Werner Herzog Quotes

The big thing is that you know what you want.

If a man does not know to what port he is steering, no wind is favorable to him. Ignoranti quem portum petat, nullus suus ventus est.

If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.

Knowing where you are going takes the uncertainty out of getting there

If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.

I know where I'm going. And if I don't know where I'm going, I don't tend to get anywhere.

You must always know what it is that you want.

The more clear you are about what you want, the more motivated and determined you will be to accomplish it.

People should know what they want, not just what they don't want.

All you have to do is know where you're going. The answers will come to you of their own accord.

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

I've always had a very clear vision of what I wanted to do.

You need a very, exceptionally clear vision. And to me, a vision is something that you can say in one sentence. The fewer the words the better.

To have his path made clear for him is the aspiration of every human being in our beclouded and tempestuous existence.

If I had one singular galvanizing ambition in life, I would try to reverse engineer toward it, but I don't.

You need to cultivate your passion and crystallize your vision. If you don't know where you're going, how are you going to plan a road-map for how to get there?

I definitely understand a lot of what I want and what I don't want. I'm very clear on that, and I think that's been very beneficial.

I think it helps if you have a clear vision of what you want.

Not too many people know what they want to do at 3 and then go do it.

When you know what you want, you know where you want to go.

Unless you are clear in your mind and in a position to think clearly and know where you want to go, with confidence, then you're never going to be able to achieve it.

The people who complain the loudest about never having an opportunity in life are usually the ones who have no idea what they really want.

Took me a while to get to the point today, but that is because I did not know what the point was when I started.

Clarity is essential. Knowing exactly what you want builds your self-confidence immeasurably.

Knowing where you are going is the first step to getting there.