Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes

The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.

The starting point of all achievement is desire.

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.

It is important to be clear about what you want and pursue that passionately.

My mind's never gone very far away from what I wanted to accomplish.

Ambition can take the place of everything - even sex.

I enjoy people who have passion, whether it is as a musician or whatever they do. All people who have success keep it very basic. Try your best. But without passion, you will not have success.

Desire is creation, is the magical element in that process. If there were an instrument by which to measure desire, one could foretell achievement.

Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.

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.

Aim higher. Stay focused.

If you have a burning ambition and desire, absolutely anything can be achieved.

When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you will find a way to get it.

Everything boils down to motivation.

We need to put goals in front of us and move towards them.

I just want the belt. That's the only thing that's pushing me, the only thing that's motivating me.

If you want something badly enough, you go for it.

You just have to set a goal and go for it.

It doesn't matter if I'm in a boardroom pitching to a group, attempting to perfect the latte heart, or stopping a running back on 4th and 2. If I'm passionate and willing to devote the time and effort to something; I'm unstoppable.

All achievement, no matter what may be its nature, or its purpose, must begin with an intense, burning desire for something definite.

I've learned from my experience that desire is 80% of achievement. That if you really, really want something, if you really, really, really want to do something, that the vast majority of achieving it is wanting it. I mean, really wanting it. Not a preference, and not, "Gee, I hope this." I mean really wanting it. It is the desire that makes you do what you have to do to achieve.

Strong, deeply rooted desire is the starting point of all achievement. Just as the electron is the last unit of matter discernible to the scientist. DESIRE is the seed of all achievement; the starting place, back of which there is nothing, or at least there is nothing of which we have any knowledge.

A BURNING DESIRE TO BE, AND TO DO is the starting point from which the dreamer must take off. Dreams are not born of indifference, laziness, or lack of ambition.

Winning isn't everything, but wanting it is.

If you have ambition, you might not achieve anything, but without ambition, you are almost certain not to achieve anything.