“My number one goal was not getting 'A's' - and I proved it. I was a 'C' student. You have to be ready to learn. If you're not interesting in learning, it doesn't work. As I grew older and wanted to learn and desperately wanted inside information, learning was a lot easier.” IfsWantedGoalInterestingNumbersInformationStudentsReadyGrewEasier Author:Brian Lamb
“A tough manager will have realistic quotas for his employees that he keeps to himself and aggressively stretch quotas, anywhere from ten percent higher to a lot more, which he imposes on his staff. If his people miss the stretch numbers but exceed the realistic goals, he's happy. If he's a superb manager, he knows how far they can stretch without breaking.” PeopleIfsKnowsGoalLeadershipNumbersKnow HowMissingHigherTenPercentToughManagersEmployeeRealisticStaffExceedSuperbQuotaRealistic Goals Book:The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life Source: The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
“If the goal of the No Child Left Behind Act is to ensure that all children meet state standards, then allowing large numbers of the most disadvantaged children to fall between the cracks is unacceptable.” IfsChildrenStatesFallLeftGoalNumbersBehindsStandardsCracksAllowingLeft BehindLarge NumbersDisadvantagedNo Child Left Behind Author:Roy Barnes
“A number of us had conversations with the Kerry campaign about what he was going to say about CAFE. What he told us was that he did not want to sacrifice jobs and that he wanted to work with the auto industry to achieve that goal.” WantWantedJobsGoalNumbersSacrificeAchieveIndustryConversationCampaignsCafesAuto Industry Author:Jennifer Granholm
“When I was a young boy I wanted to play for Newcastle United, I wanted to wear the number nine shirt and I wanted to score goals at St James' Park. I've lived my dream and I realise how lucky I've been to have done that.” DonePlayDreamWantedYoungGoalUnitedNumbersBoysLuckyNineShirtsParksScoreRealisingNewcastleNewcastle United Author:Alan Shearer
“The only goal of science is the honour of the human spirit, and a question in number theory is worth a question concerning the system of the world.” WorldHumansSpiritGoalNumbersTheoryHonourHuman Spirit Author:Serge Lang
“The number one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain their self-esteem. Resolving conflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment and appreciation of differences.” SelfSidesGoalDifferencesNumbersSelf EsteemConflictAppreciationEsteemBoth SidesAcknowledgmentResolving Conflict Author:Thomas Crum
“I think the market is always going to be around. The goal is not to say, let's get rid of the market, because the market does render a huge number of services, and I don't want to have a fight about the price of something every time I buy a book or a bottle of water.” ThinkingWantDoeBookFightingGoalWaterNumbersHugeBottlesHuge Numbers Author:Susan George
“My number one goal was to always have to opportunity to have an international business of some sort, opening in Paris, opening in Tokyo, opening in Singapore for example, that was always my dream, and so it came about.” DreamOpportunityGoalNumbersExampleInternationalOpeningParisSingaporeTokyoInternational Business Author:David Myers
“The creative process is probably closest to problem solving, but it differs from it in a number of ways. In problem solving the immediate goal is a specific one ... in the creative process there is no such clear goal.” WayProblemProcessGoalNumbersCreativeClearCreative ProcessClosestProblem SolvingClear Goals Author:Anne Roe
“Peace is our goal, but peace from strength, an enduring peace that will bring regional cooperation. What we have emphasized and agreed is that we are strategic partners. We are bound by common interests and will act together to ensure both the safety of United States and the safety of Afghanistan. That is the important consideration. Numbers are a means; they are not an end in themselves.” MeanImportantEndsStatesTogetherPeaceGoalInterestUnitedCommonNumbersUnited StatesStrengthSafetyEndureBoundsPartnersConsiderationCooperationAfghanistanStrategicCommon InterestsRegional Cooperation Author:Ashraf Ghani
“With regard to philosophical metaphysics, I always see increasing numbers who have attained to the negative goal, but as yet few who climb a few rungs backwards; one ought to look out, perhaps, over the last steps of the ladder, but not try to stand upon them.” TryingLooksLastsGoalNumbersStepsOughtNegativePhilosophicalRegardClimbsMetaphysicsBackwardsLadders Book:Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two Source: Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two