--- title: "13 Worthy Goal Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 13 Worthy Goal quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Worthy Goal sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c82/orlando-bloom-1693_being_being-a-gentleman-is-a-worthy-goal-86217_862178.jpg" --- > [Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-bloom/being-a-gentleman-is-a-worthy-goal/) [Orlando Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orlando-bloom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c82/orlando-bloom-1693_being_being-a-gentleman-is-a-worthy-goal-86217_862178.jpg) > [Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-nightingale/success-is-the-progressive-realization-of-a-worthy-goal-or-ideal/) [Earl Nightingale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-nightingale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/earl-nightingale-1728_goals_success-is-the-progressive-realization-o_990834.png) > [“Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/epictetus/freedom-is-the-only-worthy-goal-in-life-it-is-won-by-disregarding/) [Epictetus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/epictetus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/epictetus-413_control_freedom-is-the-only-worthy-goal-in-life_1513295.jpg) > [Courage... is not a selfish attribute: it is only possible if you are pursuing a wider and more worthy goal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-malloch/courage-is-not-a-selfish-attribute-it-is-only-possible-if-you-are/) [Ted Malloch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-malloch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/821/ted-malloch-21578_attributes_courage-is-not-a-selfish-attribute-it-is_2509471.jpg) > [There is equal to employment,then it would be a worthy goal indeed to reduce the amount of unthere in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mak-786/there-is-equal-to-employment-then-it-would-be-a-worthy-goal-indeed-to/) [Mak\_786](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mak-786/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/mak-786-30_goals_there-is-equal-to-employment-then-it-wou_174045.jpg) > [Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring fable. If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-sagan/better-by-far-to-embrace-the-hard-truth-than-a-reassuring-fable-if-we/) [Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-sagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/562/carl-sagan-160_cosmic_better-by-far-to-embrace-the-hard-truth_2661571.jpg) > [It may be a task that's so Herculean, but I think it's a worthy goal to try to open up America to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-breitbart/it-may-be-a-task-that-s-so-herculean-but-i-think-it-s-a-worthy-goal/) [Andrew Breitbart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-breitbart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ec/andrew-breitbart-2046_america_it-may-be-a-task-that-s-so-herculean-but_2091615.jpg) > [I've never seen anyone deal in a literary way with what it takes to stay married for more than 50 years, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/i-ve-never-seen-anyone-deal-in-a-literary-way-with-what-it-takes-to/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/971/diana-gabaldon-185_goals_i-ve-never-seen-anyone-deal-in-a-literar_1309946.jpg) > [It's never too late, for with a purpose, a worthy goal and a motivation to reach those upper layers on the pyramid,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-nightingale/it-s-never-too-late-for-with-a-purpose-a-worthy-goal-and-a-motivation/) [Earl Nightingale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-nightingale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/511/earl-nightingale-1728_goal_it-s-never-too-late-for-with-a-purpose-a_3036907.jpg) > [Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control. Stop aspiring to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/epictetus/freedom-is-the-only-worthy-goal-in-life-it-is-won-by-disregarding-2/) [Epictetus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/epictetus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/epictetus-413_best-self_freedom-is-the-only-worthy-goal-in-life_2429527.jpg) > [“Let your acts be directed toward a worthy goal but do not ask if they will reach it; they are to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-lanouette/let-your-acts-be-directed-toward-a-worthy-goal-but-do-not-ask-if-they/) [William Lanouette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-lanouette/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4c/william-lanouette-31523_goals_let-your-acts-be-directed-toward-a-worth_2180533.jpg) > [“Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcomes. Therefore, give yourself fully to your endeavors. Decide to construct your character through excellent actions and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/epictetus/tentative-efforts-lead-to-tentative-outcomes-therefore-give-yourself/) [Epictetus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/epictetus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c29/epictetus-413_hard-work_tentative-efforts-lead-to-tentative-outc_2923461.jpg) > [It seems to me a worthy goal: try to create a representation of consciousness that's durable and truthful, i.e., that accounts, somewhat,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-saunders/it-seems-to-me-a-worthy-goal-try-to-create-a-representation-of/) [George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-saunders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b70/george-saunders-317_accounts_it-seems-to-me-a-worthy-goal-try-to-crea_2826517.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/worthy-goal/#itemlist", "name": "Worthy Goal Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Orlando Bloom" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orlando-bloom/being-a-gentleman-is-a-worthy-goal/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c82/orlando-bloom-1693_being_being-a-gentleman-is-a-worthy-goal-86217_862178.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c82/orlando-bloom-1693_being_being-a-gentleman-is-a-worthy-goal-86217_862178.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c82/orlando-bloom-1693_being_being-a-gentleman-is-a-worthy-goal-86217_862178.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.” — Orlando Bloom", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Earl Nightingale" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-nightingale/success-is-the-progressive-realization-of-a-worthy-goal-or-ideal/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/earl-nightingale-1728_goals_success-is-the-progressive-realization-o_990834.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/earl-nightingale-1728_goals_success-is-the-progressive-realization-o_990834.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/earl-nightingale-1728_goals_success-is-the-progressive-realization-o_990834.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.” — Earl Nightingale", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. 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