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Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved.
Russia gave us the mission to destroy terrorism and extinguish it in the North Caucasus, and results have already been achieved.
I set a goal for myself in being an actor and moving out to L.A., and I really felt I had achieved it when I landed 'Shameless.'
If I had to put my clubs away tomorrow and never play golf again, I'd be a happy man. I feel pretty proud of what I've achieved.
It's amazing how lucky Westlife were and what we achieved. It's very rare to have seven number ones in a row. Ridiculous in fact.
If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.
Nobody under the sun was like Madonna. She was positive and clear and wholly dedicated to achieving everything that she's achieved.
I feel so proud of everything I have achieved and it is lovely that my soundtracks take people back to their first love or holiday.
Those who have achieved success in football have a degree of responsibility to be open and honest about our 'calling,' our passion.
As an artist, you're always going to be yearning and wanting and never satisfied. I never feel like I've really achieved something.
I am proud of whatever my parents have achieved. In fact, it drives me to excel in life, to perform even better and explore myself.
Human civilization is not something achieved against nature; it is rather the outcome of the working of the innate qualities of man.
Between 21-30 women go through humungous changes. After that, they've generally achieved what they wanted, and they're more settled.
Music - opera particularly - is a process which is endurable or successful only if it is achieved by people who love to collaborate.
It is like a disease to think that an invincible status has been achieved after being satisfied with the past successful operations.
I came from a reality show and my whole family including my sisters Shakti and Mukti Mohan have achieved fame through reality shows.
If your only objective is to be popular, you're going to be popular but you will be known as the Prime Minister who achieved nothing.
Utopianism is probably a necessary social device for generating the superhuman efforts without which no major revolution is achieved.
Modernity, the child of the Enlightenment, failed when it became apparent that the good society cannot be achieved by unaided reason.
Men in particular think that they have achieved something if they can make a woman mad, particularly if she is calm and intellectual.
I agree Maria Blasco has achieved amazing things with telomerase induction and we are hopeful this will translate to the human model.
The day I think I've achieved everything will be the day I fail. There is no end to learning, and I want to continue being a student.
Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.
It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.
If we look at where relations between the Soviet Union and Germany were in 1945 and where we stand now, then we have achieved so much.
There are superstars around us who have achieved so much in their career. I am not even five percent of that. I have a long way to go.
If you become famous but haven't actually achieved anything, then your life has no real meaning - unless you're spectacularly shallow.
When the fabric of society is so rigid that it cannot change quickly enough, adjustments are achieved by social unrest and revolutions.
I'm very proud of what my parents achieved and what they stood for. They didn't have much, but in many ways they were richer than most.
The greater good is achieved by not only telling people what they need to know, but also filling them with a sense of empathy and love.
A national team is a reflection of its country's football, and both Brazil and Argentina have earned respect for what they've achieved.
To be thirsty and to drink water is the perfection of sensuality rarely achieved. Sometimes you drink water; other times you are thirsty.
I came from nothing and achieved humungous fame and fortune. But I worked hard. I had discipline and determination. I had that ice in me.
Whenever a film allows you to think and feel and take it beyond the moment, I think it's achieved something. And 'Funny Games' does that.
I have developed a nasty habit of losing to the guy who wins the tournament, and that alone makes you think what you could have achieved.
The greatest thing to be achieved in advertising, in my opinion, is believability, and nothing is more believable than the product itself.
It's a team game. Sometimes individuals play and sometimes not. I'm happy with what I have achieved and I hope I can accomplish even more.
In my head, that climb up the career ladder just doesn't exist. I feel I've achieved everything I set out to achieve, as far as work goes.
A final and long-lasting solution to the Kosovo issue cannot be achieved without an agreement with Serbia, especially in regard to the U.N.
Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work.
I know of no greater work for humanity than in the cause of peace, which can only be achieved by the earnest efforts of nations and peoples.
I had strong legs that would have made me a good sumo wrestler and I used that to my advantage, but my home runs were achieved by technique.
I still dream about everything I achieved. I dream about my career, dream about playing baseball, meeting so many people, traveling so much.
Many of the touted advantages of electronic voting can still be achieved with paper ballots if you use a computerized ballot marking scheme.
I love looking at people who have achieved a lot - even Kim Kardashian, who has made a brand out of being a reality TV star; I applaud that.
Regardless of who you are, what sport you chose, or how much success you achieved, playing the game is all about getting you ready for life.
When I was 4 years old, my brother and sister died of hunger, so I achieved my success through confidence, self-motivation and my hard work.
I can only thank Manchester City for everything they have done for me. What we have achieved in such a short space of time has been amazing.
Nothing of substance is being achieved or even proposed, while the country remains trapped in the Kafka-esque misery that Brexit has become.
F.D.R. achieved greatness not by means of imposing his temperament and intellect on the world but by reacting to what the world threw at him.