Elliott Erwitt Quotes

The greatest missile in the world is useless ... unless it's targeted. A torpedo is adrift unless it has someplace to go. An arrow is pointless unless it hits something. So it's important for kids--for everyone, even if you fail at first--to target something and head in that direction. With all your might.

A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.

No good fish goes anywhere without a porpoise.

I need to have a reason why I'm doing something. Otherwise I'm lost.

Focus on a specific intention... A goal is often fueled by fear... An intention is fueled by a sense of purpose.

It doesn't matter what you can do if you don't know why you're doing it.

You've got to have a vision and an intention and that will guide what you do. I call it devotion. Ask yourself, "Is this not moving me toward where we need to be?" I believe that's helpful because a vision pulls you forward and it keeps you focused. A vision for the day, for the week, for the month and a lifelong vision - whatever works for you. And then you govern your activities and your behaviors accordingly.

Pay attention to where you are going because without meaning you might get nowhere.

You need to realise that you must have something to aim for, something to drive you.

We all get lost along the way, but hopefully we figure out some sort of path. It helps if you can imagine the process as well as the goal. Those kinds of dreams are easier to achieve.

If a man knows not what harbor he seeks, any wind is the right wind.

Without something I'm really excited about... I'd be really lost.

He might never really do what he said, but at least he had it in mind. He had somewhere to go.

Purpose is what gives life a meaning.

Knowing where you're going is all you need to get there.

What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose.

He who knows how will always work for he who knows why.

The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.

The big thing is that you know what you want.

All that counts in life is intention.

It is futile to fight against, if one does not know what one is fighting for.

It's hard for me... If I don't have a project going, I don't feel like I'm connected to anything. I don't even think it's that healthy for me. I like to get out of bed and have a purpose.

Usually when you act, you know where you're going, where the point is.

It's good to have a goal.

I want to live a life full of purpose and intention. Sometimes when we play sports and athletics you can lose your purpose.