Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive. 567
With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly line, standardization for mass consumption. 622
If you set as your goal to roll back the size of government, you have an obligation to answer the tough questions and show real courage, not just appeal to ideology. Treat the voters like adults. 621
I discipline churchgoers with godly lessons and sharp words if they do not change their ways. My goal is to open their hearts so that they seek forgiveness. 2.07K
Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek. 2K
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. 601
Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity. 613
We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success. 1.32K
Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek. 667
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. 627
Don’t part with your illusions.When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live. 708
