Quotes about Direction

Two things were impossible to him: to stand still or to move aimlessly.

History travels not only forwards; history can travel backwards, history can travel sideways.

Michelle shook her head and looked out the window. We both knew what I was asking for. Another disruption. Another gamble. Another step in the direction of something I wanted and she truly didn't. "This is it, Barack," Michelle said. "One last time. But don't expect me to do any campaigning. In fact, you shouldn't even count on my vote.

He was getting that look he gets, oh boy, like Here comes Moses tromping down off of Mount Syanide with ten fresh ways to wreck your life.

My life is a pitiful, mechanical thing without a past, like a little wind-up car, ready to run in any direction someone points me.

Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people can't even think what to hope for when they throw a penny in a fountain. Almost no one gets a chance to alter the course of human events on purpose, in the exact same way they wish for it to be altered.

That is so. Science directs us to study our maker's creation, but his thoughts on its purpose are only his to reveal.

If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.

How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.

No matter how long we've walked life's pathway to mediocrity, we can always choose to switch paths. Always. It's never too late. We can find our voice.

compass represents our vision, values, principles, mission, conscience, direction—what we feel is important and how we lead our lives.

The fundamental problem has nothing to do with your behavior or your attitude. It has everything to do with having a wrong map.