Goal Denier Gifts

'You can't blame me for letting that one in. . .It's pretty muddy in here.'

'Do you think, perhaps, that we could start shooting for a few longer-term goals around here?'

"Approaching 10,000 steps."

"Class of 2008, never let the excuse 'I can't find my pants' stand in the way of your dreams."

'You just don't know when to give up, do you?'

Head over Hooves

'I'm just not sure how much more I can teach you.'

Go! Means NOW!

"Be careful what you wish for, Bob, because you just might get it. And if it happens to be what I was wishing for, things could get pretty ugly around here."

'One of the new targets is targeting which targets we're meant to target.'

What else is there to wish for?

Cat with Lion reflection in mirror

The Salesman

Do you have to write the 5 paragraph essays to be a rich investment banker? Or rock star? Or famous actress? No. No. And no. Then why learn to write one? So when those jobs don't work out

Target your customer.

'I want to empower you to fulfill your potential! If you can work 16 hours today, then your 20-hours shift tomorrow should really elevate your self-esteem'!

Win - win

"I want to make it before I hit thirty."

"This year I resolve to embrace change."

Emergency exit into Space

"One day, I'll be the first woman!"

"Colin kept the bar fairly low."

"I got an 'A' for my anti-gravity science project!"

'I think I've scored.'

"Do you ever feel like you were meant for something else?"

'Long term I want student achievement to increase. Short time I want a cup of coffee and a biscotti.'

The probability of an event occurring is inversely proportional to its desirability.

'OK. Lose weight, stop smoking, get fit, get a better job, spend more time with the kids, cut back on the booze, be better with money and buy a speed boat.'

'You are dreaming the impossible team.'

"I'm trying to gain 10 pounds before midnight so I can keep my resolution to lose 10 pounds next year."

'Mummy, Daddy, this is Dylan. Dylan's ambition is to make conkers a recognized Olympic sport.'

These upside-down tomato planters simplify everything. But, dad. Mother nature wants plants to grow upwards. Sez who?

'Success in business door' - keep your finger on the button doorbell.

Einstein's brother developed the theory of 'relativism'.

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