Motivational Quotes

Goals

The capabilities of the human mind are enormous. There is usually no inherent reason you cannot accomplish whatever goal you set for yourself.

- Mccarthy, Michael J.

Best Quotes about Goals

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

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Goals must never be from your ego, but problems that cry for a solution.

Schuller, Robert H.

Concentrate on finding your goal, then concentrate on reaching it.

Friedsam, Michael

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

Robbins, Anthony

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

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

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

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.

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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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Unless you have some goals, I don't think there's any way to get above the pack. My vision was always well beyond what I had any reason to expect.

Fuqua, John

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People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals -- that is, goals that do not inspire them.

Robbins, Anthony

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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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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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It is a very high goal which, with our weak powers, we can reach only very inadequately, but which gives a sure foundation to our aspirations and valuations.

Einstein, Albert

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Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life.

Brown, Les

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A goal without a plan is just a wish.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Goals are a means to an end, not the ultimate purpose of our lives. They are simply a tool to concentrate our focus and move us in a direction. The only reason we really pursue goals is to cause ourselves to expand and grow. Achieving goals by themselves will never make us happy in the long term; it's who you become, as you overcome the obstacles necessary to achieve your goals, that can give you the deepest and most long-lasting sense of fulfillment.

Robbins, Anthony

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One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. Which road do I take? she asked. Where do you want to go? was his response. I don't know, Alice answered. Then, said the cat, it doesn't matter.

Carroll, Lewis

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From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached.

Kafka, Franz

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Your goal should be out of reach but not out of sight.

DeFrantz, Anita

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

Berra, Yogi

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

Jackson, Bo

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No wind favors him who has no destined port.

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De

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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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You get what you set out to do.

Hanson, John

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Decide what you want and write your goals. Then convert your goals into positive, present tense statements called affirmations. Affirm your goals each day until they become part of your subconscious mechanism.

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Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.

Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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There is no achievement without goals.

Mckain, Robert J.

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

Carlson, Curtis

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No wind is of service to him that is bound for nowhere.

Proverb, French

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Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.

Publilius Syrus

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There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.

Hill, Napoleon

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

Caddy, Eileen

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There is nothing so terrible as activity without insight.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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

Frieseke, Frederick (Carl)

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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 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

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To be come fully alive a person must have goals and aims that transcend himself.

Otto, Herbert A.

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Always have some project underway an ongoing project that goes over from day to day and thus makes each day a small unit of time.

Troll, Lillian

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A goal properly set is halfway reached.

Ziglar, Zig

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

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Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how you're going to use it by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal, and by maintaining focus.

Oprah Winfrey

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You have to set new goals every day.

Krone, Julie

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

Menander of Athens