The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. ~ Mark Twain
I want to be the first guy from my generation who doesn't just represent one record but the promise of a lot of them. ~ John Mayer
The ultimate goal should be doing your best and enjoying it. ~ Peggy Fleming
The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse. ~ Helen Keller, Great Quotes to Inspire Great Teachers
Know your goal, make a plan, and pull the trigger. ~ Phil C. McGraw
Give me about 10 years, I'm going to run for President. If I can squeeze in an NBA championship before that, I'll do it. ~ Will Smith, People: 100 Greatest Tv Stars of Our Time
I believe that the message of Apollo XI was that in the spirit of Apollo, a free and open spirit, you can attack a very difficult goal and achieve it, if you can all agree and work together to achieve that goal. ~ Neil Armstrong
Set your sights beyond what you can see. There is true majesty in the concept of an unseen power which can neither be measured nor weighed. ~ Ted Koppel
Always dream and shoot higher than you know how to. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. ~ William Faulkner
There will always be something to strive for. My hope is for the heart to strive forever. ~ Joan Benoit, Running Tide
Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. ~ Mario Andretti
A successful individual typically sets his next goal somewhat but not too much above his last achievement. In this way he steadily raises his level of aspiration. ~ Kurt Lewin
A winner is someone who recognizes his God given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals. ~ Larry Bird
Do not turn back when you are just at the goal. ~ Publilius Syrus
Establishing goals is all right if you don't let them deprive you of interesting detours. ~ Doug Larson
Failures do what is tension relieving, while winners do what is goal achieving. ~ Dennis Waitley