Most achievers I know are people who have made a strong and deep dedication to pursuing a particular goal. That dedication took a tremendous amount of effort.

Quote by Donald Johanson

Topics: Dedication Quotes

My real father died when I was two years old, so I never knew him....

My real father died when I was two years old, so I never knew him....

I was aware of it, but I grew up in a very a-religious family. My...

I was aware of it, but I grew up in a very a-religious family. My...

There have been some friendships lost over this. That's the most difficult for me. I...

There have been some friendships lost over this. That's the most difficult for me. I...

But what really excited me was the idea that humans had a tremendous pre-history that...

But what really excited me was the idea that humans had a tremendous pre-history that...

This was the most important discovery I had ever made in my life. It was...

This was the most important discovery I had ever made in my life. It was...

Normally, we are happy to find a fragment of jaw, a few isolated teeth, a...

Normally, we are happy to find a fragment of jaw, a few isolated teeth, a...

When the first fossils began to be found in eastern Africa, in the late 1950s,...

When the first fossils began to be found in eastern Africa, in the late 1950s,...

When I realized, in 1978, that Lucy did represent a new species of human ancestor,...

When I realized, in 1978, that Lucy did represent a new species of human ancestor,...

As an undergraduate, I had an opportunity to go on a number of archeological digs....

As an undergraduate, I had an opportunity to go on a number of archeological digs....

Scientists are very afraid of being proven wrong.

Scientists are very afraid of being proven wrong.

One has to devote oneself to a particular pursuit. To be successful at anything, you...

One has to devote oneself to a particular pursuit. To be successful at anything, you...

I think that many of my ideas are correct, but I'll bet you, before my...

I think that many of my ideas are correct, but I'll bet you, before my...

I was very intellectually oriented, very early on.

I was very intellectually oriented, very early on.

Lucy brought with her an image of our human ancestors that you don't get when...

Lucy brought with her an image of our human ancestors that you don't get when...

And what I wanted to do was, I wanted to explore problems and areas where...

And what I wanted to do was, I wanted to explore problems and areas where...

In our case, finding a Lucy is unique. No one will ever find another Lucy....

In our case, finding a Lucy is unique. No one will ever find another Lucy....

But it really wasn't until three to four years later, when we had an opportunity...

But it really wasn't until three to four years later, when we had an opportunity...

I realized immediately that this was a terribly important discovery, but I didn't realize how...

I realized immediately that this was a terribly important discovery, but I didn't realize how...