Gardening is akin to writing stories. No experience could have taught me more about grief or flowers, about achieving survival by going, your fingers in the ground, the limit of physical exhaustion.
In achieving the depersonalization of childbirth and at the same time solving the problem of pain, our society may have lost more than it has gained. We are left with the physical husk; the transcending significance has been drained away.
Find your spirit, and no challenge will keep you from achieving your goals.
Mutual commitment helps overcome the fear of failure—especially when people are part of a team sharing and achieving goals. It also sets the stage for open dialogue and honest conversation.
Others may doubt us. They may criticize us. They may try to deny us what is rightfully ours. But they will fail. And I promise you, as long as I am mayor, I will never back away from fighting any opponent - or confronting any obstacle - that would prevent our people from achieving all of their dreams in Our New York.
Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort.
A winner concentrates on that which is goal achieving rather than tension relieving.
When the pastor and his or her church have a vision, they will put their energy, time, money, and personnel into achieving it.
Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible.
In no circumstance would the United States or any other nation have the right to mount a military invasion to overthrow another government for the ostensible purpose of achieving disarmament. Rather, the United States would respect the Charter of the UN and would strive to achieve disarmament and settle the differences among nations through peaceful diplomatic means.
Intelligence is a fixed goal with variable means of achieving it.
Managers assert drive and control to get things done; leaders pause to discover new ways of being and achieving.
Believe in yourself, even if you feel like turning back at times. Don't run away. Little by little you will get closer to achieving your dreams.
There are some actresses who cannot function on the set without having a close relationship with their directors. Their way of communicating with the director is through intimacy. It doesn't necessarily have to do with any physical act; it has more to do with achieving a closeness that they find very valuable.
Ballet dancing is arduous, strenuous activity. Students are engaged in physical training that rivals the training Olympic athletes undergo. At the same time, they strive for physical perfection not for the prowess alone but as a way of achieving the means necessary to express the pure nature of their art.
We learn as much by others' failings as by their teachings. Examples of imperfection is just as useful for achieving perfection as are models of competence and perfection.
Having an aim is the key to achieving your best.
Anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way
I enjoy hard work, I love setting goals and achieving them.
Making a true decision means committing to achieving a result, and then cutting yourself off from any other possibility.