I demand pretty aggressive goal setting and a commitment to measured progress towards those goals because I don’t like surprises. I don’t even like good surprises. – Abigail Johnson
Through the centuries, men of law have been persistently concerned with the resolution of disputes in ways that enable society to achieve its goals with a minimum of force and maximum of reason. – Archibald Cox
My teammates have put me in all different kinds of positions to score goals, and I can’t say it enough, and I really through and through believe it in my heart that I’m only as good as my teammates allow me to be. – Abby Wambach
I’m against the president’s health care law because I don’t agree that it’s going to achieve its goals. I believe in the goals. – Chris Gibson
We believe very passionately that an international approach is necessary to achieve some of these goals. – Bob Menendez
My goals are for the U.S. team to get to the second round of the World Cup and to win a championship here in the U.S. with my club team the Columbus Crew. – Brian McBride
As an artist in the 21st century, my two goals are to make the best work that I can, improve as much as I can, and to distribute that work as far as I can. – Brandon Stanton
One of my goals is to find an unsigned YouTube artist and feature them on my album. That’s what I wished someone would’ve done for me. – Charlie Puth
Make sure of your commitment to Jesus Christ, and seek to follow Him every day. Don’t be swayed by the false values and goals of this world, but put Christ and His will first in everything you do. – Billy Graham
At the surface, many people’s goals are to lose weight, tone up, feel better, etc. But superficial goals get superficial results that usually fade. Dig a little deeper, and the ‘why’ is usually unveiled: to be more confident, to be more happy, to feel sexy again. – Brett Hoebel
We as a people, as a state, and as a community, have too much promise, too much potential, and too much at stake to go any other way than forward. We are too strong in our hearts, too innovative in our minds, and too firm in our beliefs to retreat from our goals. – Bill Richardson
Pursuit of perfection is futile. Instead, I prioritize and often realize goals or tasks I’ve been aiming for just aren’t that important. – Aisha Tyler
I like men who have goals, something that they are passionate about and work hard to achieve. A good sense of humor is important too. And I like tall guys! – Ana Ivanovic
I don’t see I’ll ever arrive at the point where I’ll say, ‘Lance old boy, you’ve arrived at success.’ There’s no question about it. Once you get to the point where you’ve arrived at a station called success, you get complacent and lethargic. Those goals you set keep changing. But it’s not a ruthless sort of thing. – Bert Lance
I never could have achieved the success that I have without setting physical activity and health goals. – Bonnie Blair
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
An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn’t been there. Goals can be elusive which makes the difficult journey all the more rewarding. – Alberto Salazar
One of my great goals in life is to live long enough to where I am in the pulpit, preaching my heart out, and I die on the spot, my chin hits the pulpit – boom! – and I’m down and out. What a way to die! – Charles R. Swindoll
I believe I’ve accomplished my goals of trying to get better every year, and a little bit of that, a little bit of luck, a little bit of everything just falls in place, and you end up on top. – Camilo Villegas
Find something that you’re really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can. – Chris Evert
It wasn’t until I was at 39 that I joined my first real hockey team. Which was great. I scored a couple of goals here and there, but I wasn’t the most graceful thing you’ve ever seen. – Aden Young
My goals in football helped make me disciplined and focused in all areas of my life. – Benjamin Watson
Helping convene global stakeholders to establish a set of measurable, actionable and consensus-built goals focused on extreme poverty is invaluable. – Bill Gates
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. – Confucius
Support each other as is needed to achieve goals for the benefit of the people and the nation’s security. – Bhumibol Adulyadej
I never had one day that I didn’t want to be on the ice, because I always had an objective for that day. I had a rigorous plan and schedule in place that I had to adhere to. It was a step-by-step process of slowly but surely inching toward the Olympic Games and using every day as a series of goals to be accomplished. – Apolo Ohno
We set ourselves limits, but we are all strong enough to aim higher, to achieve our goals. All we have to do is find such strength within ourselves. Know how to develop it. – Alain Robert