As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
quote by Eleanor Roosevelt
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Too many accomplishments makes no accomplishments.
Uncle Alvarez
Theres a portrait of uncle alvarez
Hangin in the hall
Nobody wants to look at it
But uncle alvarez sees us all
Oh, oh, oh, imaginary accomplishments
Hey, hey, hey, you visionary guy
You might even shake the hands of presidents
Better send a postcard and keep the family quiet
Hes not really a part cherokee indian
He didnt fight in the civil war
Hes just eugene isaac alvarez
We feel sorry for the wall
Oh, oh, oh, imaginary accomplishments
Hey, hey, hey, you visionary guy
You might even shake the hands of presidents
Youre gonna make em sorry when you die
And its a long way down
Youre hoping for a heart attack
Runnin around
Investing in this and that
And your beautiful wife keeps your life on a shelf for you
Safe in the bedroom
Where theres no dust or mildew
And its hard to believe you were once a beautiful dancer
Better just to shake it off
As you write your resume
Dont think of uncle alvarez
And the price he had to pay
Oh, oh, oh, imaginary accomplishments
Hey, hey, hey, you visionary guy
You might even shake the hands of presidents
Youre gonna make em sorry when you die
Oh, oh, oh, imaginary accomplishments
Hey, hey, hey, you visionary guy
You might even shake the hands of presidents
Better send some money to the alma mater
song performed by by Liz Phair
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Shake Off Dust
What are my goals?
Hmmm...
Of that I have no clue.
My mind is kept pre-occupied,
With so many unlimited things to do.
If I sat and thought,
About what it was i wanted to achieve...
None of my accomplishments,
Would have been given life to breathe.
I had been accused of doing nothing,
By those I observed doing that at their best.
And I never thought of that as a challenge for me.
So I left that to others to win that contest!
What are my goals?
Hmmm...
Of that I have no clue.
My mind is kept pre-occupied,
With so many unlimited things to do.
To get done.
I'm not one satisfied,
To rid myself or shake off dust.
Or notice it if it should come.
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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Words to Mom When I Was a Teen
I wish I could let you know, Mom
How much you mean to me
But words can't even begin to
Make you really see
How much I really love you, Mom
How much I hold you dear
And I won't even think about
Life without you here
Ours is a hard relationship
But no matter how odd
There's respect, caring, and loyalty
And love, given to us by God
And as I'm writing this poem, Mom
The tears stream down my face
And I think about our past, Mom
And words I can't erase
But even though the scars stay put
They can heal over, with the years
And we can grow together, once again
And wipe away our tears
The sadness that you feel, Mom
It's not right, it's not good
Cause there's no one like you, Mom
I wish you understood
You feel you don't accomplish things
But it really seems to me
That what you do for others
Are things that you can't see
Do you look at understanding?
Can kindness and caring be measured?
And all the things that mean so much
Can they be added up and treasured?
No, life is a test not written down
And the scores cannot be seen
But that doesn't make it less important
For to God, what do accomplishments mean?
poem by Kathleen West
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What Goes On As Witnessed
It is easier to see,
The same things done...
By the same people doing them,
Over and over again.
With nothing achieved,
Or accomplishments completed...
As seen from a distance.
And with thoughts reminisced.
And upon one's return,
From travels sojourned...
No matter what the length of time,
With an experiencing of life and lessons learned.
What goes on as witnessed,
Gets even easier to ignore unlike what was viewed...
At a time before.
But gone is the attachment,
With a showing of indifference.
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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In the end, a man's motives are second to his accomplishments.
Accomplishments have no color.
quote by Leontyne Price
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I think a lot of Jim Thorpe, the Olympian, and his accomplishments.
quote by Lee Trevino
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If life were measured by accomplishments, most of us would die in infancy.
quote by A.P. Gouthey
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I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments.
quote by Arthur Ashe
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Man is always more than he can know of himself consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule on himself.
Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.
quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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I have lived long enough both in years and in accomplishments.
quote by Julius Caesar
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No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you.
quote by Wilma Rudolph
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Today's accomplishments were yesterday's impossibilities.
quote by Robert H. Schuller
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He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you.
quote by Althea Gibson
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I wish I were with some of the wild people that run in the woods, and know nothing about accomplishments!
quote by Joanna Baillie
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The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is yet willing to learn more.
quote by Ed Parker
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