“One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.” InspirationalMayGoalMissingLowsMarkHigh NotesGoals And AmbitionsHigh Goals Author:Thomas Fuller
“Our thoughts are boundless, though our frames are frail, Our souls immortal, though our limbs decay; Though darken'd in this poor life by a veil Of suffering, dying matter, we shall play In truth's eternal sunbeams; on the way To heaven's high capitol our cars shall roll; The temple of the Power whom all obey, That is the mark we tend to, for the soul Can take no lower flight, and seek no meaner goal.” WaySoulMatterPlaySufferingHeavenGoalPoorDyingCarEternalMarkFlightTemplesImmortalDecayOur ThoughtsVeilsLimbsBoundlessFrailCapitolSunbeamsPoor Life Book:Poems by James G. Percival ... Source: Poems by James G. Percival ...
“Is it not true that the clever rogue is like the runner who runs well for the first half of the course, but flags before reaching the goal: he is quick off the mark, but ends in disgrace and slinks away crestfallen and uncrowned. The crown is the prize of the really good runner who perseveres to the end.” FirstsWellsEndsRunningCoursesGoalHalfMarkPerseveranceCleverReachingPrizeFlagsCrownsRunnersEncouragingDisgracePersevereRogues Author:Plato
“A question that often comes up at times of strategic transformation is, should you pursue a highly focused approach, betting everything on one strategic goal, or should you hedge? ... Mark Twain hit it on the head when he said, Put all of your eggs in one basket and WATCH THAT BASKET.” ShouldSaidGoalWatchesApproachMarkTransformationCome UpFocusedPursueEggsStrategicBasketsBettingEggs In One Basket Author:Andy Grove