#goal

American football seems to resemble soccer in that one scores by putting the ball through the opponent's goal; but football, truly is about land. The Settlers want to move the line of scrimmage Westward, the Native Americans want to move it East. ↗

— David Mamet

#american #american football #ball #east #football

The basis of drama is... the struggle of the hero towards a specific goal at the end of which he realises that what kept him from it was, in the lesser drama, civilisation and, in the great drama, the discovery of something that he did not set out to discover but which can be seen retrospectively as inevitable. ↗

— David Mamet

#civilisation #did #discover #discovery #drama

I fully expect to be able to complete one more campaign goal - and that is to proudly report that signs have been erected as you enter our great state that say 'Welcome to Wild, Wonderful West Virginia: Open for Business!' ↗

— Joe Manchin III

#been #business #campaign #complete #enter

If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#africa #also #beautiful #could #dreams

When I started in the mid-'90s, the goal was really to shoot for a film career and stay there. ↗

— Gabriel Mann

#film #film career #goal #i #really

My goal isn't to make money, it's to try and survive and make a point. ↗

— Marilyn Manson

#make #money #point #survive #try

People's behavior makes sense if you think about it in terms of their goals, needs, and motives. ↗

— Thomas Mann

#behavior #goals #makes #motives #needs

If I could apologise and go back and change history I would do. But the goal is still a goal, Argentina became world champions and I was the best player in the world. ↗

— Diego Maradona

#argentina #back #became #best #champions

There is nothing wrong with dedication and goals, but if you focus on yourself, all the lights fade away and you become a fleeting moment in life. ↗

— Pete Maravich

#become #dedication #fade #fleeting #focus

All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

#aim #fixed #gaze #goal #great