Set Powerful Intentions Quotes
Nothing focuses a man's power like deciding exactly what he wants. A clear target pulls energy, effort, and opportunity toward it, while a vague wish scatters all three. This Purpose path holds the greatest quotes ever gathered on goals, clarity, and intention. Scroll through and put them to work.
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“Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.”
“An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.”
“The worth of life is not to be measured by results of achievement or success, but solely by the motives of the heart and the efforts of one’s will.”
“A person’s character is a reflection of their dominant thoughts and actions.”
“You’ve got to say, I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it…”
“Get going. Move forward. Aim high. Plan a takeoff. Don’t just sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and push the airplane”
“Action, to be effective, must be directed to clearly conceived ends.”
“All great leaders base their leadership upon a definite purpose.”
“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way.”
“Anticipate your battles; fight them on your knees before temptation comes, and you will always have victory.”
“It is not the temptations you have, but the decision you make about them that counts.”
“Your talent and giftedness as a leader have the potential to take you farther than your character can sustain you. That ought to scare you.”
“Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.”
“Slow success builds character; fast success builds ego.”
“Build castles in the air, that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.”
“Why do anything unless it is going to be great?”
“Insist on yourself; never imitate.”
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”
“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.”
“Either I will find a way, or I will make one.”
“Hitch your wagon to a star.”
“Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.”
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you have imagined.”
“Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you. Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion. Set your life on fire.”
“First, think. Second, dream. Third, believe. And finally, dare.”
“Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don’t settle for them.”
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
“I had ambition not only to go farther than any one had been before, but as far as it was possible for man to go.”
“All humans are entrepreneurs not because they should start companies but because the will to create is encoded in human DNA.”
“Great companies start because the founders want to change the world, not make a fast buck.”
“Success is becoming in middle adulthood what you dreamed to be in late childhood.”
“Never be afraid to say no.”
“Successful people all do one thing that you don't do, they live with intent in every action that they take.”
“The reason so many people do not achieve their goals is because they did not get specific and clear.”
“The ability to work hard and make sacrifices comes naturally to those who know exactly what they want.”
“If you don’t have a consistent goal in life, you can’t live it in a consistent way.”
“Goals you refuse to chase don’t disappear — they become ghosts that haunt you.”
“The only way to accomplish a new goal is to feed it your most valuable resource: time.”
“A dream you don’t have to fight for isn’t a dream — it’s a nap. One changes your afternoon. The other changes your world. Keep fighting.”
“What does it take to become a saint? Will it.”
“Knowing exactly what you want to do, with unwavering conviction, is the spark that generates everything.”
“Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them.”
“Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life.”
“Make each day count by setting specific goals to succeed, then putting forth every effort to exceed your own expectations.”
“Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.”
“As you reach your goals, set new ones. That is how you grow and become a more powerful person.”
“You may not accomplish every goal you set - no one does - but what really matters is having goals and going after them wholeheartedly.”
“It is wonderful what great strides can be made when there is a resolute purpose behind them.”
“Being specific about what you want and how you will achieve it helps you say no to things that derail progress, distract your attention, and pull you off course.”
“Many people think they lack motivation when what they really lack is clarity.”
