Quotes About Goal

He might never really do what he said, but at least he had it in mind. He had somewhere to go.

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

Well, I'm going to be a writer. And when I say that's a mountain, that's a mountain.

To remain conscious and continent was her new goal.

Aspiration sees only one side of every question; possession, many.

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

Most clients are looking for a solution to a problem. They're interested in an outcome or result.

Christianity has spiritualised the egoism of Judaism into subjectivity (though … this subjectivity is again expressed as pure egoism), has changed the desire for earthly happiness, the goal of the Israelite religion, into the longing for heavenly bliss, which is the goal of Christianity.

The true artist is not proud, he unfortunately sees that art has no limits; he feels darkly how far he is from the goal; and though he may be admired by others, he is sad not to have reached that point to which his better genius only appears as a distant, guiding sun. I would, perhaps, rather come to you and your people, than to many rich folk who display inward poverty.

The true artist has no pride. He sees unfortunately that art has no limits; he has a vague awareness of how far he is from reaching his goal; and while others may perhaps admire him, he laments the fact that he has not yet reached the point whither his better genius only lights the way for him like a distant sun.

Human action is purposeful behavior.

When one eye is fixed upon your destination, there is only one eye left with which to find the Way.

So I run straight to the goal with purpose in every step" (verse 26 NLT). That is exactly what every human being should do—run with certainty and purpose to win. We are not competing against others, only ourselves.

Suddenly, when the run itself is the goal, there are no more bad runs. Suddenly it doesn't matter if we don't finish within our goal time—or don't finish at all. What matters is that we tried, that we enjoyed the process. What matters is that we got out there.

The man that seeks the everlasting prize; It shows you whence he comes, wither he goes. What he leaves undone; also what he does. It also shows you how he runs and runs. Till he unto the gate of glory comes.

Gunning for average is your best shot at finishing above average.

A dream worth pursuing is a picture and blueprint of a person's purpose and potential

Risk must be evaluated not by the fear it generates in you or the probability of your success, but by the value of the goal.

A dream requires a partner: commitment.

A person who has a dream knows what he is willing to give up in order to go up.

Nothing much happens without a dream. For something really great to happen, it takes a really great dream.

As Michel de Montaigne observed, "No wind favors him who has no destined port.

He who seeks one thing, and but one, May hope to achieve it before life is done. But he who seeks all things wherever he goes Must reap around him in whatever he sows A harvest of barren regret.

Decide whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.