Robert A. Heinlein
Science Fiction Author
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."
Clear Goals quotes
Clear Goals
27 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Edward Said
Literary Theorist, Critic, and Author
"There isn't a clear goal in sight. Osama bin Laden's organization has spun out from him and is now probably independent of him. There will be others who will appear and reappear. This is why we need a much more precise, a much more defined, a much more patiently constructed campaign, as well as one that surveys not just the terrorists' presence but the root causes of terrorism, which are ascertainable."
Brian Tracy
Author, Speaker
"Top people have very clear goals. They know who they are and they know what they want. They write it down and they make plans for its accomplishment."
Brian Tracy
Author, Speaker
"It doesn't matter where you came from, it doesn't matter how poor you are, it doesn't matter where your family was. It all doesn't matter. You can achieve anything if you have really clear goals and if you work really hard to learn what you need to learn."
Bill Gates
Business Magnate, Philanthropist
"Setting clear goals and finding measures that will mark progress toward them can improve the human condition."
Explore further
Topics related to Clear Goals
Browse quotes that often appear alongside clear goals — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Clear Goals quotes (page 1 of 2)
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"If you're going to while away the years, it's far better to live them with clear goals and fully alive then in a fog, and I believe # running helps you to do that. Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual limits: that's the essence of running, and a metaphor for life."
Read quote
9 likes
"People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine."
Read quote
8 likes
"If you have a clear goal and a plan to achieve it, your focus is fixed on a set course of action. Instead of becoming sidetracked by distractions and diversions, your time is focused on a straight line from start to finish."
Read quote
7 likes
"I believe that constant effort, tireless effort, pursuing clear goals with sincere effort is the only way"
Read quote
6 likes
"For the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, I will set a clear goal as President: in ten years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East."
Read quote
3 likes
"To go in the direction that I went takes a lot of work. And I don't think you can do the work - the five or six hours of working out a day - if you don't have a clear goal or know why you're doing it. If you just hang out at the gym and train for five or six hours a day without a goal is almost impossible."
Read quote
3 likes
"The first fifteen minutes of your day should be spent planning your day. Set specific goals as to what you will accomplish. These clear goals will give you focal points on which you can govern your actions and provide your with a template you can live your day from."
Read quote
3 likes
"We won when we toppled Saddam. That was the only clear goal of this war, to topple the Iraqi government. It took about 10 minutes."
Read quote
3 likes