The greater the loyalty of a group toward the group, the greater is the motivation among the members to achieve the goals of the group, and the greater the probability that the group will achieve its goals.

“Two of our goals were to go undefeated at home and win the Corn Belt. It feels good to finally have those goals become reality.”

Dear Teens at Starbucks wearing 'Abstain from Sex 2 Attain Ur Goals' t-shirts: Doesn't it depend on what my goals are?

...man's life must be a straight line of motion from goal to farther goal, each leading to the next and to a single growing sum, like a journey...

“We have one more goal and that's to win a state championship. We wanted to give ourselves a chance to reach that goal and we did.”

“Last year they were so excited just to get there and they met their goal already. This year, our goal wasn't to get there, it was to at least be in the top three.”

“(After the losses) I decided I had to break through. I had to set a goal. My goal that I set was to never be pinned.”

“Our goal is to relocate all of the National Guard units that are at the site. We are looking for a space because our goal is to redevelop the armory and the annex buildings.”

Depressed people don't end up lying in bed because they are undercommitted to goals. They end up lying in bed because they are overcommitted to goals that are failing.

Goals are easily scored with either a skillful strike or a strong one. If you make a strong strike, it's impossible for it to be defended by obstacles in your goal!