A country that relies on aid? Death is better than that. It stops you from achieving your potential, just as colonialism did.

— Imran Khan

Among my activities was membership in the Boy Scouts; I rose each year through the ranks, eventually achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and undertaking leadership roles in the organization.

— Frederick Reines

Before swearing in new citizens, immigration officials check to make sure prospective citizens weren't on voter rolls or voted before achieving legal citizenship. A citizenship petition can be denied if they were.

— Kate Brown

Bringing more large sporting events to Africa would help the continent develop sports policies and at the same time optimize its peoples' chances of achieving competitive success.

— Richard Attias

But the gravest difficulty, and perhaps the most important, in poetry meant solely for recitation, is the difficulty of achieving verbal beauty, or rather of making verbal beauty tell.

— Lascelles Abercrombie

China pays a great deal of attention to the Korean nuclear issue. We stand for achieving denuclearization of the peninsula peacefully through dialogue and consultation to maintain peace and stability of the peninsula and Northeast Asia.

— Hu Jintao

Diet and supplements and exercise programs aren't what is achieving longevity. Having a faith-based community can add four to 14 years.

— Dan Buettner

Economic engineering is about the design and analysis of frameworks for achieving specific economic objectives.

— Ben Bernanke

Education is at the heart of achieving your dreams.

— Patrice Motsepe

Engineering is achieving function while avoiding failure.

— Henry Petroski