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First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.

Aristotle

However far man may extend himself with his knowledge, however objective he may appear to himself- -ultimately he reaps nothing but his own biography.

Friedrich Nietzsche

All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equal partnership.

Ann Landers

A hundred objective measurements didn't sum the worth of a garden; only the delight of its users did that. Only the use made it mean something.

Lois McMaster Bujold

The very idea of freedom presupposes some objective moral law which overarches rulers and ruled alike.

C. S. Lewis

The objective of his life is not just to make money, but to have influence and to follow the heritage of his grandfather.

Ferdinand Dudenhöffer

McDonald?s priority focus continues to be on our customers. We listen closely to them and welcome constructive feedback. We welcome an objective and fair discussion about issues important to our customers.

Walt Riker

That is our primary objective and it has been since this incident occurred.

Kurt Schaefer

In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success.

Sir Arthur Helps

There's a misconception about which foods are bad for you, but really it depends on what your objective is. I avoided nuts because they're high in fat, but that's not an issue for me. So now I have permission to eat them.

Adam Goodman

Our main objective was to keep the folks in the county comfortable. We knew we couldn't make things perfect for them, but we wanted to make it more bearable for them.

Gary Galloway

I am confident that we can execute our plans successfully and achieve the objective of about 2 billion pounds (3.5 billion U.S. dollars) revenue.

John Pluthero

Every one is little different. I don't think we prefer one more than another, but we have the same objective — win races.

Tim Cindric

Our main objective was not to get anyone killed while trying to save somebody.

Gary Galloway

Those two people were swayed more by sympathy and emotion for the family than anything objective. That's my feeling.

Robert Harris

By any objective measure, our offer is clearly superior to Johnson & Johnson's.

Pete Nicholas

You are meant to play the ball as it lies, a fact that may help to touch on your own objective approach to life.

Grantland Rice

We anticipate by the end of 2007 we will have taken the number of hotels to at least 20 and we will be well on our way to achieving our medium term objective of 25.

Robert Cook

You always want to take first. But the main objective is to get to state. The main thing is to just get to the next level.

Jack Mulhall

Show me a man who claims he is objective and I'll show you a man with illusions.

Henry R. Luce

It is possible for us to have certain contacts with Israel provided they are made with the main objective of helping solve the Palestinian issue.

Hassan Wirayuda

My main objective was to make sure everybody enjoyed themselves and had fun.

Mark Mclaughlin

Our objective is to develop a very strong business in Mexico and use that as a launching pad to be able to go into other countries in Latin America.

Scott Beck

We have changed the objective now to sell out every league game of the season. The response from the fans has been great.

Phil Anderton

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

Alexander Alekhine

Our objective is to bring quality entertainment to that facility. The quantity is going to vary from year to year.

Andy Wilson

If I were objective or if you were objective or if anyone was, he would have to be put away somewhere in an institution because he'd be some sort of vegetable.

David Brinkley

His number one objective will be to stress continuity. Continuity means more interest rate increases, so that means the dollar can keep going up.

Derek Halpenny

In order to achieve our objective of winning races and world championships we have to employ the best drivers available and Gary definitely fits into this category.

Martin Whitmarsh

Our objective is not to replace books. Just as video tapes have expanded the market for viewing movies, electronic books are going to expand the market for books.

James Sachs

Availability of statistics and other required information will enable the society to assess judiciary and it institutions in a fair and objective manner.

Justice Sabharwal

Any parts that are rebuilt, they all have to be brought up to category 5 [hurricane] protection. That will set the objective for decades.

Joseph Suhayda

The objective is to accelerate the 802.11n specification process and to promote interoperability, which is critical for acceptance by consumers.

Bill Bunch

Our whole objective was to have the FBI come in and lead an investigation. We will know the truth.

Alvin Sykes

(Willingham) would have to demonstrate to me (and the athletic director) that we would maintain an objective performance assessment and evaluation for pay increases.

Mark Emmert

We succeed only as we identify in life, or in war, or in anything else, a single overriding objective, and make all other considerations bend to that one objective.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Basically our organization has 16 members, but it's open to anyone who wants to get involved. Our objective is to get out in front of anyone or group to provide them with information.

Dennis Kemmesat

The legislature seems to have included gay people in our entire social construct. In light of that, what is the state's legitimate objective in not allowing marriage?

Justice Barry Albin

It was an objective in the first quarter, too, but we gave up 17 points. They were set to do some things against us both offensively and defensively.

Pat Deegan

Important for the committee and for the House that its actions be viewed as nonpartisan and objective by the members of this institution and by the public.

Tom Cole

The objective is to enlarge the scope of your advantage which can only happen at someone else's expense.

Bruce Henderson

It's the only way to be objective.

David Ozgo

It's not hard at all to be objective. The student either gets it right or gets it wrong.

Genie Love

Consumers think they are dealing with an objective third party, and they are not.

Vince Megna

The Central African Republic is free to close its border, but we regard the decision only as a gesture of courtesy with Chad rather than an objective move.

Jamal Mohamed Ibrahim

No objective analysts, even if they were in favor of outsourcing, would write a report like this.

Ron Hira

Our main objective is always to have a good time playing, to turn the crowd on.

Patrick Norman

We were able to come to an agreement with Goldman Sachs on the pre-IPO market. We feel that 9 billion euro is a fair value, not overly exciting, and it's an objective value that we can put before shareholders and give them a benchmark to look at our business.

Canning Fok

An objective truth and individual reason are feared above all.

Jimmy Johnson

When I was at the Ministry of Housing, I set the objective of expanding (settlements in) outlying areas.

Yitzhak Levy

Deal with it in an objective fashion -- don't get emotional about it.

John Mckee

Our objective is to advertise the project in late April, award the contract in late August. Construction would begin in late October, possibly early in November.

Victor Mendez

The key objective to successful business travel is to maintain control.

Steve Prentice

Before each grand prix, the objective is to win it.

Felipe Massa

By admitting that he didn't keep accurate records, he would be admitting that he didn't do a good job. He is not objective.

Tony Demaiori

My next objective is to win more races and the big Crystal Globe.

Aksel Lund Svindal

What we need from these Europeans is to put an end to these networks, ... We accept any mission whose objective is to exchange views with Algerians in order to strengthen the fight against terrorism.

Abdallah Baali

The objective was met but we've got to learn from this and be ready to play from the get-go. We must learn from this because next week is huge.

Gene Cathcart

I've heard some debates about the morality of this. To me, it seems like a good idea to put together people from different countries with the same objective. If it could be done outside the sports field, it would be considered fantastic.

Massimo Moratti

The objective of the government of Indonesia is for the field to be exploited as soon as possible so we can export the oil and get some money from it.

Rizal Malarangeng

The objective is to slow down investment growth and loan growth which were higher than the targets set by the government. This won't be the only move and more administrative measures are likely to come.

Ma Jun

The challenge for me has first been to see things as they are, whether a portrait, a city street, or a bouncing ball. In a word, I have tried to be objective.

Berenice Abbott

I feel very sad when it happens and hopefully the day will come when it is more objective and balanced. I invite listeners to let us know if they hear any kind of bias — whether it is to the right or the left. We need to shine the light on that.

Gay Hart Gaines

We are open to the investigation. We have the same objective of eradicating drug addiction in the city.

Carlos Abesamis

Going to the World Cup is an objective and in order to do that I need to play matches.

Christian Vieri

You should always be aware of your surroundings, and always be conscious of the fact that no matter where you are, there may be somebody whose primary objective is to get the better of you and your wallet.

Steve Loucks

Our objective over the next four to five years is to double the size of the company.

Jeff Seeberger

I'm not in it to get to anybody. I think it was a poor decision, but the decision has been made, and we're going to make the best of it. I think I can be objective.

Bob Metzler

I want to see it stay as objective as possible.

Commissioner Darryl Steele

I was once ask if a big business man ever reached his objective. I replied that if a man ever reached his objective he was not a big business man.

Charles M. Schwab

Fair competition and a win-win situation is our objective.

Shang Fulin

Anyone who thought analysts are totally objective gets what they deserve. Everyone knows it's going on.

Mark Hulbert

I learned that, before you reach an objective, you must be ready with a new one, and you must start to communicate it to the organization. But it is not the goal itself that is important.

Jan Carlzon

All I can say is that our objective going in is to make Parliament work. That is our one and only objective. That's why we were elected--to govern--and we will be approaching this legislative session, just like we did the one before, trying to make Parliament work.

Marc Roy

The company also has the objective of commercializing novel biotechnology instrumentation and the advancement of biotechnology manufacturing techniques.

Justin Swick

We began working with all of you and set an objective to reduce congestion below where it is today. To say we are going to reduce congestion and accommodate growth is now actually possible.

Sunne Wright Mcpeak

Our overriding objective should be to promote Washington state.

Wade Wolfe

The objective of this was to show that these two brands (SBC and AT&T) were coming together rather than bringing another into the mix.

Shelley Almager

When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next objective.

George C. Marshall

The real objective here is to deter that kind of migration, ... The best way to deter is to be ready for it, so it is very clear that we will not find ourselves overwhelmed.

Doris Meissner

Ultimately it is our objective to provide a language-specific development center for every language that matters. It's just a matter of which ones we get to first.

Jeffery Mcmanus

Current account targeting or inflation becomes the objective. You will have a framework to ensure that the extra money that comes in doesn't lead to change in competitiveness.

Shuchita Mehta

This decision clearly supports the spoken objective of this administration to end the Byrd Amendment and comply with the WTO.

Susan Petniunas

This was an objective and a goal and we met it. They brought their offense, defense and pitching.

Veronica Wiggins

It really depends on the marketing objective.

Scott Fransen

The objective will be to correlate specific air-toxic data from the state with relevant cancers in the Houston area and compare it to Dallas (another large metropolitan area).

Ann Coker

The thing I love about this team is that they always go out there with an objective. And they can make adjustments. That's what happens when you work as hard as they do.

Stefni Lotief

There is a lot of common ground between us. We share the objective vis-?-vis Iran and its nuclear program. Our discussions will continue both here in New York and Vienna and between capitals.

John Sawers

The main objective is to help prepare everyone to receive tornado warnings.

Joe Paul Boone

This newspaper is completely and totally objective and unbiased. I don't want to dignify their insults with comments.

Michael Hoffman

The Internet gambling industry will be delighted AGA has called for an objective study because this will show (Internet gambling) can be regulated.

Joseph Kelly

The initiative seems to respect the rights of creators to determine how their works will be used, and this has been our concern and objective all along.

Pat Schroeder

Objective journalism is one of the main reasons American politics has been allowed to be so corrupt for so long.

Hunter S. Thompson

Their objective was to get their critical records out, their utility records and all of that.

Mike Fisher

The national and global perspective that Dick Morris brings to the political landscape is first class. He is known for his nonpartisan objective commentary.

Cliff Sones

It's important to give students a forum to discuss current affairs. But they need to engage in these conversations in the classroom, the most objective and ideal setting.

Al Mijares

We arrived at the conclusion that the objective conditions do not exist for meaningful discussion because (Mugabe's party) ZANU-PF is embarking on mass retribution against our members in the rural areas.

Morgan Tsvangirai

It was truly an astonishing grassroots explosion, ... The objective was to get a nationwide demonstration of concern for the environment so large that it would shake the political establishment out of its lethargy.

Gaylord Nelson

Our main objective was to win the Southern Conference. I don't remember feeling bad that we didn't keep playing. In those days, the NCAA tournament wasn't big.

Joe Gallagher

That became our main objective, getting her out.

Pete Crum

We will not allow you to escape your responsibilities. We will not tolerate terrorism and the primary objective will be to guard the border.

Dan Halutz

Our objective will continue to be to finish with a balanced budget.

Richard White

Our objective is to deepen and expand the market, reduce (price) instability, and boost transparency and efficiency.

Darmin Nasution

I hate to say they're done, because Lord only knows what's next. They have achieved a large part of their objective.

Ronald Klain

The promotions are coming pretty fast for me, but I hope not fast enough to make me lose sight of the primary objective.

John Randall

China's primary objective is to maintain North Korea as a buffer zone.

John Tkacik

I saw him throw 97-98 [mph]. A second pitch will be his big objective.

Jim Fleming

When you run for SORF, you have to pledge that you won't judge a club's virtue based on their application. Our guidelines are all about being objective.

Chris Foster

From a technical standpoint, the next objective is $700.

Carl Birkelbach

If (Fhimah) was not aware of that objective then he cannot be guilty of conspiracy, he cannot be guilty of murder and he cannot be guilty of the alleged breach of section two of the Aviation Security Act 1982.

Richard Keen

Show me an objective worthy of war and I will go along with you.

Otto von Bismarck

The reason the state didn't bring you any objective evidence in this case is because the only objective evidence was in my favor.

Jennifer Hanson

It will be part of our challenge and our objective to meet the needs of our annual budget as well as create funds for new capital projects.

Scott Barnes

Our first objective is to try to maintain the 0-0. That's all we need to eliminate Liverpool and that is what we are going to play for.

Laurent Robert

Our objective is to (essentially) take a 20-acre piece of Gore-Tex and put it over this golf course.

David Pillsbury

There's no thought into getting a hole-in-one. When I go to a par three my main objective is to get the ball on the green.

Jim Dougherty

We hope the district attorney would take an objective look at this case and dismiss the indictment.

Jeffrey Pittell

The objective is to slow down investment growth and loan growth.

Ma Jun

The main objective I will have on behalf of this board is to keep Scripps in Palm Beach County. But we're certainly not going to give away our firstborn to do it.

Burt Aaronson

[He went on to say that there was a] clear consensus ... at all times objective.

Courtney Pratt

In my capacity at CRS, I get paid to provide objective advice to Congress, which at times may not align with the interests of DHS.

John Rollins

My main objective out there on the mound was to mix speeds and locations and get them where they were off balance. I feel confident in my team that we?re going to hit the ball and we?re going to drive in runs.

Don Lisi

From Day 1, my whole priority and my objective is to get these guys into situations where they can get some money out of this game. I'm not going to hold any of 'em back at all.

Jaren Jackson

If the rule met its objective, then we wouldn't have to worry about lawsuits, there wouldn't be any.

Sean Kane

This is an illustration of a new sectarianism where somebody is considered incapable of making an objective decision because they hold ethical, philosophical or religious views.

Tony Abbott

If a call came in, I wanted to be damned sure she was there to take it. My main objective was to get to St. Cloud and find my son.

Allan Radel

I don't think this is an important question right now. The final is my objective for the time being. I'm not discussing that.

Didier Deschamps

Fifteen counties were impacted, we're still in the response mode, and our objective now is to ensure the health and safety of our citizens.

Jack Colley

These questions are objective and [consumers] can relate to that.

Darby Williams

I am confident that we can execute our plans successfully and achieve the objective of about £2bn revenue and EBITDA of about 400m, sufficient to deliver a double-digit operating margin.

John Pluthero

We think they are not achieving their objective and in fact the government is extending its authority politically around the country.

Peter Rodman

My principal objective right now is to learn as much as I can. This is their day to ask me questions.

Robert Eckert

My impression of him, and the impressions of everyone in the office, was he is a very fine lawyer, a very hard worker, a beautiful writer and absolutely, meticulously objective.

Charles Fried

Our objective is to win the (ALMS) championship. It's the way we take each race and the way we run the team.

Rob Dyson

Rarely, when we observe nature in the science classroom do we allow ourselves the freedom to employ both subjective and objective analysis.

Carolyn Rost

It's now a major objective, especially for the players. The players are the ones that matter.

Laurent Fournier

I can't be objective as far as the sentencing goes.

Brian Long

Our main objective is to get into the schools during the day to promote character building and drug awareness. We do that by getting their (students) attention with feats of strength.

David Mcclure

But Weil is hardly an objective expert on supplements. The more supplements Weil can persuade consumers to buy, the more he benefits. Consumers should bear that in mind when they listen to his advice.

David Schardt

Our goal was to negotiate a new agreement that would be in the best interest of our subscribers and shareholders and the new agreement fulfills that objective.

Scott Greenstein

It's an affirmation of the direction the city was heading. The purpose was to have outside experts take an objective look at what the city is doing and what it should be doing. There were a lot of parallels and a lot of criticism.

Caryn Kaufman

My objective was not to get a big settlement. It was more to make a statement that what he did was wrong and accept responsibility that he was at fault.

Jeff Fleming

The objective is to provide an analog close to space where the consequences are really life and death, ... Rookies can make their mistakes before they get to space.

Marc Reagan

Our objective is to find another Subaru world champion and we'll do all that we can to help Chris and Stephane reach that goal.

David Lapworth

The average age of the bull elk hunters took on limited entry units last fall was way above the objective on most of the units, and that's why more hunters will be able to hunt bull elk this fall.

Craig Mclaughlin

I don't feel like my ownership of property in this area affects my ability to make an objective decision.

Don Edwards

I'm not very objective. I'm just hanging in there trying to manage my pain.

Debbie Williams

We want them to get precise, objective information so they can pass it along to their other loved ones.

Humberto Moreira

For the 15 member states, it's strategic objective Number One. For candidate countries, it's a light at the end of the tunnel.

Guenter Verheugen

I have very little confidence that any state court is an objective and impartial tribunal for deciding this case.

Tim Potts

To computerize the scent analysis and make the identification result more objective is still our research goal.

Song Zhenhua

Clearly Britain cannot be an objective mediator on the Cyprus problem. Britain no longer has the required credibility.

George Lillikas

Ahead of the Gulf War the price of crude oil jumped up to about $40 a barrel, but when it was announced they would use the reserve the price immediately plunged back. After that not much was done. The intended objective was accomplished.

Dennis O'brien

My concern is that the initial and the only army investigation was done by the unit concerned...(and) that did not give anyone an objective view of what really happened. What we're asking is for the inspector general of the Department of Defense to take a high-level investigation.

David Schlesinger

We all live with the objective of being happy; yet our lives are all different and yet the same.

Anne Frank

Such a discussion doesn't help us. Moreover, it could cast doubt on the broad consensus in the international community about the objective of the negotiations with Iran.

Gernot Erler

If you look at the list of professional athletes who have squandered their wealth, at the heart of their poor decisions was an adviser with a conflict of interest. Just like companies, athletes need independent objective advice to make financial decisions.

Wilson Hoyle

That is okay by me. Our single objective has been to win the division, and so nothing changes.

James Shanahan

We have believed all along that it's people power that will help achieve our objective.

Sondhi Limthongkul

The cost effectiveness is irrelevant. The objective is deterrence.

Barnett Lotstein

We hope we go back with them being educated about what the agenda is and willing to mobilize, ... Our objective is to get people to help us help them.

Melvin Watt

Our folks (DNR) love Fair Hill, so we have a shared objective with the citizens who came to Annapolis to testify.

Frederick Barton

Our objective is to support the development of software and IT services that will help scientists and engineers make the kinds of discoveries that will eventually be applied by industry.

Rita Colwell

It is a resignation that has one objective and that objective is to let the Bolivian people know that this is genuine.

Carlos Mesa

We don't have a choice. If we want to win the championship we have to try and get maximum points... and that is where the competition lies at the moment. And the whole objective for both teams is to get maximum points.

Barry Barnes

It's not spit out by some computer. I have objective numbers like that, but my pencil is my coaching tool.

Joe Juraszek

For future exploration, when we have the objective of going to the Moon, it is important to have several possibilities to go there, and within this framework of cooperation to have our own access to orbit around the Moon.

Alain Fournier

It was a big relief to achieve our main objective of qualifying from this group.

Abdoulaye Sarr

A give-up script. They would give up about any very small setback, not just a hurricane. The give-up script gives them an excuse to give up. They really don't like competing and working hard to accomplish their objective.

James Elliott

For the drive concepts of the near future the objective is to make petrol cars as efficient as diesels, and diesels as clean as petrol cars.

Thomas Weber

My objective coming here was to show that the Central American player is a quality player and deserving of being in the MLS.

Ronald Cerritos

The objective is to promote competition and to ensure that consumers are not punished for crossing a border.

Martin Selmayr

The security system must always achieve its objective. If it does not, you have to fix it.

Clifford Lewis

The objective was to even out the debt over the life of the bonds.

Tom Vincz

Our objective this week is to get through healthy. If we get the game in hand early, we've got about 78-80 guys who we can start bringing in. We can play a whole lot of kids.

Curt Bladt

We do not want government interfering in our lives, taking away reasonable freedoms with no good, objective reason to do so.

Dick Smith

The operation is making steady progress. We have achieved our first objective.

Sanath Karunaratne

Our objective is to ensure the building is occupied -- that it just doesn't sit vacant.

Ron Mosby

Slowly but surely, we are acquiring that famous culture of democracy, which is our objective.

Paul Biya

The objective of this is more political than economic. It's to get rid of the IMF obligations.

Alberto Bernal

The key question here is as to whether this is an intensification with the explicit objective of resuming hostilities or whether it is an intensification to probe the attitude and disposition of the new government.

Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu

Our overall corporate objective continues to be a minimum 15% top- and bottom-line growth.

John Heinmiller

We're very young, and I'll need to be very patient with this group. The objective is to bring them along one step at a time.

Pete Catenacci

The main objective for me is security, I do not want to have to answer to my neighbors.

Michelle Evans

Now ITAC has achieved its second objective, getting more information about cases of identity theft into the hands of law enforcement agencies and getting it there faster.

Anne Wallace

The objective... is to achieve a comfort level between the cook/artist/performer and the customer/viewer/diner. And if we can achieve that, and the customers are happy and the cooks are happy, then we have a great experience.

Mario Batali

The objective of the actual conference is to narrow the issues down to the top five or 10 that will be forwarded to the national AFAP conference.

Dennis Mcmillen

Our main objective is to provide an environment where faculty and staff of color can come here and do very well and have a desire to stay.

Ilse Hartung

It feels good to be hosting this. Our main objective is to stay focused. We can?t look past anyone.

Sami Wylie

Our main objective as a band is to bring our music and our band to a bigger level - build a movement.

Ulises Bella

He's very fair, balanced and objective. I don't detect any bias in him and I don't detect any ambition.

Robert Grant

The broad objective is to create a more vibrant downtown.

Roger Hawk

We engaged Lewin to obtain an objective assessment of the potential for savings.

Thomas Johnson

Our objective is in line with what their objective is. If Venezuela is looking for large increases in production, the silver bullet is the Orinoco.

Ali Moshiri

The objective of the contests is to get new music heard and reward artists on a periodic basis.

Justin Beckett

Gold is really looking good now and seems to have a clear upside objective. You've got three of the strongest fundamental drivers of gold that are currently converging so it is very difficult to make a bearish case for it at the moment.

Mark Keenan

We want to put a bear hug on e-commerce. Our objective is simple: We want to change GM from being an auto company that moves on car time to a car company that works on Internet time.

Mark Hogan

His only objective in selling the stock was to eliminate the appearance of a conflict of interest.

Bob Stevenson

If it is passed, the legislation is meant to ensure that schools are doing what they are promising, and that student-athletes are graduating from college with meaningful degrees. That's always the objective.

Kent Barrett

Our objective is to help domestic export companies to boost the economies of import nations.

Wang Shichun