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. on goals
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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 on goals
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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 on goals   

"We aim above the mark to hit the mark."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo on goals
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"Those who cannot tell what they desire or expect, still sigh and struggle with indefinite thoughts and vast wishes."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo on goals   

"Goals determine what you're going to be."

Erving, Julius on goals
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"Slight not what's near through aiming at what's far."

Euripides on goals   

"In whatever position you find yourself determine first your objective."

Foch, Ferdinand on goals   

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

Friedsam, Michael on goals
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"Knowing where you're going is all you need to get there."

Frieseke, Frederick (Carl) on goals   

"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 on goals   

"A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective."

Gide, Andre on goals
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"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. on goals   

"The goals you set for yourself and the strategies you choose become your blueprint or plan. Strategies are like recipes: choose the right ingredients, mix them in the correct proportions, and you will always produce the same predictable results: in this case financial success. The success strategies for managing money and building wealth are called Money Strategies. By learning to use money strategies as a part of your day-to-day life, financial frustration and failure will become a thing of the past."

Givens, Charles J. on goals   

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

Glasgow, Arnold H. on goals
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"A distracted existence leads us to no goal."

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von on goals
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"What by a straight path cannot be reached by crooked ways is never won."

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von on goals   

"There is nothing so terrible as activity without insight."

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von on goals
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"One never goes further than when they do not know where they are going."

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von on goals   

"Difficulties increase the nearer we approach the goal."

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von on goals
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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 on goals   

"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 on goals   

"You get what you set out to do."

Hanson, John on goals   

"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 until the goal is reached. The key is action."

Hanson, Michael on goals   

"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 on goals
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"A goal is a dream with a deadline."

Hill, Napoleon on goals
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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 on goals   

"Begin, be bold and venture to be wise."

Horace on goals
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"Goals are dreams with deadlines."

Hunt, Diana Scharf on goals   

"Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work."

Hunt, H. L. on goals   

"Aim for the top. There is plenty of room there. There are so few at the top it is almost lonely there."

Insull, Samuel on goals   

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

Jackson, Bo on goals   

"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. on goals   

"You are not likely to get anywhere in particular if you don't know where you want to go."

Johnson, Percy H. on goals   

"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'' on goals
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"The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows whither he is going."

Jordan, David Starr on goals   

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

Josefowitz, Natasha on goals   

"The mind's direction is more important than its progress."

Joubert, Joseph on goals   

"You will now have a starting place and a destination, and you will be able to determine what it will cost you to get there. You will be going someplace."

Judd, H. Stanley on goals   

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

Kafka, Franz on goals