Quotes: John Foster Dulles

"A man's accomplishments in life are the cumulative effect of his attention to detail." 

–– John Foster Dulles (1888-1959) American politician, lawyer, and diplomat 

via: Sketchbook M 13, 2024, 2025, p. 18.

Quotes: Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Nothing great is ever accomplished without enthusiasm."

–– Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American philosopher and writer 

via: Commonplace Book 1999-2001, 2001. 

Quotes: Jim Rohn

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments." 

–– Jim Rohn (1930-2009), American entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker

Quotes: Georgia O'Keeffe

"You get whatever accomplishment you are willing to declare."   

–– Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986), American artist 

via: Sketchbook 32, 2022, p. 28.

Quotes: Sue Bender

"It's the enjoyment of every step in the process of doing; everything, not only the isolated piece we label art. If accomplishing it is the only goal, all that it takes to reach that goal is too slow, too fatiguing an obstacle to what you want to achieve. If you want to rush the accomplishment, it is an inevitable disappointment. Then you rush to something. The disappointment is reaped over and over again. But if every step is pleasant, then the accomplishment becomes even more because it is nourished by what is going on." 

–– Sue Bender (b. 1933), American writer, family therapist and ceramic artist 

Source: Sue Bender. Plain and Simple.

via: Sketchbook A, 2018, p. 71. 

Quotes: Sandra Day O'Connor

"We don't accomplish anything in this world alone, and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates something." 

–– Sandra Day O'Connor (b. 1930), American retired politician and attorney 

via: Sketchbook A, 2018, p. 64.

Quotes: Ralph Waldo Emerson

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." 

–– Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American philosopher and writer 

via: Sketchbook 20, 2013, p. 120