High Goals Quotes

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

Bo Jackson

Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

Bo Jackson, Dick Schaap (1990). “Bo knows Bo: the autobiography of a ballplayer”, Doubleday Books

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You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you can be satisfied that you've tried. If you don't accept failure as a possibility, you don't set high goals, you don't branch out, you don't try - you don't take the risk.

Rosalynn Carter

Courage, Women, Failure

Rosalynn Carter (2016). “First Lady from Plains”, p.45, University of Arkansas Press

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All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.

Walt Disney

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

"How to Be Like Walt : Capturing the Magic Every Day of Your Life". Book by Pat Williams, 2004.

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I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

Thomas A. Edison

Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

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If you're going through hell, keep going.

Winston Churchill

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

Michelangelo

Inspirational, Life, Positive

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The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.

Michelangelo

Inspirational, Happiness, Inspiring

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Reach high, for stars lie hidden in you. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.

Rabindranath Tagore

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

John D. Rockefeller

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.

George S. Patton

Inspirational, Motivational, Positivity

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All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible.

Orison Swett Marden

Inspirational, Leadership, Don't Give Up

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In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high.

Henry David Thoreau

Education, Running, Dream

Henry David Thoreau (2012). “The Portable Thoreau”, p.167, Penguin

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One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.

Thomas Fuller

Inspirational, Goal, Missing

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Don’t be afraid to give up the good for the great.

Steve Prefontaine

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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Greatness comes to those who develop a burning desire to achieve high goals.

W. Clement Stone

Greatness, Goal, Desire

Source: www.barnesandnoble.com

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

Alberto Salazar

Running, Courage, Motivational Sports

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It is a very high goal which, with our weak powers, we can reach only very inadequately, but which gives a sure foundation to our aspirations and valuations.

Albert Einstein

Power, Giving, Goal

Albert Einstein (2011). “Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words”, p.20, Open Road Media

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Time is a big enemy. Companies have a tendency to drift and to do what was successful yesterday. CEOs need to set a high goal, enforce a time-based output scheme and stay connected all the way down in their organization. They have to do this sincerely every day, everywhere.

Michael J. Silverstein

Successful, Organization, Yesterday

Interview with Bob Morris, bobmorris.biz. November 28, 2015.

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It is not unusual to hear a religious leader, a philosopher, or a poet refer to man as having a divine spark within him. Such characterizations infer that man possesses great abilities and potentials. We are frequently admonished to develop our capabilities, reach out, and set high goals for ourselves.

Ezra Taft Benson

Religious, Men, Generosity

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Money and ownership alone aren't enough. Set high goals, encourage competition, and then keep score.

Sam Walton

Goal, Competition, Enough

Sam Walton (2012). “Sam Walton: Made In America”, p.315, Bantam

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As I said this year, I didn't try to put any pressure on me by setting high goals or anything, I just want to make sure that every single time I'm out there on the court I do my best, I give 100%, and see where it's going to end up next year.

Daniela Hantuchova

Years, Giving, Goal

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Carrying out the thing, getting it to the point when one might say: There, now it is good - that point is hard to reach. Often, one sets very high goals for oneself. Perhaps too high.

Arne Jacobsen

Goal, Getting High, Might

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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I believe in a set of values I cannot live by. I set high goals for myself, I seek perfection, dream of exotic faraway places. But ultimately, what I long for isn't far away at all. It's in my own backyard. Imperfection charms me, familiar things move me... a celebration of what we have, instead of what we long for. That for me, is glamor.

Isabella Rossellini

Dream, Believe, Moving

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Set goals - high goals for you and your organization. When your organization has a goal to shoot for, you create teamwork, people working for a common good.

Bear Bryant

Leadership, Basketball, Teamwork

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Achievers are resolute in their goals and driven by determination. Discouragement is temporary, obstacles are overcome, and doubt is defeated, yielding to personal victory. You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals. Accept the challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.

George S. Patton

Determination, People, Goal

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