Christopher Hitchens Quotes

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

You can’t hit a target if you don’t know what it is.

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

Without vision, even the most focused passion is a battery without a device.

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

Focus your vision by giving it a goal.

No wind makes for him that hath no intended port to sail into.

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

It's good to have a goal.

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

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

There is no hope of success for the person who does not have a central purpose, or definite goal at which to aim.

People wander about what you are pursuing. You have to explain about the thread.

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

An undefined goal is unreachable.

You can't hit a target you cannot see, and you cannot see a target you do not have

Now, we learn that a system must have an aim. Without an aim, there is no system.

You really have to have a goal.

Know what it is that you are trying to find out.

Don't focus on the problem, focus on the PURPOSE.

You really have to have a goal. The goal posts might shift, but you should have a goal. Know what it is you want to find out.

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point from which one must begin.

The wind is never for the sailor who knows not to what port he is bound.

To accomplish anything you must first have a mission, a goal, a hope, a vision.

I wouldn't do anything if I didn't have something I was working for.