I think my greatest single achievement took place on a Tuesday in March, when, with much bribery and corruption, I got them to clear the Grand Canal. That was truly Wagnerian.

Quote by Tony Palmer

Topics: Achievement Quotes

The freedom to move forward to new opportunities and to produce results comes from living...

The freedom to move forward to new opportunities and to produce results comes from living...

We can spend our whole lives underachieving.

We can spend our whole lives underachieving.

Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health, self-esteem, not its cause

Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health, self-esteem, not its cause

If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize...

If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize...

If you do everything you should do, and do not do anything you should not...

If you do everything you should do, and do not do anything you should not...

It's people like that who make you realize how little you've accomplished

It's people like that who make you realize how little you've accomplished

To accomplish more, redirect your mental energy by continuously reminding yourself of all the things...

To accomplish more, redirect your mental energy by continuously reminding yourself of all the things...

The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he...

The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he...

You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!

You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will...

The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will...

The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will...

The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will...

The size of your accomplishments, the quality of your achievement, will depend very largely on...

The size of your accomplishments, the quality of your achievement, will depend very largely on...

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew...

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew...

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to...

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to...

Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside...

Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside...

His achievements read like the graffiti on the walls of a hangman's changing room.

His achievements read like the graffiti on the walls of a hangman's changing room.

Fear is the tax which conscience pays to guilt

Fear is the tax which conscience pays to guilt