“[On Russia:] In every way, there is something gigantic about this people: ordinary dimensions have no applications whatever to it. I do not mean by this that true greatness and stability are never met with; but their boldness, their imaginativeness knows no bounds. With them everything is colossal rather than well-proportioned, audacious rather than well-considered, and if they do not attain their goals, it is because they exceed them.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayWellsMeanGoalGreatnessMetsOrdinaryBoundsRussiaDimensionsStabilityApplicationBoldnessExceedColossalAudaciousTrue Greatness Author:Madame de Stael
“The man with the average mentality, but with control, with a definite goal, and a clear conception of how it can be gained, and above all, with the power of application and labor, wins in the end.” MenEndsWinningGoalClearHe ManLaborAverageConceptionApplicationMentalityDefinite Author:William Howard Taft
“My goal as a theologian is to move beyond the acquisition of knowledge to its application in real life: in a word, I want to get wisdom.” WantRealMovingGoalReal LifeApplicationTheologianAcquisition Author:Kevin Vanhoozer
“Goals are not dreamy, pie-in-the-sky ideals. They have every day practical applications and they should be practical.” ShouldGoalPowerfulSkyIdealsPracticalsApplicationPieDreamy Author:Les Brown
“Cutting through complexity to find a solution runs through four predictable stages: determine a goal, find the highest-leverage approach, discover the ideal technology for that approach, and in the meantime, make the smartest application of the technology that you already have - whether it's something sophisticated, like a drug, or something simpler, like a bednet.” RunningGoalTechnologyFourCuttingStageDrugApproachHighestSolutionsIdealsDetermineComplexityApplicationSophisticatedPredictable Author:Bill Gates