“I started Storyline after I'd accomplished all my goals and still wasn't happy. I'd become a New York Times bestselling author, which was my goal from high school, and yet I was less happy after accomplishing my goals than I was before.” StillsSchoolGoalNew YorkHigh SchoolAccomplishedNew York TimesStoryline Author:Donald Miller
“We should also give students more flexibility in the courses they take in high school to prepare them for whatever their goals may be, without sacrificing our rigorous academic standards.” GivingShouldMaySchoolCoursesGoalEducationSacrificeStudentsStandardsHigh SchoolAcademicFlexibilityAcademic Standards Author:Rick Perry
“When I was 16 was just thinking about the future and - it sounds so stupid - but what my goal was going to be in life. I guess I was thinking about girls too. No girls liked me. That was bothering me. I was thinking about my height - I had a growth spurt right before high school and then that's when sports coaches started coming up to me, but that's when I had this artistic turn.” ThinkingSchoolGirlSportsGoalGrowthStupidHigh SchoolCoachesArtisticBother Author:Christian Madsen
“I grew up on a farm and, prior to my father's murder, I wanted to get away from the farm, and away from South Georgia where the Jim Crow laws absolutely controlled anything and everything we did. So, my goal was to leave once I completed high school. But on the night of my father's murder, I made a commitment that I would not leave the South, that I would stay and devote my life to working for change. So, my father's murder has shaped the course of my life even up to this very day.” SchoolNightGoalHigh SchoolCommitmentMurderGet AwayCrowJim Crow Author:Shirley Sherrod
“Our goal here in New York is to ensure that every child who graduates high school is ready to start a career or start college and to dramatically increase the number of students that graduate from college.” ChildrenSchoolGoalNumbersCareersNew YorkStudentsCollegeReadyHigh SchoolIncreaseGraduates Author:Michael Bloomberg
“Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn't mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you've forgotten high school.” IfsThinkingWorldWellsMeanWholeWould BeRunningSchoolGoalConversationHigh SchoolForgottenWhole WorldToneSetting Goals Author:Madeleine Albright
“When I got cut from the varsity team as a sophomore in high school, I learned something. I knew I never wanted to feel that bad again. I never wanted to have that taste in my mouth, that hole in my stomach. So I set a goal of becoming a starter on the varsity.” FeelsWantedSchoolSportsGoalCuttingTeamBecomingTasteMouthsHigh SchoolHolesMotivational SportsStomachStartersSophomore Author:Michael Jordan
“My goal was just to try and be the best player on my high school team, and look where I am now. And that was still my goal as a young kid, just to try and be a little better than my brother was.” TryingLooksLittlesStillsKidsSchoolYoungGoalPlayerTeamBrotherBasketballHigh SchoolMy BrotherBeing The BestBest Players Author:Larry Bird