#achieved

Our markets have not achieved their great successes as a result of government fiat, but rather through efforts of competing interests working to meet the demands of investors and to fulfill the promises posed by advancing technology. ↗

— Arthur Levitt

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I'm very proud of what my parents achieved and what they stood for. They didn't have much, but in many ways they were richer than most. ↗

— John Major

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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. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

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I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#attain #cow #enjoys #feeling #function

A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done. ↗

— Ralph Nader

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No one's ever achieved financial fitness with a January resolution that's abandoned by February. ↗

— Suze Orman

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When the fabric of society is so rigid that it cannot change quickly enough, adjustments are achieved by social unrest and revolutions. ↗

— John Boyd Orr

#cannot #change #enough #fabric #quickly

The uprising in Egypt was initiated by the young generation. The uprising achieved two things. One is it made the lives of dictators impossible. Today, if you are looking for a safe job, don't become a dictator. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#become #dictator #dictators #egypt #generation

Science never gives up searching for truth, since it never claims to have achieved it. ↗

— John Charles Polanyi

#claims #gives #never #science #searching

Over the last 10 years a huge amount has been achieved in getting people into work. Measures such as the New Deal, tax credits, the minimum wage and improved childcare have brought about record numbers of people in work, a number that is still rising despite the global economic slowdown. ↗

— Lucy Powell

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