Setting Goals Quotes - Page 5

• I love scoring goals for England and playing for England. That's one of the reasons I didn't retire - I love playing for my country.

  David Beckham

  Inspirational, Country, Goal

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• One of my biggest goals, especially with writing YA novels, is just to have people enjoy reading.

  Lauren Conrad

  Reading, Writing, Goal

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• Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strength

  Quoted in Quotable Calvin Coolidge, ed. Peter Hannaford (2001).

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• The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Inspirational, Perseverance, Determination

  Quoted in Quotable Calvin Coolidge, ed. Peter Hannaford (2001).

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• The pressure to be pretty? I set, you know, boundaries and goals for myself. I try not to compare myself to anyone else because I will never be anyone else except myself. So I try and stay true to me, and hopefully the right projects will come my way.

  Elisha Cuthbert

  Goal, Trying, Way

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• I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless.

  Bette Davis

  Congratulations, Apples, Goal

  Bette Davis (1962). “The lonely life: an autobiography”, Putnam's

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• Compromise works well in this world when you have shared goals.

  Jim DeMint

  Goal, World, Compromise

  "DeMint at CPAC: Compromise Is the Enemy" by David Corn, www.motherjones.com. February 9, 2012.

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• I was very fortunate at a young age to learn what goal setting is and how to take time and spend it the right way. I have a lot going on now, but I want my family to have everything I had growing up and more, and yeah, for me to do that there are times when I need to jump on a plane and travel around the world in a week. But also, it's like, if I start getting burnt out, I know when I need to take a break. Your body tells you; just listen to what your heart is saying.

  Michael Phelps

  Growing Up, Heart, Goal

  Source: www.sheknows.com

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• Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.

  Dag Hammarskjold

  Inspirational, Positive, Happiness

  "Markings". Book by Dag Hammarskjöld, 1963.

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• Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn't formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them.

  Lee Haney

  Fitness, Exercise, Goal

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• Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.

  Dorothy Height

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Perseverance

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• Sometimes in football you have to score goals.

  Thierry Henry

  Soccer, Sports, Football

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• For the past several years, I have remained what others would consider underground. I did this in order to build a community of people, like-minded in their desire for freedom and the right to pursue their goals and lives without being manipulated and controlled by a media protected military industrial complex with a completely different agenda.

  Lauryn Hill

  Military, Past, Media

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer to your goal.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Perseverance, Sunset, Persistence

  Elbert Hubbard (1922). “Selected Writings of Elbert Hubbard ...”

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• Leadership that exploits and sacrifices young people on the altar of its goals is nothing more than raw, demonic power. Genuine leadership is found in ceaseless efforts to foster young people, to pave the way forward for them.

  Daisaku Ikeda

  Sacrifice, Way Forward, People

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• As a professional athlete a lot is going to be said about you - but I just try to move forward and try to achieve my goals.

  LeBron James

  Moving, Athlete, Goal

  Interview with Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. November 21, 2011.

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• I have short goals - to get better every day, to help my teammates every day - but my only ultimate goal is to win an NBA championship. It's all that matters. I dream about it. I dream about it all the time, how it would look, how it would feel. It would be so amazing.

  LeBron James

  Dream, Winning, Nba Championships

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• The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of work.

  Sarah T. Bolton

  Motivational, Work, Goal

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• The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, learn about them, or even seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.

  Denis Waitley

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Denis Waitley (1985). “The Double Win”

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• If feminism has receded in visibility and prestige, it is precisely because its vision of life's goals and rewards has become too narrow and elitist.

  Camille Paglia

  Goal, Vision, Feminism

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• Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.

  Pablo Picasso

  Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

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• The big secret in life is there is no secret. Whatever your goal. You can get there if you're willing to work.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• That’s why it is important to enjoy the journey not just the destination. In this world, we will never arrive at a place where everything is perfect and we have no more challenges. As admirable as setting goals and reaching them maybe, you can’t get so focused on accomplishing your goals that you make the mistake of not enjoying where you are right now.

  Joel Osteen

  Mistake, Journey, Perfect

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• Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Motivational, Wisdom, Perseverance

  Quoted in Quotable Calvin Coolidge, ed. Peter Hannaford (2001).

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• Of course I'm ambitious. What's wrong with that? Otherwise you sleep all day.

  Ringo Starr

  Sleep, Goal, Musical

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