The biggest accomplishment, in racial terms, for Barack Obama was being elected. He had to overcome his blackness to be elected. He climbed the Mt. Everest of American politics, becoming an historic first. – Randall Kennedy
Making it to the NFL is a huge accomplishment. Making it in the NFL is a huge accomplishment, but I haven’t done that yet. No matter how many games we’ve played, it’s still hard to figure out when you’ve made it in the NFL. – Robert Griffin III
Accomplishment is such a patronizing, dangerous word, isn’t it? I haven’t really accomplished anything. The most accomplished thing I’ve done is to have lived this long – 81. – Patrick Macnee
Conquering America for a U.K. artist is incredible because that’s what everybody wants and dreams about. The accomplishment is dominating a market which you aren’t familiar with. – Rita Ora
Even on education, his one accomplishment, the Leave No Child Behind Act, and he has left it unfunded. – Sidney Blumenthal
Being varied is something I do instinctively and naturally. I feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment. – Sarah Brightman
The most satisfying accomplishment for me was winning the British Open in 1996. But the most rewarding times were the times on the mini tours. – Tom Lehman
For all the tribulations in our lives, for all the troubles that remain in the world, the decline of violence is an accomplishment that we can savor – and an impetus to cherish the forces of civilization and enlightenment that made it possible. – Steven Pinker
Who knows better than artists how much ugliness there is on the way to beauty, how many ghastly, mortifying missteps, how many days of granitic blockheadedness and dismaying ineptitude there is on the way to accomplishment, how partial all accomplishment is, how incomplete? – Tony Kushner
I feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment. Everything is in tune: the voice, the type of music, who I am and who people think I am. – Sarah Brightman
Having a better and more productive life than my monster father has been my most significant accomplishment. – Stephen Hunter
Creating a vertically oriented regional ecosystem is a pretty amazing accomplishment for any country or industry. – Steve Blank
Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that’s it; your career is over. – Sugar Ray Leonard
The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew that was something nobody could ever take away from me, ever. – Wilma Rudolph
The love of these people and of my fans mean more than any award or special accomplishment. – Wynonna Judd