The goal of art-making in general is communication.
I guess really what my goal is is just to enlarge the violin repertoire.
You look at how Barack Obama has had to conduct himself as President. It reminds me of Jackie Robinson, how he had to be very careful to reassure people that this was all right. And you still have people trying to tear him down. They make up all sorts of lies, with the goal of making him seem illegitimate.
I think the first goal can be weight off your shoulders.
When you are in the valley, keep your goal firmly in view and you will get the renewed energy to continue the climb.
Do we believe that the goal of government is to promote equal opportunity for all Americans to make the most of their lives? Or, do we now believe that government's role is to equalize the results of peoples lives?
To me the goal of comedy is to just laugh, which is a really high hearted thing, visceral connection and reaction.
My goal is to bridge the gap between social media and traditional media.
Science and art, or by the same token, poetry and prose differ from one another like a journey and an excursion. The purpose of the journey is its goal, the purpose of an excursion is the process.
The problem with the Dorises and the Nicki Minajes and Mileys is that they reach their goal very quickly. There is no long-term vision, and they forget that once you get into that whirlpool, then you have to fight the system that solidifies around you in order to keep being the outsider you claim you represent.
My training has been going really well these past few days and my goal is to keep it up for the next few weeks and hopefully earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.
It's sometimes easier to defend a one goal lead than a two goal lead.
My goal is to be remembered as a human being and as a great performer.
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.
The goal of re-importation is to provide American consumers with access to drugs at the world market price - not the inflated price now paid only by Americans.
Most achievers I know are people who have made a strong and deep dedication to pursuing a particular goal. That dedication took a tremendous amount of effort.
In addition, I'll be attending women's health expos and medical conferences with the goal to promote dialogue between women and their health-care providers.
That's my goal: to get the world to know who Romeo Santos is. His music. My music. Even if they don't like it, I want them to know who I am.
To reach your goal authentically is probably, in the end, going to mean much more to you than having reached it in a false way.
My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset.
I wanted to act; that was my one goal. I wanted to devote all my time to acting and not waitressing or anything else.
My goal is to continue to build Marley Coffee distribution and add our own stand-alone retail stores.
I became alienated from this religious upbringing, and started making music. I wanted to be a big star. All those things I saw in the films and on the media took hold of me, and perhaps I thought this was my god: the goal of making money.
My job as a leader is to make sure everybody in the company has great opportunities, and that they feel they're having a meaningful impact and are contributing to the good of society. As a world, we're doing a better job of that. My goal is for Google to lead, not follow that.
My goal is to become a therapist by the time I'm 50.
A successful individual typically sets his next goal somewhat but not too much above his last achievement. In this way he steadily raises his level of aspiration.
Surveys of thousands of gamers have shown that they're more likely to play real music if they play a music videogame. So it's an interesting relationship where the games aren't replacing something we do in real life, they're serving as a springboard to a goal we might have in real life, like learning to play an instrument.
If I correctly understand the goal of American policy, one wishes Russia to be a partner.
We, as individuals, must be responsible for our careers with the goal of reaching our highest potential. The job of a manager is to tap into that energy that's already there.
When I started in the mid-'90s, the goal was really to shoot for a film career and stay there.
Basically, I feel fortunate to have realized what the goal is in life. There's no point in dying having gone through your life without knowing who you are, what you are, or what the purpose of life is. And that's all it is.
My goal and my career is definitely not to be famous. That's a really horrible goal, just to be famous for the sake of having fame.
Military intelligence interrogators, however, their goal is to get information, to save lives, to stop the war, to find Saddam - whatever the information is going to be used for, at whatever cost.
Our goal is very simply to become the desktop for e-businesses.
In any grass-roots campaign, building an ongoing base of support is as important as winning the ultimate goal.
The goal as an actor is to constantly surround yourself with amazing artists who challenge you and make you grow.
