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If you're bored with life -- you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things -- read more
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.
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. When a man does not know what harbor he is making for, read more
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.
When aiming for the common denominator, be prepared for the occasional division by zero.
When aiming for the common denominator, be prepared for the occasional division by zero.
If I've got correct goals, and if I keep pursuing them the best way I know how, everything else falls read more
If I've got correct goals, and if I keep pursuing them the best way I know how, everything else falls into line. If I do the right thing right, I'm going to succeed.
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy read more
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and, after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second.
It is not enough to reach for the brass ring. You must also enjoy the merry go round.
It is not enough to reach for the brass ring. You must also enjoy the merry go round.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.
In absence of clearly defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily acts of trivia.