Quotes on goals
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.
Huxley, Aldous
Don't waste time learning the "tricks of the trade." Instead, learn the trade.
Charlton, James
We are too busy mopping the floor to turn off the faucet.
Unknown, Author
Part of the issue of achievement is to be able to set realistic goals, but that's one of the hardest things to do because you don't always know exactly where you're going, and you shouldn't.
Lucas, George
This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anyone could have.
Unknown, Author
As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death.
Shaw, George Bernard
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated; you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
George, David Lloyd
Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.
Glasow, Arnold
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
Adams, Douglas
The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
Havner, Vance
When people say to me: "How do you do so many things?" I often answer them, without meaning to be cruel: "How do you do so little?" It seems to me that people have vast potential. Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people don't. They sit in front of the telly and treat life as if it goes on forever.
Adams, Philip
The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible - and achieve it, generation after generation.
Buck, Pearl S.
The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.
Hubbard, Elbert
I don't care how much power, brilliance or energy you have, if you don't harness it and focus it on a specific target, and hold it there you're never going to accomplish as much as your ability warrants.
Ziglar, Zig
One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.
Fuller, Thomas
If you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else.
Peter, Laurence J.
To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing.
Young, Eva
Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.
Braiker, Harriet
If it came true, it wasn't much of a dream.
McLaughlin, Mignon
Establishing goals is all right if you don't let them deprive you of interesting detours.
Larson, Doug
Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.
Dewey, John
Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.
Allen, Woody
Know your limits, but never stop trying to exceed them.
Unknown, Author
Sometimes the path you're on is not as important as the direction you're heading.
Smith, Kevin
The impossible is often the untried.
Goodwin, Jim