Achieve

Famous quotes containing the word achieve:

“Weeds are not supposed to grow,
But by degrees
Some achieve a flower, although
No one sees.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“Perceiving myself through others’ ideas of what it means to be a woman has made it difficult for me to achieve the necessary commitment [to be a poet].”
—Naomi Clark (b. 1932)

“Bible worship, though at its best it may achieve sublimity by keeping its head in the skies, may also make itself both ridiculous and dangerous by having its feet off the ground.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)