I’m all for ambition and stretch goals. I set them for myself. But leadership isn’t the same as cheerleading. Believing in something is a necessary but absolutely insufficient condition for making it come true. – Margaret Heffernan
If I had one wish for my children, it would be that each of them would reach for goals that have meaning for them as individuals. – Lillian Gordy Carter
The IRA has abandoned its armed struggle in pursuit of its goals by political means. This must be fully acknowledged. Continued challenge does nothing but obstruct and inhibit the peace process. – James T. Walsh
I say to my friends, ‘Don’t just listen to the vuvuzelas; look at who scores the goals.’ And this is the important thing. – Jose Manuel Barroso
I lived the true American dream, because I was able to pursue what I set as my goals at a very young age. – Mario Andretti
One of my biggest goals, especially with writing YA novels, is just to have people enjoy reading. – Lauren Conrad
As a boy in school, I already had the drive to be No. 1. If I achieve my goals, OK, but if not, I always ask why and try to rectify myself. – John Gokongwei
I’ve worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down. – Mia Hamm
We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve. – Maxwell Maltz
Allowing suspects to indefinitely linger in our cells is, in fact, detrimental to our national security goals. If a suspect is proven to be a terrorist, for the sake of the victims and deterring any future attacks, he or she must be brought to justice. America has done this with Timothy McVeigh and hundreds of other terrorists. – John Garamendi
If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you. – Les Brown
If you win while scoring goals, then you leave happy, but the most important thing is always the team. I do not think just of me. – Luis Suarez
I’ve scored many goals that I’ve liked, but I think the best memory I have is the one against Korea in the 2010 World Cup. – Luis Suarez
To all of the young people out there who are creating social change or even fomenting social movements: hold on to your idealism and your belief in your ability to change the world. Your lofty goals demand attention and deserve support. – Lynn Schusterman
And, in the past, it has been all too easy for legislators to load costs onto business in order to meet broader social goals. And costs for business means costs for consumers. – John Hutton
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
Now that I’m 50 and respectably settled in New England and markedly happier and more contented than I was in my youth, I modestly hope there’s time to realize some of my youthful goals before I croak, but I’ll take what I can get. – Kate Christensen
I like noise. It’s always puzzled me why one of the goals of contemporary recording is to get rid of noise and to eliminate any element of a performance. – Moby
During the past 23 years, I have set a number of goals for myself and I’m proud to say that these goals have been achieved. – Lennox Lewis
I was on dialysis for 18 months before the transplant, so it was important I tried to look ahead to days like my comeback this Saturday. You need those big goals to drive you on. – Jonah Lomu
I don’t try to be a threat to MicroSoft, mainly because I don’t really see MS as competition. Especially not Windows-the goals of Linux and Windows are simply so different. – Linus Torvalds
If you’re bored with life – you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things – you don’t have enough goals. – Lou Holtz
Our firm conviction that ours is a just cause and that we must find a peaceful way to attain our goals gave us the strength and the awareness of the limits beyond which we must not go. – Lech Walesa
When I was younger, I had this fairy tale that you can have the eight hours of sleep and be a healthy, balanced person and still achieve your goals. The reality is, that hasn’t always been the case. – Lilly Singh
