Achievement Quotes - page 7

A strong accountability system needs to broaden, not narrow, the curriculum. That cannot happen if you only have accountability without adequate school funding. Until Tallahassee understands the need to raise the bar as well as the financial investment, Florida will continue to celebrate mediocrity at the expense of true achievement. (Dan Gelber)
We need a tax code that promotes savings, investment, achievement, innovation, and hard work. View quote
Erik Paulsen
And, I may add, from what totally unexpected sources come many of those who from the comparatively modest beginning in the chorus rise to the heights of really great achievement in the theatrical profession. View quote
Florenz Ziegfeld
I miss that sensation of a small achievement feeling like a really big deal. View quote
Gavin DeGraw
Often, when you've reached a very high level of achievement, you almost become paralyzed by the idea that anything you might do might be imperfect. Perfection is just the striving, the effort, the struggle, but it's hard to remember that. View quote
Gelsey Kirkland
The American economic, political, and social organization has given to its citizens the benefits of material prosperity, political liberty, and a wholesome natural equality; and this achievement is a gain, not only to Americans, but to the world and to civilization. View quote
Herbert Croly
The moral and social aspiration proper to American life is, of course, the aspiration vaguely described by the word democratic; and the actual achievement of the American nation points towards an adequate and fruitful definition of the democratic ideal. View quote
Herbert Croly
I savored my time on top of the podium by watching the American flag rise up out of the crowd as the anthem played, thinking about how every single second of training I've done was for this minute and how many people played a role in my achievement. View quote
Hannah Kearney
The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become. View quote
Harold Taylor
Grades are almost completely relative, in effect ranking students relative to others in their class. Thus extra achievement by one student not only raises his position, but in effect lowers the position of others. View quote
James S. Coleman
The higher the social class of other students the higher any given student's achievement. (James S. Coleman)
The educational resources provided by a child's fellow students are more important for his achievement than are the resources provided by the school board. View quote
James S. Coleman
Badges mean nothing in themselves, but they mark a certain achievement and they are a link between the rich and the poor. For when one girl sees a badge on a sister Scout's arm, if that girl has won the same badge, it at once awakens an interest and sympathy between them. View quote
Juliette Gordon Low
My greatest achievement so far is that I've been able to continue with my normal life. I love what I do, but more so, I'm glad to have people who care about me close by. View quote
Kim Smith
People seem to think that life began with the achievement of personal independence. View quote
Katharine Anthony
There are two kinds of people; those who are always well and those who are always sick. Most of the evils of the world come from the first sort and most of the achievement from the second. View quote
Louis Dudek
Innocence of heart and violence of feeling are necessary in any kind of superior achievement: The arts cannot exist without them. View quote
Louise Bogan
My real achievement is my daughter and my three beautiful grandchildren. View quote
Marilyn Horne
I am a person who always tries not to be easily influenced by position or achievement. I thank God for the fact that I can share more kindness and a good quality of life through the popularity. Not for the popularity itself. View quote
Mario Teguh
Meanwhile, parents, students and teachers all report higher satisfaction with charter schools. People like them. They cost less money. They raise the academic achievement of poor kids. Go ahead, get a little enthused. View quote
Maggie Gallagher
I do think we know that a teacher who knows what he or she is doing, knows their subject matter, and knows how to impart knowledge to kids is a critical piece of closing the achievement gap. (Margaret Spellings)
We want to obviously foster a relationship that we're a partner with states; that we all share the same goals of closing the achievement gap, just as the Congress does; and that we're practical and sophisticated enough to understand what they're talking about. View quote
Margaret Spellings
Ultimately, my greatest achievement is maintaining my career while sustaining a happy marriage and kids. View quote
Melina Kanakaredes
Coming to understand a painting or a symphony in an unfamiliar style, to recognize the work of an artist or school, to see or hear in new ways, is as cognitive an achievement as learning to read or write or add. View quote
Nelson Goodman
My father's biggest achievement was to motivate the South Korean people, to show them we could become prosperous if we worked hard. He taught me to love my country, and serve my country. View quote
Park Geun-hye