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Arthur Schopenhauer Philosopher
Achievement

"Talent is able to achieve what is beyond other people's capacity to achieve, yet not what is beyond their capacity of apprehension; therefore it at once finds its appreciators. The achievement of genius, on the other hand, transcends not only others' capacity of achievement, but also their capacity of apprehension; therefore they do not become immediately aware of it. Talent is like the marksman who hits a target which others cannot reach; genius is like the marksman who hits a target, as far as which others cannot even see."

People Hands Achievement
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Seamus Heaney Poet, Playwright
Achievement

"Getting started, keeping going, getting started again - in art and in life, it seems to me this is the essential rhythm not only of achievement but of survival, the ground of convinced action, the basis of self-esteem and the guarantee of credibility in your lives, credibility to yourselves as well as to others."

Art Achievement Self Esteem
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Sinclair Lewis Novelist
Achievement

"Except for half a dozen in each town the citizens are proud of that achievement of ignorance which is so easy to come by. To be 'intellectual' or 'artistic' or, in their own word, to be 'highbrow,' is to be priggish and of dubious virtue."

Ignorance Intellectual Achievement
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Mark Barnes Educator
Achievement

"No one can motivate you to do anything. You motivate yourself, based on information you receive and how directly you can relate it to your own potential achievement."

Information Achievement Relate
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Lewis Wolpert Biologist
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"When it was suggested to Pasteur that many of his great achievements depended on luck, he replied - I'm sure with more than a little irritation - 'In the field of observation in science, fortune only favours the prepared mind.' It is not by chance that it is always the great scientists who have the luck."

Mind Achievement Irritation
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John Donne Poet, Cleric
Achievement

"To a large degree, since the beginning of time, charisma or the lack of it has impacted upon those in quest of acclaim. As media expands, this has become ever more vital. Thus, demeanor if unappealing, can defeat one's likelihood of success, causing the death of prospects whilst they are still embryonic."

Success Media Achievement
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Benjamin Carson Neurosurgeon, Author, Politician
Achievement

"Maybe that is the best lesson I learned in my first semester at Yale, because if I had gone to a less-demanding school and continued to sail along on the top, I am sure I would never have attained the subsequent achievements in my life."

School Achievement Yale
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David J Musician
Achievement

"Nothing—absolutely nothing—in this life gives you more satisfaction than knowing you’re on the road to success and achievement. And nothing stands as a bigger challenge than making the most of yourself."

Giving Knowing Achievement
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