“Getting something done is an accomplishment; getting something done right is an achievement” is a popular saying of unknown authorship. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1979.
Google Books
Speaker’s Lifetime Library
By Leonard Spinrad and Thelma Spinrad
New York, NY: Prentice-Hall
[1987], ©1979
Pg. 6:
Getting something done is an accomplishment; getting something done right is an achievement.
Google Books
Words for All Occasions
By Glenn Van Ekeren
Paramus, NJ: Prentice Hall
1988
Pg. 14:
Getting something done is an accomplishment; getting something done right is an achievement.
Anonymous
29 August 1991, The Sheppard Senator (Wichita Falls, TX), pg. 4, col. 1:
“Getting something done is an accomplishment; getting something done right is an achievement.”
—anonymous
Google Books
And I Quote:
The Definitive Collection of Quotes, Sayings, and Jokes for the Contemporary Speechmaker
By Ashton Applewhite, William R. Evans III and Andrew Frothingham
New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press
1992
Pg. 6:
Getting something done is an accomplishment; getting something clone right is an achievement.
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Self-Mastery:
Making the Most of What You’ve Got
By Michael S. Haro
San Jose, CA: Writer’s Showcase presented by Writer’s Digest
2000
Pg. 101:
To do something well is an achievement. To do something is an accomplishment.
The true difference between accomplishment and achievement is your level of satisfaction. Achievement starts and ends with satisfaction.
Life of Brett
Sunday, January 6, 2002
Inspirational Quotes
I am going to start compiling my favorite inspirational quotes, so you can check back to this page as I will update it every so often.
Achievement
Getting something done is an accomplishment; getting something done right is an achievement.
~ Anonymous
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“Getting something done is an accomplishment; getting something done right is an achievement.” - Anonymous
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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