Quotes About Goals

Having dreams and goals helps guide people in the right direction. It helps them build great character and it eventually helps them succeed in their lives.

As nothing is certain or permanent in the world, nothing either real or unreal, the secret of wisdom is detachment without withdrawal. All goals and aims may cheat us, but if we run away from them we shall find ourselves bumping into them.

The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to fulfilling your dreams.

There are many shortcuts to failure, but there are no shortcuts to true success.

You won't find your dream until you lose your excuses.

The only people capable of handling success are those who have learned to handle failures w/o taking their eyes off the prize.

To buy excuses, a person must sell his dream.

You can either hold onto your dream by letting go of your excuses or hold onto your excuses by letting go of your dream.

The difference between a dream and a fantasy is action.

Longterm success begins with the longterm imagination to envision the life you've always wanted.

Just as in other aspects of your life, setting financial goals is a tried-and-true way to reach those goals.

Make decisions that advance your objectives.

Millions wish for financial freedom, but only those that make it a priority have millions.

Setting goals can help you gain both short and long term achievements.

I can have my goals, and I can have my dreams. My goal is to make the finals and improve my position. I want to run all decent races. I don't want to look back and say I ran a terrible race.

The inherent purpose of American government is let people seek their own goals and to encourage them to be responsible on the various adventures they have on their way to those goals, good, bad, and otherwise.

Autumn, not spring, is swimming's preseason. It is a time to build an aerobic base, develop a routine, and set goals for the year. The few meets held between August and January are dress rehearsals to real racing, which begins in January.

Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.

I once asked her if she was happy. "That depends on what I am able to get done today," she said, laughing.

A good marriage should be based on comparable purpose and ambition

Reach high, for the stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.

One way to identify a relationship of inequality is to determine whether or not the couple can set mutual goals and discuss them together. In an abusive relationship, the couple does not really plan together. Planning together requires mutuality and equality.

Americans have been given goals to achieve in Iraq, but not the standards by which to measure progress. And the only assurance Americans have been given that we can reach those goals is to trust the President and his Administration at their word.

What motivates you, and why?