Despite what one might gather from the shrill rantings of the leftist commentariat, for whom religion is a sort of disease, religious difference in the United States has rarely led to serious social strife. That is no small achievement, and one that virtually no other Western democracy can boast.

I would say my greatest achievement in life right now - my greatest achievement period is - and I'm still trying to achieve it - is to be a wonderful father to my kids.

I know that bands that haven't put out a record for 10 years are playing to 20,000 people a night. But that's not the achievement.

It's a great achievement for a 29-year-old to play 100 Tests.

Art in America should be American, drawn from American sources, memorializing American achievement.

All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual. Your personal achievement starts in your mind. The first step is to know exactly what your problem, goal or desire is.

I want to compliment Francesco Totti: scoring 206 goals is a great achievement. It does not matter that he has beat me, as he is a great player.

When I'm old, I'd like to wake up in the morning and not really do anything - just be happy to exist. I'd like to look at my accomplishments and sit back and revel in my own achievement.

The country that consistently ranks among the highest in educational achievement is Finland. A rich country, but education is free. Germany, education is free. France, education is free.

It is commonly asserted and accepted that Paradise Lost is among the two or three greatest English poems; it may justly be taken as the type of supreme poetic achievement in our literature.

A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement.

The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it.

Spectacular achievement is always preceded by unspectacular preparation.

Thought is the original source of all wealth, all success, all material gain, all great discoveries and inventions, and of all achievement.

Use missteps as stepping stones to deeper understanding and greater achievement.

The hardest achievement in acting - in my opinion, anyway - is nailing a role that absolutely nobody else could have played. Pacino owned Michael Corleone... but DeNiro could have owned it as well. Who else, though, but Val Kilmer could have nailed Jim Morrison? Does anyone besides Will Ferrell pull off Ron Burgundy?

My biggest achievement at Cardiff is bringing the whole club together in my two years here.

Praise your children more than you correct them. Praise them for even their smallest achievement.

The film was fair to his musical achievement and gave him every opportunity to explain himself.

When you are growing up to even be involved in a Scotland squad is a massive achievement, to go on and play for your country is an amazing thing, something I will never take for granted.