#achieve

On the basis of biological, sociological, and historical knowledge, we should recognize that the individual self is subject to death or decay, but the sum total of individual achievement, for better or worse, lives on in the immortality of The Larger. ↗

— Hu Shih

#basis #better #biological #death #decay

The Platform for Action gives due emphasis to the fact that women globally have continued to have insufficient access to the resources necessary to achieve economic independence. ↗

— Jenny Shipley

#achieve #action #continued #due #economic

Emmys are wonderful and I'm thrilled to death that I have mine. But they're representative of a specific achievement, where this sort of thing is representative of how you've grown in your own industry. ↗

— Dinah Shore

#death #emmys #grown #how #i

It would seem to me that by the time a race has achieved deep space capability it would have matured to a point where it would have no thought of dominating another intelligent species. ↗

— Clifford D. Simak

#another #by the time #capability #deep #deep space

Though we may have desires or bold goals, for whatever reason, most of us don't think we can achieve something beyond what we're qualified to achieve. Why, I ask, do we let reality interfere with our dreams? ↗

— Simon Sinek

#ask #beyond #bold #desires #dreams

As such people achieve influence within the organization, whenever there is a conflict between their own interest and the interest of the organization, their interests will win out. ↗

— Robert Shea

#between #conflict #influence #interest #interests

I think what drove me insane for a long time is feeling like I hadn't earned most of what I achieved because it came so fast. ↗

— Charlie Sheen

#because #came #drove #earned #fast

And frankly, when I made that record, hit songs were not what I was trying to achieve. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

#frankly #hit #i #made #record

The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved. ↗

— Samuel Smiles

#battle #cases #difficulties #fought #honor

Progress however, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step. ↗

— Samuel Smiles

#advance #best #cannot #comparatively #great