10 Great Quotes on the Power of Goals

Setting goals is the first step to accomplishing anything meaningful.

As 2017 is officially upon us and most people are working on their resolutions and goals for the year ahead, I thought it would be very fitting to compile a list of some of my favorite quotes on goals and share them with you.

I suggest at the end of each week when you have a weekly review and analyze where you are in the process of achieving your goals, that you take a look at some of the below quotes. They will remind you not only the importance of setting goals and then working hard to attain them, but to keep fighting even when the going gets tough.

Here are 10 of most favorite quotes on goals.


1. Never have a lack of goals.

"If you’re bored with life – you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things – you don’t have enough goals." –Lou Holtz



2. Vision is everything.

"If you don’t know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else." –Lawrence J. Peter

3. Dream enormously big.

"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars." –Les Brown


4. Persistence makes all the difference.

"Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don’t quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don’t quit until you reach it. Never quit." –Bear Bryant


5. Goals give our lives meaning.

"The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score." –Bill Copeland


6. True success is all about working towards meaningful goals and dreams.

"A goal is not always meant to be reached; it often serves simply as something to aim at." –Bruce Lee


7. Stop playing small.

"The great danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." –Michelangelo


8. Where are you headed?

"If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time." –Zig Ziglar


9. Stay focused at all times.

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." –Henry Ford


10. It's never too late.

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." –C.S. Lewis


There is no such thing as being too old to change your life and set new goals and dreams for yourself. Nelson Mandela was 75 years old when he was the oldest elected president of South Africa. Dimitrion Yordandis was 98 years old when he finished a 26 mile marathon on October 10th, 1976. Don't ever say you are too old.