54 Accomplishment Quotes

Accomplishments, both big and small, serve as milestones that mark our personal and professional journeys. They reflect hard work, dedication, and the pursuit of excellence. To celebrate these triumphs and the spirit behind them, we've gathered a selection of the top 54 accomplishment quotes. Whether you're seeking inspiration to tackle your next project or simply want to appreciate the journey you've undertaken so far, these quotes offer a powerful reminder of what can be achieved through perseverance and passion. Dive in and let these words of wisdom inspire your next great success.

1. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. “So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.” - Malcolm X

3. “Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a problem than the person at the bottom.” - Sandra Day O'Connor

4. “Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.” - Horace Mann

5. “The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.” - Elbert Hubbard

6. “What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.” - Sir Thomas More

7. “Accomplish but do not boast, accomplish without show, accomplish without arrogance, accomplish without grabbing, accomplish without forcing.” - Lao Tzu

8. “If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing.” - Coco Chanel

9. “What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence. The question is what can you make people believe you have done.” - Arthur Conan Doyle

10. “Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's a day you've had everything to do and you've done it.” - Margaret Thatcher

11. “Many people say I'm the best women's soccer player in the world. I don't think so. And because of that, someday I just might be.” - Mia Hamm

12. “You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.” - Richard Bach

13. “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.” - Edward Everett Hale

14. “If you can't do great things, Mother Teresa used to say, do little things with great love. If you can't do them with great love, do them with a little love. If you can't do them with a little love, do them anyway.Love grows when people serve.” - John Ortberg

15. “It's amazing how much you can get done if you don't worry about who gets the credit.” - Dallin H. Oaks

16. “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” - Jimmy Johnson

17. “Genius is independent of situation.” - Charles Churchill

18. “There’s always stuff to work on. You’re never there.” - Tiger Woods

19. “If you feel obsessed to prove something to the world, then you'd need world attention to be able to prove it.” - Toba Beta

20. “It is important that when we make a resolution, or establish a goal, that we take the ACTION necessary to accomplish that goal.” - Steve Maraboli

21. “I was under the impression that I warned you that in London country ways will not do, Frederica!”“You did!” she retorted. “And although I can’t say that I paid much heed to your advice it so happens that I am accompanied today by my aunt!”“Who adds invisibility to her other accomplishments!” - Georgette Heyer

22. “It's no use saying, "We are doing our best." You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.” - Winston S. Churchill

23. “Great things are done when men and mountains meet.” - William Blake

24. “If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today.” - Mikhail S. Gorbachev

25. “We should recognize the reality that just because something is good is not sufficient reason for doing it. The number of good things we can do far exceeds the time available to accomplish them.” - Dallin H. Oaks

26. “Ned passed the next few minutes quietly not dying in his office, and was pleased with how well it was going. He'd stayed alive longer, but now that he was concentrating on it, it felt more like an accomplishment.” - A. Lee Martinez

27. “Now the wren has gone to roost and the sky is turnin' goldAnd like the sky my soul is also turnin'Turnin' from the past, at last and all I've left behind” - Ray Lamontagne

28. “If you're going to do something, strive to do it better than anyone else. Do it all the way. If you're going to half-ass it, why bother?” - Ashly Lorenzana

29. “By loving them for more than their abilities we show our children that they are much more than the sum of their accomplishments.” - Eileen Kennedy-Moore

30. “Human beings are the only ones in nature who are aware that they will die. For that reason and only for that reason, I have a profound respect for the human race, and I believe that its future is going to be much better than its present. Even knowing that their days are numbered and that everything will end when they least expect it, people make of their lives a battle that is worthy of a being with eternal life. What people regard as vanity-leaving great works, having children, acting in such a way as to prevent one's name from being forgotten- I regard as the highest expression of human dignity.” - Paulo Coelho

31. “Satisfaction in life doesn't jump on you, you work for it, you earn it. You will not sit in a place, fold your hands and expect to be satisfied with life.” - Agu, Jaachynma N.E.

32. “Imagine in vibrant detail your heart’s desire—a reality only you can envision, an adventure only you can direct.Then cradle your creation. Caress it. Mold it. Coddle it until it comes to life.And when your precious treasure grows so grand as to steal your breath away, set it free for all the world to experience. For that is how you live your dreams.” - Richelle Goodrich

33. “One of the great achievements of science has been, if not to make it impossible for intelligent people to be religious, then at least to make it possible for them not to be religious. We should not retreat from this accomplishment.” - Steven Weinberg

34. “Write down 10 things you would do in your life if you had absolutely no fear. Then pick one of them and do it.” - Steve Chandler

35. “Cassie fumbled helplessly beneath the shade of the ancient oak, still searching for her second shoe.The first had been easy to find, having landed close to where she had kicked it off; and when her hand had finally encountered it, she clutched it to her breast in a gesture of smug triumph. For one brief moment, she felt a twinge of sympathy for the sighted people who would never experience such sweet victory from a task as simple as finding a shoe.” - Melinda Cross

36. “As Aristotle said, 'Excellence is a habit.' I would say furthermore that excellence is made constant through the feeling that comes right after one has completed a work which he himself finds undeniably awe-inspiring. He only wants to relax until he's ready to renew such a feeling all over again because to him, all else has become absolutely trivial.” - Criss Jami

37. “Life will be a whole lot better if we understand what our salvation in Christ means.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

38. “Yes, all you need do is to change your orientation and have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ that He can make you whole, change your status, and add value to your destiny.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

39. “Knowledge is very vital in life`s transformation and transition” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

40. “Don`t allow ignorance to further enslave your destiny.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

41. “There is really nothing you gain from being a pauper rather you loose every thing.” - Jaachynma N.E. Agu

42. “Do not constantly spend your time complaining about a problem you may be having or may be up against, focus your time toward correcting the problem. Always remember, Time is value!” - Victoria Addino

43. “Your value lies not in status or title, but in the roots of your character and depth of your compassion.” - Mollie Marti

44. “Integrity is a powerful force, keeping you alive to others long after you’ve left their presence.” - Mollie Marti

45. “He loved also to think, "I did it!" And I believe the only people who are free from that weakness are those who have no work to call their own.” - George Eliot

46. “The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal.” - Criss Jami

47. “This idea comes to you, you can see it, but to accomplish it you need what I call a "setup." For example, you may need a working shop or a working painting studio. You may beed a working music studio. Or a computer room where you can write something. It's crucial to have a setup, so that, at any given moment, when you get an idea, you have the place and the tools to make it happen. If you don't have a setup, there are many times when you get the inspiration, the idea, but you have no tools, no place to put it together. And the idea just sits there and festers. Overtime, it will go away. You didn't filfill it--and that's just a heartache.” - David Lynch

48. “It’s called an ‘accomplishment’, not an ‘intent-ishment’. You’ve got to BE it to SEE it. NO MORE EXCUSES - Decide what you want, create a plan, and get your ass out there!” - Steve Maraboli

49. “It is a mistake to think that moving fast is the same as actually going somewhere.” - Steve Goodier

50. “I write because I love it, not because I excel at it.  But because I write, I shall slowly excel at it.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

51. “If all the world's a stage, I suggest you start performing at your best.” - Rob Liano

52. “Oh I know it's cliché but yeah they say that great men make it in-To places few others who even do take the risk've ever been” - Criss Jami

53. “Goals are my north star.  My compass.  The map that guides me along the road I wish to travel.  Goals are motivations with wind in their sails—they carry me forward despite the storms.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

54. “Nothing that happens to you was meant to be. The only thing about you that was meant to be is you. Blaze your own trail.” - George Alexiou