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I've never really spent a lot of time thinking about my individual accomplishments actually.

For me, I find that even though I've accomplished a few things in my life, looking back on accomplishments doesn't give me a sense of satisfaction.

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.

I haven't achieved as much as I should have done in my career.

Accolades and lists may tell us about accomplishments, but life is meant to be experienced, not just accomplished. It's like the difference between reading books for the sake of reading and reading books just to get a good grade.

Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping.

I have accomplished all that I have set out to accomplish and more.

I've achieved more than some people do in a lifetime, but it doesn't mean I've done it all.

I don't feel I have to acknowledge how I'm doing by an award.