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Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.

John Dewey

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.

Chuck Palahniuk

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.

Henry Ford

My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.

Stephen Hawking

Whether our efforts are, or not, favored by life, let us be able to say, when we come near the great goal, "I have done what I could.

Louis Pasteur

The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal.

Menander

We always said the goal was to make these songs famous - not our faces.

Jon Foreman

Do not turn back when you are just at the goal.

Publilius Syrus

Difficulties increase the nearer we get to the goal.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The goal of all life is death.

Sigmund Freud

I had a goal this year, to make the NCAA (Championship). I was training for that aspect; that was my motivation.

Vanessa Duenas

Our goal was to not let them have any runs. We let them have one run and that's what you get. They're that good, they can strike so fast.

Michael Bennet

It's our goal that hotel workers can make a decent living by working only one job.

Andy Lee

When you come into a situation where people are helpless, if you can make it a better day for them, that's our goal.

Dave Peterson

Our goal for the course is to understand that there are differences in professional practice between U.S. and London and to understand that those differences in practice are because of differences in the culture.

Beth Barnes

The goal is to satisfy the whole board, not just four of the trustees.

Jamie White

If I start the rest of the year, I'll go out there and get six interceptions. My goal is to get 10 this year and I'll have to get them in 14 games now.

Ahmad Carroll

The original goal of the committee was to clarify the existing language.

Rep Kathleen Curry

The goal of socialism is communism.

Vladimir Lenin

Actually, my goal in 2002 was to make the Pro Bowl, ... My goal this season was to be the best defensive lineman in the NFL.

Kris Jenkins

Even a boring occupation can be interesting when your goal is to do it better.

Robert Half

Our first goal is to get a good business manager. It's impossible to say how much that person would make.

Cynthia Lowery

We're not afraid of competition. Our goal was to assure that the co-ops are competing on a fair and level playing field.

John Hinkle

That was a set play. He was the key on the play, coming in from the defense. It was his fourth goal of the season on that play.

Trevor Waters

Our goal is to get it retired by the All-Star Game, ... We're starting a national campaign.

Fernando Mateo

I don't feel it was a 5-1 game. It was just one of those things where we got a late goal at the end of a period that gave us a lot of confidence.

Brendan Flaherty

Our goal is to have it next to Reverend King.

Vic Palladino

To will is to select a goal, determine a course of action that will bring one to that goal, and then hold to that action till the goal is reached. The key is action.

Michael Hanson

Our goal is to collectively raise and contribute at least $1 million in aid to the victims.

Billy Hunter

The goal by the end of 2006 is to be converted to Mel's Gourmet Diner.

Ralph Desiano

I think it's a realistic goal for us, too.

Brian Henderson

This has always been our goal, to get to the state championship game. We want to go there, and we want to win.

Kelly Mckeon

We got the Southeastern championship [at the end of the season]. [Our goal] is to win those each year.

Andrew Babock

We have something to focus on -- something for everyone to pray together for one common goal, one common cause.

Michael Mills

It is always great to get a goal early, especially on the road.

Chris Rolfe

That far exceeded my expectations. We had two one-goal games previously. The girls have worked hard since spring break.

Mike Pline

Our goal is to win races, be fast, and try to win that owners championship.

Tony Raines

Our main goal here is to reach out to all areas.

Mario Garza

I had a Fisher-Price goal, and I used to always shoot the ball. All I did was shoot the ball.

Brandon Moton

I'd say for him to average the 30 points he did in college this past season is an attainable goal for him.

Joe Becerra

It was just a great goal.

Katie Gravel

The $1 million goal we've set since 1999 is achievable, but not in these difficult economic times in Northwest Connecticut, ... The $966,750 goal is attainable if everyone digs in.

William Egan

I was right behind it and it was a terrific strike, but it was still a disappointing goal to give away.

Mark Mcghee

We'd been playing really horrible. But on defense, we held them to 17 points and that was our goal.

Roger Sharp

There was a lot of confusion about our earlier agreement, but with the new agreement and commitments expressed we have erased the confusion and made it clear both sides remain committed to work for our common goal.

Amrit Bohara

Decide that you really want to achieve the goal...

Robert J. Mckain

We swept them, it was our goal.

Rhonda Jefferson

Our goal is going up, keep climbing. We want to be at the top of the conference, the top of our division. There's no reason why we can't.

Henrik Tallinder

A goal of ours was to find out who lived in these apartments, so we knocked on the doors to find out.

Linda Herron

If we could have had a better first, I think we would have been in better shape. It's too bad about that second goal. It's a shame because Chris brought us here.

Pete Belliveau

We gave a dumb goal and that made it difficult for us.

John Kosmina

The goal of the board is to get out of the landlord business.

Stephanie Mccormick

Our goal wasn't revenge. Our goal was to get better.

Scott Merzoian

(After the losses) I decided I had to break through. I had to set a goal. My goal that I set was to never be pinned.

Kyle Maynard

We feel like we can do it again. That's been our goal, to get back there, and try to go a little bit farther.

Boo Davis

Our goal coming into this week was to win a game up here (in Cowlitz County). It is tough to travel up here. It is tough to play up here.

Scott Preuninger

We still have a goal, and that is to have the University commit to not invest in any of these companies in the future until the genocide stops.

Brad Rubin

Getting to states was the goal. I want to be on the podium.

Josh Roosa

I thought he fumbled before the goal line.

Aaron Wagner

We did it. We pressed them all the time, we created chances. The only thing we could be disappointed about is that we didn't score more than one goal.

Martin Jol

I'm all battered and I feel pain but I hope I can continue. My goal is to win a stage soon.

Mario Cipollini

We let them off the hook. You hate to be in control late and then tie it up on an own goal.

Randy Thoreson

Our goal was to try to beat Milton. We fell a little short of beating Milton.

Todd Wuerger

Your goal every year is to go to the state championship, realistically or not. That's why you play.

Larry Beets

Back in goal, I don't get a lot of action, but the action I do get is tough.

Krista Coleman

Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity.

Paul Goodman

The ultimate goal is speed.

Chuck Brown

For us, to score first, I think that was the key. That goal maybe gives us a little confidence.

Peter Bondra

I told you that was our goal.

O.j. Mayo

We knew it was 2-1 to Denmark when we scored. After the goal we found out that it was 2-2 and you could see the reaction.

Stefano Fiore

The board?s goal is to have all classrooms available at the south campus to have a full-fledged high school. We need to approve this so we can get closer to where we will not have to bus.

Brent Voorheis

I was never fully relieved until the second goal went in and the clock was running out.

Robbie Church

It is certainly a goal of ours to improve in all areas.

Harry Kemp

Our goal is to increase value, not to destroy it.

Hubertus Erlen

We would like to go back there for years and years and years. Our goal is to know more about these creatures and to reconstruct their ancient ecosystem.

Matt Lamanna

The ultimate goal is enhancing the appreciation on the part of the marketplace to 19th century American art.

Hank Martin

We have one more goal and that's to win a state championship. We wanted to give ourselves a chance to reach that goal and we did.

Larry Goodnature

Our goal is to reduce the costs of gasoline-hybrids, get a lot of people driving them, and then think about diesel-hybrids.

Kazuo Okamoto

Our goal isn't to close Wal-Mart down. It is to make it a better, more humane company toward its employees and the communities it is in.

Robert Greenwald

We help people who have been determined to have a barrier for employment, but have a desire to work. It is our goal to break through those barriers and assist them with employment.

Susan Hicks

My goal this season is to make it into the regional finals. I have more desire and strength this season and feel I am ready.

Nick White

Our goal was to win this. That was a disgrace against Marysville.

Manju Jabbie

One of our biggest questions will be which players will emerge as goal scorers.

Les Shepard

It's a wide open race. Our goal is to make it to state.

Steve Woll

We have not made a determination about where the bears will go. My goal is to find the best and most appropriate place for these bear cubs to live out their days.

Barry Penner

I think that's my No. 1 goal.

Cat Osterman

Our goal is to go as far as we can.

Willie Goolsby

Our long-term goal is to have four, but we don't have the money for that yet. We've got to wait for the tax draws.

John Curley

Stewart's goal was beauty. I came off a corner kick. Stewart picked the ball out of the air with his foot and put it into the net.

Doug Kilby

We have a ton of seniors coming back. It's in the front of all our minds, that this is what we want to do. We all have the same goal.

Kevin Keane

We're doing everything we can to meet that goal.

Amanda Brown

My daughter was 1 at the time. My goal was to see her go to kindergarten.

Giusti

First you write down your goal; your second job is to break down your goal into a series of steps, beginning with steps which are absurdly easy.

Fitzhugh Dodson

We all agree that we are at a dangerous moment, and our goal remains to prevent the fighting that's already going on from escalating to a general war.

Ibrahim Rugova

That's what his goal was. That's what he wanted.

Jim Steiner

That's probably the best-looking goal he's scored all year. Most of them were ugly as sin.

John Woodring

Our first goal is to get people to the event and inform them.

Anabella Hedman

Their goal is to keep it a safe and enjoyable place for a night out.

Mike Tellef

Never give up. Keep your thoughts and your mind always on the goal.

Tom Bradley

Our goal of course is to ultimately produce one billion gallons of bio diesel and ethanol by the year 2008.

Becky Skillman

Our goal was just to get to our sectional and see what we could do after that.

Jon Hampton

We wanted this. It was definitely one of our goals. We have a goal board, and this is up there on it.

Fred Rodgers

Athens was a great experience and I'll always be able to look back on it and say I achieved my ultimate goal in gymnastics.

Carly Patterson

He's definitely full of himself and when he scores a goal and the crowd cheers 'Giacomo, Giacomo,' he feels like a star and plays to the crowd.

Roy Defio

Central is extremely athletic and can beat anybody any night. All we want to do is improve in everything we do from offensively and defensively and our goal is to get a little better every day.

Greg Waits

Our goal for Candice this fall is to break the state record in the backstroke.

Marilyn Fitzgerald

My goal is to relate history to the modern day, ... History can give you an advantage because if you control the past, you control the future.

Jeff Evans

Our goal was just to save the building from demolition. We thought this was a good way.

Dave Henderson

The goal is to make it easy to use, Apple has this, but it may not be the dominant player in the future.

Ian Fogg

That's my number one goal besides anything else. It's been a while and we got a good team.

Dashaun Wood

A goal is a dream with a deadline.

Gil Gutknecht

She was all for her kids. That was her primary goal - to make sure her kids got an education.

Walldon Dasilva

This was my goal this year, to give it a big push and go back to the top.

Jonathan Power

The goal wasn't to make it harsher or easier, but more standardized, which I think [this system] does well.

Bill Breedlove

I want to win state. It's the same goal I've had every year since I was a freshman.

Jacki Gemelos

It's the first case in which the redistricting was for a political gerrymander. It wasn't a byproduct. It was the goal.

Rolando Rios

This is the third consecutive year China has achieved government's goal of employment and re-employment targets.

Hu Xiaoyi

The fans are the reason we get into this business. The fans here are worth a goal a game to the Blues.

Dave Checketts

The goal is to be the toughest ticket in town.

Gillian Zucker

Our goal is to be able to add more boys and broaden our audience over time.

Rich Ross

At the beginning of the year, the kids' goal was to win states.

Paul Taibi

The conference is always our first goal.

Neal Nelson

The goal is to win one medal. I think we could win more.

Max Gartner

That field goal … it wasn't his fault. The game wasn't his fault.

Jimmy Martin

My No. 1 goal is to be No. 1 in my first Boston Marathon, and I always run to win.

Meb Keflezighi

The first goal of the BRAC is to improve the war-fighting capability.

Gary Heckman

Faith Burt (of Cedar Falls) won (the 100-meter dash) last year and my goal is to beat her.

Gretchen Lamar

Our goal is to incapacitate (the attacker) long enough for you to get away.

Lt. Colleen Turay

It's great to have the potential to make the state tournament. But the goal is to win state.

David Rogers

We want to bring everyone to the table with one goal in mind, to make the community better for kids.

Jason Fleming

To claim their goal is not partisan really stretches the imagination.

William Greene

It's the equivalent of a Disney Channel of broadband interactive content. It's become a good business for Disney. Our goal is to be as ubiquitous as the Disney Channel.

Ken Goldstein

Our goal is to eventually remove the automobile from the energy and environment debate, to neutralize its impact on the planet. That's why we're so bullish about alternative fuels.

Dave Barthmuss

We'll find out, won't we? It has produced 60 wins. But we all know that's not the ultimate goal.

Del Harris

Their whole goal was just to take care of their kids.

Lee Schwebel

The SWC playoffs are still our goal. But with the way we've played I'm not counting us out of the (CIAC) Division III playoffs.

Pete Maxfield

Local ownership there was critical, and it was crucial to Carl Lindner. The one overriding goal we had was to have local ownership.

Bud Selig

I knew one goal wasn't enough. After I scored I forgot about offense and got real defensive.

Lauren Lucido

Our goal coming in was to win league and make a run at the state title. We aren't satisfied yet. We have bigger things to accomplish.

Matt Wright

Our goal now is to get all three to states. I think that's a realistic goal.

Jake Daum

The goal here is to keep them apprised and to seek their input.

Chris Ullman

We've looked at it, and we've analyzed it, and we feel confident we can reach our goal.

Bob Foster

Scoring the first goal is a weapon we have to use.

Inaki Saez

My goal is to reduce that difference to one-half the current levels, but I cannot say what the time frame for that would be.

Katsuaki Watanabe

Our goal is to give business customers the opportunity to experience our full suite of communications tools.

Ken Fitzpatrick

The goal was to get second in that race and think about what would happen after.

Craig Stevens

My goal is to qualify for state. That's it. I want to get through the sectionals.

Trevor Flanagan

The eventual goal of this committee is to make recommendations about what we can do. It could be something as small as the schedule.

Paul Puryear

Autumn is the best player I have ever coached with her back to the goal.

Mike Howard

Our goal was to get their big guys tired so they couldn't score so much. That's about all we could do with them.

Shane Childress

I knew whoever scored the first goal would win the tie. I do not care who we get in the final.

Friedhelm Funkel

It's a tough goal. But it's a goal that we think we're going to be able to make.

John Stemberger

Our goal has always been to get Beatrice to a point where she is comfortable enough to enjoy being a child.

Joseph Williams

Every time we came back and got a goal, we had mental breakdowns.

Chris Thorburn

The goal all along is to match church with church, government leader with government leader.

Steve Wingfield

I was just trying to get out of the way and that turned out to be a two-goal swing. That was the game, the difference.

Chris Richards

Our goal is to close the gap and we're in complete control of that. I think the girls are beginning to sense that (the playoffs) could become a reality.

Saundra Hess

This is a learning experience for everyone involved. The goal for us is personal improvement, that's what it's all about.

Steve Kearney

My goal is to be in the top five or six as team. We can do that if we keep wrestling well.

Brian Preece

My teammates were just able to find me, I was feeling it. We just felt we couldn't go down here without reaching our goal.

Deaundre Muhammad

His goal is laudable, but it's misdirected.

Robert Weiner

At the beginning of the season, our goal was to make the NCAA.

Anthony Tolliver

That's got to be the ultimate goal, ... that's what everybody wants to see done in the end.

Kevin Arnold

I'm not looking ahead. I was focused on this. It's important to me. And it's another step closer to my goal.

Matt Moley

I'm the opposing coach, but I'll tell you what - that was a great goal.

Claude Julien

After a certain point, money is meaningless. It ceases to be the goal. The game is what counts.

Aristotle Onassis

That's a sign of toughness through there. We didn't make a field goal, but we hit our free throws.

Bernie Pearson

It's a better way to amortize the cost of Super Bowl ads. The goal is more places to get your ad seen.

Seth Palansky

Our next goal is to talk to FEMA to see if they can use it.

Jeff Grange

It was a big relief to finally get a goal. I knew if I kept shooting something would finally go in, and I'm glad it did.

Abby Fennessey

Our goal is to promote physical fitness and family enjoyment.

Josh Taylor

That's the ultimate goal here: to make health care work better.

Christopher Queram

It's disappointing for the destination because our goal is to get as much direct service as possible. But at the end of the day, (Japan Airlines) is not the only way for foreign travelers to get here.

Terry Jicinsky

I think we kind of caught them off-guard with the first goal. We did a good job of finishing off that cross. We didn't do that for the entire game.

Iain Jones

Our goal is to change behavior.

Amy Lemisch

Our goal is to build a culture of workplace safety in Arizona.

Donald Smith

I didn't know what my goal was, but I knew I had to get out and do something exciting.

Ali Landry

Our goal is to eventually have no women staying at Oxford Street.

Jon Bradley

My biggest goal this year will be not to get injured.

Prakash Amritraj

We finally won a close game. I figured it would be a one-goal game.

Darrin Karuzas

The goal has always been to keep agriculture the No. 1 industry in the area.

Arlene S. Hall

(Getting back to State) was a major goal and we definitely expected to be back down there again.

Talia Miller

This was a big goal for us.

Chris Feist

Some of the same people are involved; they have merely changed tactics but the goal is the same.

Adams Oshiomhole

I was still happy to win them. Our goal in every race is to win.

Ryan Newman

My goal is to have this be the first annual. And we're claiming it as the inaugural year, and we're giving away a lot of awards.

Terrie Mcnutt

We need to find a way to manufacture goals. One goal won't cut it against North.

Sid Leytham

Hopefully we'll never find out. That's my goal.

Matt Bailey

Our goal is to get them in compliance with this one violation.

Chris Parsons

We wanted to shut them out. That was the goal we had the entire time we were practicing for the bowl.

Stephen Tulloch

I will do my best to accomplish that goal.

Yusaku Iriki

Retailers have achieved their goal, discouraging a lot of returns.

Brit Beemer

It's a goal-oriented approach, not a pre-set curriculum approach.

Karen Mcgregor

Our goal is to reach more and more of those other markets.

Jeff Miller

In the two overtimes we really controlled play, but they got that last goal.

Pat Collins

Our goal had been to find all seven people, but I have to rely on the experts to tell me when they have done all they can do.

Mayor Bryan Baptiste

My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset.

Jack Nicklaus

That's our goal this season.

Scott Ware

Our goal was to get 11 booths and we got 26, with a lot of companies outside Berthold and Carpio wanting to help. We'll see how it goes.

Kelly Finke

Our goal is to have every animal that goes out spayed or neutered.

Jim Hubbard