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 difference between the ground and the heights you achieve.

The difference between the ground and the heights you achieve.

It's kinda nice to be remembered by your peers and your fans, because you can...

It's kinda nice to be remembered by your peers and your fans, because you can...

The way to be nothing is to do nothing.

The way to be nothing is to do nothing.

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...

Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that...

Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that...

Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime; therefore we must be...

Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime; therefore we must be...

Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that...

Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that...

Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.

Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of...

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of...

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a...

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a...

Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent...

Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent...

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to...

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to...

Everything I've accomplished I've accomplished through the grace of God and pure stubbornness

Everything I've accomplished I've accomplished through the grace of God and pure stubbornness

When the fruit is scarcest its taste is sweetest

When the fruit is scarcest its taste is sweetest

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of...

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of...

If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide, then you can...

If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide, then you can...

The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and...

The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and...