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Goal Quotes

"If you want to reach a goal, you must "see the reaching" in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal."

"If you want to reach a goal, you must "see the reaching" in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal."

Zig Ziglar, American Author

Goal, Mind, Want

13

"And from that nineteen sixty four, this was my goal to go to Olympic Games. And I realized what does it mean, Olympic Games, like big celebration."

"And from that nineteen sixty four, this was my goal to go to Olympic Games. And I realized what does it mean, Olympic Games, like big celebration."

Olga Korbut, Russian Athlete

13

"When your goal is to put on muscle mass you must increase your calorie intake as you increase the activity level being given to the muscle."

"When your goal is to put on muscle mass you must increase your calorie intake as you increase the activity level being given to the muscle."

Lee Haney, American Athlete

12

"To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis."

"To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis."

Tracy Austin, American Athlete

Goal, Goals, Tennis

12

"I never achieved my first goal in the National Actors Theatre, which is to have a permanent Acting Company."

"I never achieved my first goal in the National Actors Theatre, which is to have a permanent Acting Company."

Tony Randall, American Actor

Goal, Acting, Actors, Company

12

"Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile."

"Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile."

Vince Lombardi, American Coach

Goal, Effort, Leaders

12

"My goal was to play in the NHL, because that is the best hockey in the world."

"My goal was to play in the NHL, because that is the best hockey in the world."

Jaromir Jagr, Czechoslovakian Athlete

Goal, Play, World

12

"I always have a lot of personal goals, but primarily my main goal each year is to obviously win a Super Bowl."

"I always have a lot of personal goals, but primarily my main goal each year is to obviously win a Super Bowl."

Michael Strahan, American Athlete

12

"In any grass-roots campaign, building an ongoing base of support is as important as winning the ultimate goal."

"In any grass-roots campaign, building an ongoing base of support is as important as winning the ultimate goal."

Patricia Ireland, American Activist

Goal, Winning, Building, Support

12

"But it is only through constant, faithful endeavor by the girl herself that the goal eventually is reached."

"But it is only through constant, faithful endeavor by the girl herself that the goal eventually is reached."

Florenz Ziegfeld, American Producer

12

"The anarchists, on behalf of the proletariat, therefore consider it necessary to show the proletariat that it will have to win a gigantic battle before it realizes its goals."

"The anarchists, on behalf of the proletariat, therefore consider it necessary to show the proletariat that it will have to win a gigantic battle before it realizes its goals."

Johann Most, German Revolutionary

Goal, Goals, Battle, Will

12

"One does not study for a goal. The goal is a mere accident."

"One does not study for a goal. The goal is a mere accident."

Alma Gluck, American Musician

Goal, Accident, Study

12

"A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch."

"A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch."

Mary Kay Ash, American Businessman

12

"My goal with the Canadian border is the same goal I have for Japan and Korea."

"My goal with the Canadian border is the same goal I have for Japan and Korea."

Mike Johanns, American Politician

12

"A goal is a goal no matter which end it goes in. I'm pleased to get off the mark again."

"A goal is a goal no matter which end it goes in. I'm pleased to get off the mark again."

Robbie Fowler, English Athlete

12

"Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we will make the goal."

"Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we will make the goal."

Robert Collier, American Publisher

Goal, Encouragement, Nothing, Praise

12

"If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it."

"If your only goal is to become rich, you will never achieve it."

John D. Rockefeller, American Businessman

12

"And, so I set my goals on astronaut because, as a military aviator, it was, I considered that to be about the peak of a flying career."

"And, so I set my goals on astronaut because, as a military aviator, it was, I considered that to be about the peak of a flying career."

Duane G. Carey, American Astronaut

Goal, Goals, Career, Flying, Military

12

"Our firm conviction that ours is a just cause and that we must find a peaceful way to attain our goals gave us the strength and the awareness of the limits beyond which we must not go."

"Our firm conviction that ours is a just cause and that we must find a peaceful way to attain our goals gave us the strength and the awareness of the limits beyond which we must not go."

Lech Walesa, Polish Activist

Goal, Goals, Strength, Awareness, Cause

12

"But effective regulation at the European Union level can make a massive contribution to achieving our shared goals of improving competitiveness, jobs and growth."

"But effective regulation at the European Union level can make a massive contribution to achieving our shared goals of improving competitiveness, jobs and growth."

John Hutton, English Educator

Goal, Goals, Growth, Jobs

12

"Our goal is not to completely eradicate the infection - that would be very difficult - but to produce a vaccine that will prevent not infection but disease. I think this is more possible."

"Our goal is not to completely eradicate the infection - that would be very difficult - but to produce a vaccine that will prevent not infection but disease. I think this is more possible."

Luc Montagnier, French Scientist

Goal, Disease, Will

12

"Goals are not only absolutely necessary to motivate us. They are essential to really keep us alive."

"Goals are not only absolutely necessary to motivate us. They are essential to really keep us alive."

Robert H. Schuller, American Clergyman

12

"We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident and believe we are going to win out."

"We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident and believe we are going to win out."

Orison Swett Marden, American Writer

12

"My goal in sailing isn't to be brilliant or flashy in individual races, just to be consistent over the long run."

"My goal in sailing isn't to be brilliant or flashy in individual races, just to be consistent over the long run."

Dennis Conner, American Athlete

12

"Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal."

"Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal."

Herman Hesse, German Author

12

"Most minds think from A to B to G to O, or hold goals and ambitions to keep them going."

"Most minds think from A to B to G to O, or hold goals and ambitions to keep them going."

Lynette Fromme, American Criminal

12

"At the bottom, the elimination of spyware and the preservation of privacy for the consumer are critical goals if the Internet is to remain safe and reliable and credible."

"At the bottom, the elimination of spyware and the preservation of privacy for the consumer are critical goals if the Internet is to remain safe and reliable and credible."

Cliff Stearns, American Politician

Goal, Goals, Internet, Privacy

12

"My current goal is to place a moratorium on goals."

"My current goal is to place a moratorium on goals."

Jessica Savitch, American Journalist

12

"Our goal isn't to close Wal-Mart down. It is to make it a better, more humane company toward its employees and the communities it is in."

"Our goal isn't to close Wal-Mart down. It is to make it a better, more humane company toward its employees and the communities it is in."

Robert Greenwald, American Director

Goal, Company, Employees

12

"Goals must never be from your ego, but problems that cry for a solution."

"Goals must never be from your ego, but problems that cry for a solution."

Robert H. Schuller, American Clergyman

Goal, Goals, Ego, Problems, Solution

12

"An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn't been there. Goals can be elusive which makes the difficult journey all the more rewarding."

"An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn't been there. Goals can be elusive which makes the difficult journey all the more rewarding."

Alberto Salazar, Cuban Athlete

Goal, Goals, Fun, Journey, Training

12

"I have so many goals."

"I have so many goals."

Tyra Banks, American Model

11

"I knew what my times were and how my practices were progressing and how close I was to the goals I had set for the year. I swam hard. I always swam hard. If I didn't, I knew I would pay for it either the next day or the next meet."

"I knew what my times were and how my practices were progressing and how close I was to the goals I had set for the year. I swam hard. I always swam hard. If I didn't, I knew I would pay for it either the next day or the next meet."

Debbie Meyer, American Athlete

Goal, Goals, Day

11

"The goal of the Head Start program is to give at-risk children all across our Nation a fair chance at succeeding in the educational system."

"The goal of the Head Start program is to give at-risk children all across our Nation a fair chance at succeeding in the educational system."

Joe Baca, American Politician

Goal, Chance, Children, Nation

11

"Our goal is to leverage what is already out in the field in terms of partners, but then hire in project management capability and a bit of technical capability."

"Our goal is to leverage what is already out in the field in terms of partners, but then hire in project management capability and a bit of technical capability."

Kevin Rollins, American Businessman

Goal, Management, Project

11

"Your goal is to achieve the best results by following their wishes. If they want you to build a house upside down standing on its chimney, it's up to you to do it."

"Your goal is to achieve the best results by following their wishes. If they want you to build a house upside down standing on its chimney, it's up to you to do it."

Richard M. Hunt, American Historian

Goal, Results, Want, Wishes

11

"It's not my goal to be a famous actor."

"It's not my goal to be a famous actor."

Gavin DeGraw, American Musician

Goal, Actor, Famous

11

"Our goal, simply stated, is to be the best."

"Our goal, simply stated, is to be the best."

James Harvey Robinson, American Historian

11

"Given six months to live and being the fighter that I am, I set high goals for myself."

"Given six months to live and being the fighter that I am, I set high goals for myself."

Ryan White, American Celebrity

Goal, Goals, Being, Months

11

"I support public and private partnerships whenever appropriate in order to achieve our goal of a prosperous and vibrant downtown."

"I support public and private partnerships whenever appropriate in order to achieve our goal of a prosperous and vibrant downtown."

Alan Autry, American Actor

Goal, Order, Public, Support

11

"No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one."

"No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one."

Jessica Savitch, American Journalist

11

"The goal of long-run economic growth without asset price bubbles is not only achievable, but is something we should expect if we put a sound regulatory framework in place and if policymakers remain vigilant."

"The goal of long-run economic growth without asset price bubbles is not only achievable, but is something we should expect if we put a sound regulatory framework in place and if policymakers remain vigilant."

Christina Romer, American Economist

Goal, Growth, Sound

11

"I really believed that I was on the right track, but that did not mean that I would necessarily reach my goal."

"I really believed that I was on the right track, but that did not mean that I would necessarily reach my goal."

Andrew Wiles, English Mathematician

11

"If we don't do it, somebody else will. The Chinese, the Europeans and the Japanese all have the goal of going to the moon. Certainly we don't want to wake up and see that they have a base there before we do."

"If we don't do it, somebody else will. The Chinese, the Europeans and the Japanese all have the goal of going to the moon. Certainly we don't want to wake up and see that they have a base there before we do."

Bart Gordon, American Politician

Goal, Moon, Want, Will

11

"Gates is the ultimate programming machine. He believes everything can be defined, examined, reduced to essentials, and rearranged into a logical sequence that will achieve a particular goal."

"Gates is the ultimate programming machine. He believes everything can be defined, examined, reduced to essentials, and rearranged into a logical sequence that will achieve a particular goal."

Stewart Alsop, American Writer

Goal, Machine, Programming, Will

11

"You cannot afford to wait for perfect conditions. Goal setting is often a matter of balancing timing against available resources. Opportunities are easily lost while waiting for perfect conditions."

"You cannot afford to wait for perfect conditions. Goal setting is often a matter of balancing timing against available resources. Opportunities are easily lost while waiting for perfect conditions."

Gary Ryan Blair, American Author

11

"My goal and my career is definitely not to be famous. That's a really horrible goal, just to be famous for the sake of having fame."

"My goal and my career is definitely not to be famous. That's a really horrible goal, just to be famous for the sake of having fame."

Joel McHale, American Comedian

Goal, Career, Fame, Famous

11

"Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach."

"Your problem is to bridge the gap which exists between where you are now and the goal you intend to reach."

Earl Nightingale, American Entertainer

11

"Establishing goals is all right if you don't let them deprive you of interesting detours."

"Establishing goals is all right if you don't let them deprive you of interesting detours."

Doug Larson, American Cartoonist

Goal, Goals, Right

11

"My goal is to be remembered as a human being and as a great performer."

"My goal is to be remembered as a human being and as a great performer."

Bobby Darin, American Musician

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