Motivational Quotes

Goals

A man has to have goals- for a day, for a lifetime- that was mine, to have people say, There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.

- Williams, Ted

Best Quotes about Goals

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.

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.

There is no achievement without goals.

Mckain, Robert J.

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

Otto, Herbert A.

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

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

DeFrantz, Anita

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

Glasgow, Arnold H.

If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.

Brown, Les

Give yourself something to work toward -- constantly.

Ash, Mary Kay

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

Josefowitz, Natasha

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

Pasteur, Louis

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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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A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

Gide, Andre

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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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You have to set new goals every day.

Krone, Julie

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What we truly and earnestly aspire to be, in some sense we are. The mere aspiration, changes one frame of mind and for the moment realizes itself.

Jamieson, Mrs.

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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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You must have long term goals to keep you from being frustrated by short term failures.

Noble, Charles C.

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An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

Stevenson, Robert Louis

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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 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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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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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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A distracted existence leads us to no goal.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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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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Often the search proves more profitable than the goal.

Konigsburg, E. L.

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

Patton, George S.

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

Prior, Matthew

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

Rockefeller, John D.

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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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A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Hill, Napoleon

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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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This one step -- choosing a goal and sticking to it -- changes everything.

Reed, Scott

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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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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

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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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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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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

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

Caddy, Eileen

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

Carlyle, Thomas

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

Pilon, Rich

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Goals that are not written down are just wishes.

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

Proverb, English

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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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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 get what you set out to do.

Hanson, John