Quotes About Goal

Another way the Stoics counsel us to adapt to the uncertainty of outcomes is through an analogy with archery. In shooting an arrow, the "objective" is to hit the target, but the "goal" or "end" "is to do all in one's power to shoot straight," "to do all one can to accomplish the task.

it's good to know where you want to be, but sometimes you have to go in the opposite direction to get there.

I see only the objective, the obstacles must give way.

Be careful what you set your heart upon, for it surely shall be yours.

There is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants and a burning desire to possess it.

Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action.

The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.

Set your mind on a definite goal and observe how quickly the world stands aside to let you pass.

My goal is to write every day. I say it is my ideal. I am careful not to pass judgment or create anxiety if I do not do it. No one lives up to his ideal.

My goal might be impossible for me. Even so... I think it would be great if it came true. So I keep believing.

That the War of Independence resulted in the strengthening, not the termination, of slavery was not an unexpected outcome for Southerners: protecting slavery had been the point of the war for them. It was the principal Southern political goal at every moment until slavery was destroyed.

The choice is not working or not working, but which type of work; even feeling guilty because of procrastinating takes some effort. When you commit to a goal, you're committing to a form of work that brings ongoing rewards. When you procrastinate, you're choosing a self-punishing form of work.

Shoot for the stars but if you happen to miss shoot for the moon instead.

It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.

Anarchism is an ideology which is too realistic not to comprehend the modern world and real events. The part taken by its practitioners in these events is based on a clear understanding of the goal to be attained and the means to be used to reach it...

Concentrate your attention entirely upon the thing desired."   Oddly

The great secret is a controlled imagination and a well-sustained attention firmly and repeatedly focused on the object to be accomplished.

The day you fully realise the power of assumption, you discover that it works in complete conformity with this principle. It works by means of attention, minus effort. Thus, with least action, through an assumption, you hurry without haste and reach your goal without effort.

Start now to practice what the Bible calls repentance, which is a radical change of attitude. No matter what it is, if it does not conform to your ideal change it by subjectively appropriating your goal. Remain faithful to it and no earthly power can keep you from attaining it.

When you know what you want and when you want it, you can always find a way to make it happen.

She wanted to walk until her body and mind were exhausted. Her snug house felt like a distant goal, a place she had to achieve through enormous physical effort.

My goal is not selling laptops. OLPC is not in the laptop business. It's in the education business.

It's not that she aimed high and failed, she never expected

I'm thinking of a legacy that I can be proud of and wealth that my grandchildren can use to go to college. So world domination - in terms of providing for my family - is absolutely my goal.