Motivational Quotes

Goals

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

- Glasgow, Arnold H.

Best Quotes about Goals

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Hill, Napoleon

If one were to take that goal out of out of its religious form and look merely at its purely human side, one might state it perhaps thus: free and responsible development of the individual, so that he may place his powers freely and gladly in the service of all mankind.

Einstein, Albert

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

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal, My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

Pasteur, Louis

Achievable goals are the first step to self improvement.

J.K. Rowling

The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.

Morgan, John Pierpont

To solve a problem or to reach a goal, you don't need to know all the answers in advance. But you must have a clear idea of the problem or the goal you want to reach.

Stone, W. Clement

The more specific and measurable your goal, the more quickly you will be able to identify, locate, create, and implement the use of the necessary resources for its achievement.

Givens, Charles J.

What three things do you want to accomplish this year? Write them down and place them on your refrigerator for inspiration all year long.

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

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In whatever position you find yourself determine first your objective.

Foch, Ferdinand

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To will is to select a goal, determine a course of action that will bring one to that goal, and then hold to that action till the goal is reached. The key is action.

Michael Hanson

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We find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.

Maxwell Maltz

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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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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!

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An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

Stevenson, Robert Louis

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Before you begin a thing, remind yourself that difficulties and delays quite impossible to foresee are ahead. If you could see them clearly, naturally you could do a great deal to get rid of them but you can't. You can only see one thing clearly and that is your goal. Form a mental vision of that and cling to it through thick and thin.

Kathleen Norris

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One never goes further than when they do not know where they are going.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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Every single life only becomes great when the individual sets upon a goal or goals which they really believe in, which they can really commit themselves to, which they can put their whole heart and soul into.

Tracy, Brian

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You can plant a dream.

Campbell, Anne

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What an immense power over the life is the power of possessing distinct aims. The voice, the dress, the look, the very motion of a person, define and alter when he or she begins to live for a reason.

Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart

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The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.

Mille, Cecil B. De

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Set your goals high and don't stop until you get there.

Jackson, Bo

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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

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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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The most important thing about goals is having one.

Abert, Geoffrey F.

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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 may not accomplish every goal you set -- no one does -- but what really matters is having goals and going after them wholeheartedly.

Brown, Les

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When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live life.

Anderson, Greg

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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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Give yourself something to work toward -- constantly.

Ash, Mary Kay

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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

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Without a goal to work toward, we will not get there.

Josefowitz, Natasha

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A goal properly set is halfway reached.

Ziglar, Zig

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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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The first essentials, of course, is to know what you want.

Collier, Robert

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If you're not sure where you're going, you'll probably end up somewhere else.

Laurence, Peter

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Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.

Aristotle

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It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.

Christina, Queen

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Make measurable progress in reasonable time.

Rohn, Jim

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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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A distracted existence leads us to no goal.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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

Caddy, Eileen

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If you don't know where you are going. How can you expect to get there?

Walsh, Basil S.

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Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is to focus it. That is what goals can do for us; concentrate our energy.

Waitley, Denis

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I've surpassed any goal I set for myself as far as my body, my career, and getting married.

Lake, Ricki

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

Prior, Matthew

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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 major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.

Rohn, Jim