Alexander Meiklejohn Quotes

I think we have to focus,on exactly what the priorities are.

If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, we could then better judge what to do, and how to do it.

In whatever position you find yourself determine first your objective.

If you don't know where you're going, you will probably end up somewhere else.

The first essentials, of course, is to know what you want.

It's how you prioritize in life.

A lot of my time was spent searching, thinking and planning my life.

Let us not confuse objectives with methods. Too many so-called leaders of the nation fail to see the forest because of the trees. Too many of them fail to recognize the vital necessity of planning for definite objectives. True leadership calls for the setting forth of the objectives and the rallying of public opinion in support of these objectives.

Plan. Yes. Good idea. I should come up with a plan.

Your choices and decisions are a reflection of how well you’ve set and followed your priorities.

I think it's very important to know what you want to do next versus just leave it up to chance, really position yourself in the right footings to get to where you want to be.

The end we aim at must be known, before the way can be made.

I sit and think with a drink about how I'm gonna win.

Sometimes I do have something in my head. But, for me, I think it usually ends up being about considering all of the elements, and trying to understand the distance from where we are to where we want to go.

Decide what your priorities are and how much time you'll spend on them. If you don't, someone else will.

You have to commit to the what, before the how shows up.

Think first. Talk less. Start today.

Know what you want to do, because if you don't know what you want to do, you'll get stuck.

Its easy to lose sight of what you want when you think you want everything.

You must see your goals clearly and specifically before you can set out for them. Hold them in your mind until they become second nature.

I think that one of these days," he said, "you're going to have to find out where you want to go. And then you've got to start going there. But immediately. You can't afford to lose a minute. Not you.

Keep your mind on your objective, and persist until you succeed. Study, think, and plan.

Making lists of reasons was sometimes a good way to figure things out.

When you make a to-do list, you should also make a to-not-do list. Warren Buffet was asked about the secret to success, and he said that it was saying no to almost everything. Some of those little tasks won't matter as long as you get the big tasks done.

You must always know what it is that you want.