Motivational Quotes

Goals

Famous archer, Howard Hill won all of the 267 archery contests he entered. He could hit a bullseye at 50 feet, then split first arrow with the second. Would it be possible for you to shoot better than him? YES, if he were blindfolded! How can you hit a target you can't see? Even worse, how can you hit a target you don't even have!? You need to have GOALS in your life!

- Ziglar, Zig

Best Quotes about Goals

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

Seneca

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

Gide, Andre

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

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

It is far better to give work that is above a person, than to educate the person to be above their work.

Ruskin, John

Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only those who keep their eye fixed on the far horizon will find their right road.

Hammarskjold, Dag

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

Goals are not dreamy, pie-in-the-sky ideals. They have every day practical applications and they should be practical.

Brown, Les

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

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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

Publilius Syrus

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

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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

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Give yourself something to work toward -- constantly.

Ash, Mary Kay

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If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it.

Rockefeller, John D.

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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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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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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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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

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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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You cannot make it as a wandering generality. You must become a meaningful specific.

Ziglar, Zig

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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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A goal properly set is halfway reached.

Ziglar, Zig

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A set definite objective must be established if we are to accomplish anything in a big way.

Mcdonald, John

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

Schwartz, David J.

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Goals help you channel your energy into action.

Brown, Les

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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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There is no achievement without goals.

Mckain, Robert J.

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A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Hill, Napoleon

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Until input thought is linked to a goal purpose there can be no intelligent accomplishment.

Thomas, Paul G.

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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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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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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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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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Great souls are not those who have fewer passions and more virtues than others, but only those who have greater designs.

La Rochefoucauld, Francois De

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

Collier, Robert

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The most important thing about goals is having one.

Abert, Geoffrey F.

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We're all pilgrims on the same journey-but some pilgrims have better road maps.

Demille, Nelson

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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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There is no sudden leap into the stratosphere. There is only advancing step by step, slowly and tortuously, up the pyramid towards your goals.

Stein, Ben

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

Frieseke, Frederick (Carl)

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You just wait. I'm going to be the biggest Chinese Star in the world.

Lee, Bruce

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There must be a goal at every stage of life! There must be a goal!

Kuhn, Maggie

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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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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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Take heed you do not find what you do not seek.

Proverb, English

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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