Motivational Quotes

Goals

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

- Seneca

Best Quotes about Goals

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

Carlyle, Thomas

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

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

If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.

Carroll, Lewis

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

Seneca

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

Josefowitz, Natasha

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

Pilon, Rich

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

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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It is better to finish something than begin.

Proverb

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Many a person who started out to conquer the world in shining army has ended up just getting along. The horse got tired, the army rusty. The goal was removed and unsure.

Cook, Robert A.

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A goal without a plan is just a wish.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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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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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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People with goals succeed because they know where they're going.

Nightingale, Earl

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What by a straight path cannot be reached by crooked ways is never won.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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

Ziglar, Zig

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

Lee, Bruce

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

Menander of Athens

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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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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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Those who build beneath the stars build too low.

Young, Edward

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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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Give yourself something to work toward -- constantly.

Ash, Mary Kay

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If you don't know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.

Kissinger, Henry

27.

My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose -- somehow we win out

Reagan, Ronald

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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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Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I'll give you a man who will make history. Give me a man with no goals and I'll give you a stock clerk.

Penney, J. C. (James Cash)

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

Glasgow, Arnold H.

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Setting goals for your game is an art. The trick is in setting them at the right level neither too low nor too high.

Norman, Greg

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

Brown, Les

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Goals that are not written down are just wishes.

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

Frieseke, Frederick (Carl)

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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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All you have to do is know where you're going. The answers will come to you of their own accord.

Nightingale, Earl

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

Robbins, Anthony

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You cannot do a goal. Long-term planning and goal-setting must therefore be complemented by short-term planning. This kind of planning requires specifying activities. You can do an activity. Activities are steps along the way to a goal. Let's say you desire security. Putting $10.00 in the bank or talking to your stockbroker about your investment plans are activities that will move you toward your goal.

Lakein, Alan

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A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's heaven for?

Browning, Robert

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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

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A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Hill, Napoleon

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If you don't care where you're going any road will get you there

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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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You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.

Patton, George S.

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Everyone has a success mechanism and a failure mechanism. The failure mechanism goes off by itself. The success mechanism only goes off with a goal. Every time we write down and talk about a goal we push the button to start the success mechanism.

Jones, Charles ''Tremendous''

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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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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