Work accomplished means little. It is in the past. What we all want is the glorious and living present.
Pretty much every record I've ever done, I can go back and listen to them and be proud. I'm proud of everything I've done.
I don't fly any awards at the house. Any award you get is usually for something you've done in the past. And I like to keep looking forward.
When I look back at my career, I want to say I accomplished certain things and ran certain times.
The challenge of the unknown future is so much more exciting than the stories of the accomplished past.
Pride, to me, is a celebration of the past because we have come such a long way from the very first Pride parade marking the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, so it's a celebration of all that we've accomplished.
People are much more likely to act on their self-percepts of efficacy inferred from many sources of information rather than rely primarily on visceral cues. This is not surprising because self knowledge based on information about one's coping skills, past accomplishments, and social comparison is considerably more indicative of capability than the indefinite stirrings of the viscera
I've always prided myself in not reveling in past accomplishments and focusing on future achievement, instead. That's been my career motto.
The best way to honor past accomplishments is by building on top of their breakthroughs.
You don't wanna mess up what you've done. It's like Jordan coming back: You're scared to mess up the legacy.
Enthusiastic partisans of the idea of progress are in danger of failing to recognize the immense riches accumulated by the human race. By underrating the achievements of the past, they devalue all those which still remain to be accomplished.
