John MacDonald Quotes

Direction, not intention determines your destination.

You have to know where you were going in order to get there.

Direction determines destination.

It's impossible to map out a route to your destination if you don't know where you're starting from.

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

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

When we are lost in the woods, the sight of a signpost is a great matter.

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, you might wind up someplace else.

Anyone who has ever asked for directions knows you need two crucial pieces of information to get good results: a starting point and a destination.

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

The big thing is that you know what you want.

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

If you want to go east, don't go west.

Not just whether but how we find our way truly matters.

I'm a big fan of intention. That's because I have learned first-hand the power of setting my intention on my goal and making all decisions based off of that intention.

Direction is always on my wish list.

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

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

There is no fair wind for one who knows not whither he is bound.

Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?

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

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

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.

A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there.