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“Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.” Franklin D. Roosevelt, “Looking Forward” - 1933

“Unless a man has been taught what to do with success after getting it, the achievement of it must inevitably leave him a prey to boredom.” Bertrand Russell, “The Conquest of Happiness” - 1930

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” Paulo Coelho, “The Alchemist” - 1988

“He had everything, but he possessed nothing. There is the spiritual secret.” A. W. Tozer, “The Pursuit of God” - 1948

“I try all things; I achieve what I can.” Herman Melville, “Moby-Dick” - 1851

“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” Paulo Coelho, “The Alchemist” - 1988

“So early in life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.” Malcolm X, “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” - 1965

“I had a new vision in front of me, and I always feel that if I can see it and believe it, then I can achieve it.” Arnold Schwarzenegger, “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story” - 2012

“You’ll get more from being a peacemaker than a warrior.” Arnold Schwarzenegger, “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story” - 2012

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Circles” - 1841

“Nothing . . . will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be first overcome.” Samuel Johnson, “The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia” - 1759

“people need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want.” Paulo Coelho, “The Alchemist” - 1988

“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting, he thought, as he looked again at the position of the sun, and hurried his pace.” Paulo Coelho, “The Alchemist” - 1988

“But I love it when people say that something can’t be done. That’s when I really get motivated; I like to prove them wrong.” Arnold Schwarzenegger, “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story” - 2012

“I didn’t mind basic training. It taught me that something that seems impossible at the start can be achieved.” Arnold Schwarzenegger, “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story” - 2012

“In times of difficulty we must not lose sight of our achievements, must see the bright future and must pluck up our courage.” Mao Zedong, “Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung” - 1964

“They were both in their own ways earnest; they both wanted to achieve some worthy end or other, change the world for the better. Such alluring, such perilous ideals!” Margaret Atwood, “The Blind Assassin” - 2000

“Maybe you go to hell for the things you don’t do. The things you don’t finish.” Chuck Palahniuk, “Lullaby” - 2002

“The beauty or ugliness of a character lay not only in its achievements, but in its aims and impulses; its true history lay, not among things done, but among things willed.” Thomas Hardy, “Tess of the d'Urbervilles” - 1891

“This is the middle of my life. I think of it as a place, like the middle of a river, the middle of a bridge, halfway across, halfway over. I’m supposed to have accumulated things by now: possessions, responsibilities, achievements, experience...” Margaret Atwood, “Cat's Eye” - 1988

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