Age was respected among his people, but achievement was revered. As the elders said, if a child washed his hands he could eat with kings
Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.
Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.
No great achievement is possible without passion.
Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.
Let us strengthen our newborn nation and, building on our achievements, create a new world.
Inspiration is an awakening, a quickening of all man's faculties, and it is manifested in all high artistic achievements.
We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading. Knowing the contents of a few works of literature is a trivial achievement. Being inclined to go on reading is a great achievement.