've never been that kind of performer. ”

I'm essentially the result of other people's imagination. And that's fine. Because of other people's imagination, I've played parts I would never have thought I could do. Still, I've never had a hankering or an ambition for any particular role. ”

There were two mentalities, and both mentalities had to change. There was what I called the Afrikaner mind set of the Unionist politicians, which was holding all power in their own hands, and discriminating, and their objective was to protect their identity. ”