Death comes to all but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.

Death comes to all but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.

Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of read more

Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.

When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope read more

When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.

The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.

The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. read more

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.

There is no simplistic approach to worthwhile achievement in human affairs.

There is no simplistic approach to worthwhile achievement in human affairs.

The future is not a gift -- it is an achievement.

The future is not a gift -- it is an achievement.

Many times I wondered whether my achievement was worth the loneliness I experienced, but now I realize the price was read more

Many times I wondered whether my achievement was worth the loneliness I experienced, but now I realize the price was small.