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

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What a great discrepancy there is between men and the results they achieve! It is...

What a great discrepancy there is between men and the results they achieve! It is...

The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth,...

The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth,...

Your mind, while blessed with permanent memory, is cursed with lousy recall. Written goals provide...

Your mind, while blessed with permanent memory, is cursed with lousy recall. Written goals provide...

The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their...

The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their...

Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.

Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as...

We shall never achieve harmony with land, any more than we shall achieve absolute justice...

We shall never achieve harmony with land, any more than we shall achieve absolute justice...

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...

If you want to reach a goal, you must 'see the reaching' in your own...

If you want to reach a goal, you must 'see the reaching' in your own...

You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people...

You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people...

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...

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the...

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the...

The great achievement of the Catholic Church lay in harmonizing, civilizing the deepest impulses of...

The great achievement of the Catholic Church lay in harmonizing, civilizing the deepest impulses of...

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have...

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have...

The difference between the ground and the heights you achieve.

The difference between the ground and the heights you achieve.

When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you...

When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you...

The achievement of one goal should be the starting point of another.

The achievement of one goal should be the starting point of another.

There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation -- veneer isn't worth...

There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation -- veneer isn't worth...