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"Back in the mid-1970s, we adopted some fairly ambitious goals to improve efficiency of our cars. What did we get? We got a tremendous boost in efficiency."

"Back in the mid-1970s, we adopted some fairly ambitious goals to improve efficiency of our cars. What did we get? We got a tremendous boost in efficiency."

Jay Inslee, American Politician

Goal, Goals, Efficiency

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"A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where he didn't expect to go."

"A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where he didn't expect to go."

Max Eastman, American Author

Goal, Land, Mind, Play

28

"Naturally, when one makes progressive steps, there may be some who see it as a betrayal of their goals and interests."

"Naturally, when one makes progressive steps, there may be some who see it as a betrayal of their goals and interests."

Louis Farrakhan, American Activist

Goal, Goals, Betrayal, May

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"My goals are for the U.S. team to get to the second round of the World Cup and to win a championship here in the U.S. with my club team the Columbus Crew."

"My goals are for the U.S. team to get to the second round of the World Cup and to win a championship here in the U.S. with my club team the Columbus Crew."

Brian McBride, American Athlete

Goal, Goals, Columbus, World

27

"Maybe the mistakes have looked worse because they led to goals."

"Maybe the mistakes have looked worse because they led to goals."

Ian Walker, English Athlete

Goal, Goals, Mistakes

27

"I've reached most my goals and when my career is over I will have many other things to do."

"I've reached most my goals and when my career is over I will have many other things to do."

Thomas Muster, Austrian Athlete

Goal, Goals, Career, Will

27

"Our goal should be to achieve joy."

"Our goal should be to achieve joy."

Ana Castillo, American Novelist

27

"All this cuddling and kissing on stage these days, well it's all right in football when someone scores a goal, but not when you're playing darts."

"All this cuddling and kissing on stage these days, well it's all right in football when someone scores a goal, but not when you're playing darts."

Eric Bristow, American Celebrity

Goal, Football, Kissing, Right

27

"The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the less you will succeed in the one and the further the other will recede."

"The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the less you will succeed in the one and the further the other will recede."

Eugen Herrigel, German Philosopher

Goal, Succeed, Will

27

"I played for 30 years, 20 with England and I did it by setting goals."

"I played for 30 years, 20 with England and I did it by setting goals."

Peter Shilton, English Athlete

Goal, Goals, England, Years

27

"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

27

"Scoring two goals at against Wembley against a Dutch team that was supposed to rip us apart and ripping them apart - it doesn't get any better than that."

"Scoring two goals at against Wembley against a Dutch team that was supposed to rip us apart and ripping them apart - it doesn't get any better than that."

Teddy Sheringham, English Athlete

27

"Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal."

"Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

27

"You will be able to program a robot to follow a track on the ground and manipulate a hand. You can also write little programs that will give the robots goals."

"You will be able to program a robot to follow a track on the ground and manipulate a hand. You can also write little programs that will give the robots goals."

Bill Budge, American Businessman

Goal, Goals, Will

27

"We believe very passionately that an international approach is necessary to achieve some of these goals."

"We believe very passionately that an international approach is necessary to achieve some of these goals."

Robert Menendez, American Politician

27

"There is among us a far closer relationship than the purely social one of a fraternal organization because we are bound together not only by a single interest but by a common goal. To win. Nothing else matters, and nothing else will do."

"There is among us a far closer relationship than the purely social one of a fraternal organization because we are bound together not only by a single interest but by a common goal. To win. Nothing else matters, and nothing else will do."

Sandy Koufax, American Athlete

Goal, Interest, Nothing, Will

27

"I think I'll take my record of 13 goals to the grave."

"I think I'll take my record of 13 goals to the grave."

Just Fontaine, French Athlete

Goal, Goals, Grave

26

"Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal."

"Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal."

E. Joseph Cossman, American Businessman

Goal, Eyes, Obstacles

26

"I'm hoping that maybe everyone on the Olympic team thinks that I'm worthy to carry the flag. That's my next goal, to carry the flag during the opening ceremonies, if everyone chooses me."

"I'm hoping that maybe everyone on the Olympic team thinks that I'm worthy to carry the flag. That's my next goal, to carry the flag during the opening ceremonies, if everyone chooses me."

Picabo Street, American Athlete

26

"If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances."

"If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances."

Alberto Salazar, Cuban Athlete

26

"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

26

"I fully expect to be able to complete one more campaign goal - and that is to proudly report that signs have been erected as you enter our great state that say 'Welcome to Wild, Wonderful West Virginia: Open for Business!'"

"I fully expect to be able to complete one more campaign goal - and that is to proudly report that signs have been erected as you enter our great state that say 'Welcome to Wild, Wonderful West Virginia: Open for Business!'"

Joe Manchin III, American Politician

Goal, Open, State

26

"One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe."

"One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe."

George Sand, French Novelist

Goal, End, Journey

26

"We must move away from our dependency on fossil fuels, and I am glad that GM has invested over $1 billion in hydrogen fuel cells cars to meet this goal."

"We must move away from our dependency on fossil fuels, and I am glad that GM has invested over $1 billion in hydrogen fuel cells cars to meet this goal."

Albert Wynn, American Politician

26

"I must firmly adhere to the views I have held and practice, that Socialism to succeed must be practical, tolerant, cohesive and consciously compromising with Progressive forces running, if not so far, in parallel lines towards its own goal."

"I must firmly adhere to the views I have held and practice, that Socialism to succeed must be practical, tolerant, cohesive and consciously compromising with Progressive forces running, if not so far, in parallel lines towards its own goal."

John Burns, English Activist

Goal, Practice, Running, Socialism

26

"Nowadays, as soon as a striker scores three goals, everyone starts asking him about it."

"Nowadays, as soon as a striker scores three goals, everyone starts asking him about it."

Just Fontaine, French Athlete

26

"Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left facing a lot of pain and frustration. And yet, there's no culture of complaint."

"Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left facing a lot of pain and frustration. And yet, there's no culture of complaint."

Garry Trudeau, American Cartoonist

Goal, Goals, Complaint, Culture, Frustration

25

"The debates of that great assembly are frequently vague and perplexed, seeming to be dragged rather than to march, to the intended goal. Something of this sort must, I think, always happen in public democratic assemblies."

"The debates of that great assembly are frequently vague and perplexed, seeming to be dragged rather than to march, to the intended goal. Something of this sort must, I think, always happen in public democratic assemblies."

Alexis de Tocqueville, French Scientist

Goal, March, Public

25

"But I haven't met a player or a coach whose goal isn't to win the Super Bowl."

"But I haven't met a player or a coach whose goal isn't to win the Super Bowl."

Pete Rozelle, American Celebrity

25

"Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile."

"Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile."

Gary Ryan Blair, American Author

Goal, Goals, Careers

25

"The fact that we're in the playoffs doesn't mean anything to us, to be honest with you. Hopefully, we can accomplish our goal of going into the playoffs on a winning note."

"The fact that we're in the playoffs doesn't mean anything to us, to be honest with you. Hopefully, we can accomplish our goal of going into the playoffs on a winning note."

Michael Strahan, American Athlete

Goal, Winning, Fact

25

"The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal."

"The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal."

Menander, Greek Poet

Goal, Labor, May, Will

25

"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

24

"One of my real goals was to hear someone whistling a song I'd written."

"One of my real goals was to hear someone whistling a song I'd written."

Mac Davis, American Musician

Goal, Goals, Song

24

"I regret what happened. I saw no other possibility to achieve my goal. It was not hooliganism."

"I regret what happened. I saw no other possibility to achieve my goal. It was not hooliganism."

Mathias Rust, German Celebrity

Goal, Possibility, Regret

24

"Funding privatized accounts with Social Security dollars would not only make the program's long term problems worse, but many believe it represents a first step toward undermining the program's fundamental goals."

"Funding privatized accounts with Social Security dollars would not only make the program's long term problems worse, but many believe it represents a first step toward undermining the program's fundamental goals."

Patty Murray, American Politician

Goal, Goals, First, Problems, Security

24

"It is our goal to provide full public access to as many files as we possibly can."

"It is our goal to provide full public access to as many files as we possibly can."

Shirley Williams, British Politician

23

"Our goal has been to more effectively promote the value of publicly-supported research at our universities, both to the Congress and to the general public."

"Our goal has been to more effectively promote the value of publicly-supported research at our universities, both to the Congress and to the general public."

Charles Vest, American Educator

Goal, Congress, Public, Research

23

"If you get a chance to be in a film, that's great. One of my goals is to make a record as good as Don Henley's album, Building the Perfect Beast."

"If you get a chance to be in a film, that's great. One of my goals is to make a record as good as Don Henley's album, Building the Perfect Beast."

Glenn Frey, American Musician

Goal, Goals, Building, Chance, Film

23

"It is still not enough for language to have clarity and content... it must also have a goal and an imperative. Otherwise from language we descend to chatter, from chatter to babble and from babble to confusion."

"It is still not enough for language to have clarity and content... it must also have a goal and an imperative. Otherwise from language we descend to chatter, from chatter to babble and from babble to confusion."

Rene Daumal, French Writer

Goal, Clarity, Confusion, Content

23

"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

22

"I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing."

"I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing."

Lou Brock, American Athlete

Goal, Goals, Competition

22

"I'm very conscious of developing my singing, technically and stylistically. I want it to become more individual, express more of me. That's my goal. These songs are steps along that way."

"I'm very conscious of developing my singing, technically and stylistically. I want it to become more individual, express more of me. That's my goal. These songs are steps along that way."

Madeleine Peyroux, American Musician

Goal, Singing, Songs, Want

22

"Painting is the aesthetic side of the object but it has never been original, has never been its own goal."

"Painting is the aesthetic side of the object but it has never been original, has never been its own goal."

Kazimir Malevich, Polish Artist

21

"Forget goals. Value the process."

"Forget goals. Value the process."

Jim Bouton, American Athlete

Goal, Goals, Forget, Value

21

"Also, for a team as strong as like ours, the Tour will always remain the biggest goal of the whole year, and personally I will certainly concentrate most of my energy on this race."

"Also, for a team as strong as like ours, the Tour will always remain the biggest goal of the whole year, and personally I will certainly concentrate most of my energy on this race."

Laurent Jalabert, French Athlete

Goal, Energy, Race, Will

21

"It was one of those goals that's invariably a goal."

"It was one of those goals that's invariably a goal."

Denis Law, Scottish Athlete

21

"I didn't always know, but I always wanted to. I always wanted to be the very best receiver the Cowboys ever had. That was my goal coming in as a rookie and my goal throughout my career: being the best they ever had, going up in the Ring of Honor."

"I didn't always know, but I always wanted to. I always wanted to be the very best receiver the Cowboys ever had. That was my goal coming in as a rookie and my goal throughout my career: being the best they ever had, going up in the Ring of Honor."

Michael Irvin, American Athlete

Goal, Being, Cowboys, Honor

21

"I consider a goal as a journey rather than a destination. And each year I set a new goal."

"I consider a goal as a journey rather than a destination. And each year I set a new goal."

Curtis Carlson, American Businessman

20

"I am a firm believer that if you score one goal the other team have to score two to win."

"I am a firm believer that if you score one goal the other team have to score two to win."

Howard Wilkinson, English Coach

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