If I were a cobbler I would make it my pride
The best of all cobblers to be;
If I were a tinker, no tinker beside
Should mend an old kettle like me.
Showing posts with label goals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goals. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Post #1189
One of the most important factors, not only in military matters but in life as a whole, is...the ability to direct one's whole energies toward the fulfillment of a particular task.
—Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
—Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Friday, July 06, 2012
Post #997
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, no wind is the right wind.
—Seneca
—Seneca
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Post #919
The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.
—Bill Copeland
—Bill Copeland
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Post #762
Be a life long or short, its completeness depends on what it was lived for.
—David Starr Jordan
—David Starr Jordan
Monday, September 26, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Post #623
The most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success.
—Vauvenargues
—Vauvenargues
Monday, April 11, 2011
Post #556
The only ones among you who will really be happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.
—Albert Schweitzer
—Albert Schweitzer
Sunday, March 06, 2011
Post #520
A double-minded man is unstable in all ways. A determinate purpose in life, and a steady adhesion to it through all disadvantages, are indispensable conditions of success.
—William M. Punshion
—William M. Punshion
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Post #484
Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.
—Friedrich Nietzsche
—Friedrich Nietzsche
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Thursday, January 06, 2011
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Post #450
Concentrate on finding your goal, then concentrate on reaching it.
—Colonel Michael Friedman
—Colonel Michael Friedman
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Post #449
To have a reason to get up in the morning, it is necessary to possess a guiding principle. A belief of some kind. A bumper sticker, if you will.
—Judith Guest
—Judith Guest
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
Post #406
Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose direction and begin to bend.
—Walter Savage Landor
—Walter Savage Landor
A deadly viper once bit a hole snipe's hide; But 'twas the viper, not the snipe, that died.
- dave
- El Paso, Texas, United States
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