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I would have changed my last name if being famous were my goal.

Zach Galifianakis
American actor and comedian

Zachary Knight Galifianakis is an American actor and comedian. He appeared in Comedy Central Presents special and presented his show Late World with Zach on VH1.
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I believe consistency and orthogonality are tools of design, not the primary goal in design.

Yukihiro Matsumoto
Japanese computer scientist who created the Ruby programming language

Yukihiro Matsumoto , also known as Matz, is a Japanese computer scientist and software programmer best known as the chief designer of the Ruby programming language and its original reference implementation, Matz's Ruby Interpreter (MRI). His demeanor has brought about a motto in the Ruby community: "Matz is nice and so we are nice," commonly abbreviated as MINASWAN.
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I will keep smiling, be positive and never give up! I will give 100 percent each time I play. These are always my goals and my attitude.

Yani Tseng
golfer from the Republic of China (Taiwan)

Yani Tseng is a Taiwanese professional golfer playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships and was ranked number 1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings for 109 consecutive weeks from 2011 to 2013.
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As long as acquiring knowledge is the educational goal of schools, educational opportunities will be limited, as they are now, to affluent families.

William Glasser
American psychiatrist

William Glasser was an American psychiatrist.
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I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goal in a hockey game.

Wayne Gretzky
Canadian-American ice hockey player

Wayne Douglas Gretzky is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed "the Great One", he has been called the greatest hockey player ever by many sportswriters, players, the NHL itself, and by The Hockey News, based on extensive surveys of hockey writers, ex-players, general managers and coaches. Gretzky is the leading goal scorer, assist producer and point scorer in NHL history, and has more assists in his career than any other player scored total points. He is the only NHL player to total over 200 points in one season, a feat he accomplished four times. In addition, Gretzky tallied over 100 points in 16 professional seasons, 14 of them consecutive. At the time of his retirement in 1999, he held 61 NHL records: 40 regular season records, 15 playoff records, and 6 All-Star records.
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No matter how carefully you plan your goals they will never be more than pipe dreams unless you pursue them with gusto.

W. Clement Stone
American New Thought author (1902-2002)

William Clement Stone was an American businessman, philanthropist and New Thought self-help book author.
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To solve a problem or to reach a goal, you ... don't need to know all the answers in advance. But you must have a clear idea of the problem or the goal you want to reach.

W. Clement Stone
American New Thought author (1902-2002)

William Clement Stone was an American businessman, philanthropist and New Thought self-help book author.
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All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual. Your personal achievement starts in your mind. the first step is to know exactly what your problem, goal or desire is. If you're not clear about this, then write it down, and rewrite it until the words express precisely what you are after. Every disadvantage has an equivalent advantage - if you'll take the trouble to find it. Learn to do that and you'll kick the stuffing out of adversity every time.

W. Clement Stone
American New Thought author (1902-2002)

William Clement Stone was an American businessman, philanthropist and New Thought self-help book author.
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Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives.

Viktor E. Frankl
Austrian Holocaust survivor, neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher and author (1905-1997)

Viktor Emil Frankl was an Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, writer, and Holocaust survivor.
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Like most people I can be lazy, so it's nice to have a goal or deadline or reason to work out. I feel better when I get to exercise, or when I'm outdoors. I like to hike, swim and run, and I love to play soccer.

Viggo Mortensen
American actor

Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. R is an American actor, writer, director, producer, musician, and multimedia artist. Born and raised in the State of New York to a Danish father and American mother, he also lived in Argentina during his childhood. He is the recipient of various accolades including a Screen Actors Guild Award and has been nominated for three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.
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