Motivational Quotes

Goals

A goal without a plan is just a wish.

- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Best Quotes about Goals

You return and again take the proper course, guided by what? -- By the picture in mind of the place you are headed for...

Mcdonald, John

There is no achievement without goals.

Mckain, Robert J.

Who walks the fastest, but walks astray, is only furthest from his way.

Prior, Matthew

I consider a goal as a journey rather than a destination. And each year I set a new goal.

Carlson, Curtis

Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was to be the greatest athlete that ever lived.

Zaharias, Babe Didrikson

Think little goals and expect little achievements. Think big goals and win big success.

Schwartz, David J.

Becoming a star may not be your destiny, but being the best that you can be is a goal that you can set for yourselves.

Lindsay, Bryan

Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? That depends a good deal on where you want to get to. Said the Cat. I don't much care where --Said Alice. Then it doesn't matter which way you go, said the Cat.

Carroll, Lewis

There are those who travel and those who are going somewhere. They are different and yet they are the same. The success has this over his rivals: He knows where he is going.

Caine, Mark

10.

You get what you set out to do.

Hanson, John

11.

Whether or not you reach your goals in life depends entirely on how well you prepare for them and how badly you want them. You're eagles! Stretch your wings and fly to the sky.

McNair, Ronald

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The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.

Denis Watley

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Choosing goals that are important to you is one of the most essential things you can do in order to live your dreams.

Brown, Les

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The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work.

Oprah Winfrey

15.

Have an aim in life -- then don't forget to pull the trigger.

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If a man does not know what port he is steering for, no wind is favorable to him.

Seneca

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We didn't get great goals. We just scored no-fear goals. Heart goals.

Pilon, Rich

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The only way to reach your long range goals is through achieving your short range objectives.

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First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.

Aristotle

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You are not likely to get anywhere in particular if you don't know where you want to go.

Johnson, Percy H.

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You don't have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things -- to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.

Hillary, Sir Edmund

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Some people drift along like a cork on a river, feeling that they cannot do anything except drift, moment to moment. This is an attitude of mind. Everyone can be constructive even in tiny ways.

Bono, Edward De

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Objectives are not fate; they are direction. They are not commands; they are commitments. They do not determine the future; they are means to mobilize the resources and energies of the business for the making of the future.

Drucker, Peter F.

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I learned that, before you reach an objective, you must be ready with a new one, and you must start to communicate it to the organization. But it is not the goal itself that is important.

Carlzon, Jan

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Knowing where you're going is all you need to get there.

Frieseke, Frederick (Carl)

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Those who build beneath the stars build too low.

Young, Edward

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There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time.

Swetchine, Anne Sophie

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You. too, can determine what you want. You can decide on your major objectives, targets, aims, and destination.

Stone, W. Clement

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Aim for the top. There is plenty of room there. There are so few at the top it is almost lonely there.

Insull, Samuel

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Write it down. Written goals have a way of transforming wishes into wants; cant's into cans; dreams into plans; and plans into reality. Don't just think it -- ink it!

31.

The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal.

Menander of Athens

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In whatever position you find yourself determine first your objective.

Foch, Ferdinand

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In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the goalposts are.

Glasgow, Arnold H.

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Goals should be SMART: S = Specific M = Measurable A = Assignable (who does what) R = Realistic T = Time-Related

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Goals help you channel your energy into action.

Brown, Les

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Goals determine what you're going to be.

Erving, Julius

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If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the Spirit.

Winfrey, Oprah

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If a man knows not what harbor he seeks, any wind is the right wind.

Seneca

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Setting an exciting goal is like setting a needle in your compass. From then on, the compass knows only one point-its ideal. And it will faithfully guide you there through the darkest nights and fiercest storms.

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A soul without a high aim is like a ship without a rudder.

Caddy, Eileen

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Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.

Robbins, Anthony

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If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.

Berra, Yogi

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A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.

Carlyle, Thomas

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A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Hill, Napoleon

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The goal you set must be challenging. At the same time, it should be realistic and attainable, not impossible to reach. It should be challenging enough to make you stretch, but not so far that you break.

Hansen, Rick

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I feel that the most important step in any major accomplishment is setting a specific goal. This enables you to keep your mind focused on your goal and off the many obstacles that will arise when you're striving to do your best.

Thomas, Kurt

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Picture yourself in your minds eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you'll be doing when you've reached your goal.

Nightingale, Earl

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People who say that life is not worthwhile are really saying that they themselves have no personal goals which are worthwhile. Get yourself a goal worth working for. Better still, get yourself a project. Always have something ahead of you to look forward to -- to work for and hope for.

Maltz, Maxwell

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A salesman must also have flexible goals. You may say, I want to sell 10 accounts this week, and you sell five. You're ready to die. But, you tell yourself, Five isn't too bad. You know, next week maybe I'll sell 10.

Carlson, Curtis

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Without some goals and some efforts to reach it, no man can live.

Dewey, John