Hermann Hesse Quotes

When someone seeks," said Siddhartha, "then it easily happens that his eyes see only the thing that he seeks, and he is able to find nothing, to take in nothing because he always thinks only about the thing he is seeking, because he has one goal, because he is obsessed with his goal. Seeking means: having a goal. But finding means: being free, being open, having no goal.

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• It was never the goal to be a solo performer. It was just something that made the most sense at the time.

  

  Dan Deacon
  • Time
  • Never
  • Goal

• Our teachers are operating just as effective leaders in the business world do. They set a vision that most people think is crazy. They convince the kids why it's important to accomplish the goal. And they are totally relentless.

  

  Wendy Kopp
  • People
  • World
  • Important

• During a game, it comes down to your mind - the pressure. There are loads of other aspects, too. Many people say taking penalties is easy, but when you're stood over one, that's not the case. It's in no way easy. The goal really does become a lot smaller.

  

  Francesco Totti
  • People
  • Mind
  • Game

• I always work with a goal - and the goal is to improve as a player and a person. That, finally, is the most important thing of all.

  

  Rafael Nadal
  • Work
  • Important
  • Player

• I'm really obsessed with the past.

  

  Fisher Stevens
  • Past
  • Really
  • Obsessed

• I still get rejections - frequently - and my goal isn't to never fail, to never be turned down, but simply to succeed more often than I don't. And in order to do that, I have to constantly put myself out there, to judgment, critique, and rejection.

  

  V. E. Schwab
  • Myself
  • Goal
  • Succeed

• My own personal goal is I just hope to still write songs and kind of let that sustain me as a job. If I could never have a 9-to-5 job, and making a living doing this, it'd just be incredible.

  

  Oliver Sim The xx
  • Job
  • Hope
  • Goal

• I don't like getting people upset, so that's not my goal. But I like putting people in situations where how they respond says a lot about them.

  

  Nathan Fielder
  • People
  • Goal
  • Upset

• I think we do better as a country when we go step by step toward a goal, and the goal in this case should be reducing health care costs.

  

  Lamar Alexander
  • Country
  • Health
  • Goal

• The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.

  

  Fiona Shaw
  • Very
  • Clear
  • Obsessed

• Once you are satisfied with your goal, it is the real happiness.

  

  Saina Nehwal
  • Real
  • Happiness
  • Goal

• By its very nature, hard-line ideology is self-serving and self-perpetuating; its primary goal is to survive - and that precludes everything.

  

  Queen Rania of Jordan
  • Nature
  • Goal
  • Survive

• Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.

  

  Orlando Bloom
  • Goal
  • Being
  • Gentleman

• The championship always goes to the team that wins the most rounds and is the most prepared. I think everybody on our team works hard towards keeping that goal. Time will tell if we're prepared or not.

  

  Larry Dixon
  • Time
  • Team
  • Goal

• I spent a lot of time doing really unimportant work as an actor. It was important when I started writing that I obviously make it entertaining, or no one is going to go see it - but to really make you think, that is my goal.

  

  Taylor Sheridan
  • Time
  • Work
  • Important

• I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.

  

  Eden Phillpotts
  • Money
  • Never
  • Goal

• I have the same goal I've had ever since I was a girl: I want to rule the world.

  

  Madonna Breakfast Club
  • World
  • Girl
  • Goal

• I do have a priority in my house, and that is I want my kids to be healthy, and if I give them the right food, I am headed consistently toward that goal.

  

  Tamra Davis
  • Kids
  • House
  • Food

• My goal is to give young girls confidence in this world so they can be more like men in the decision-making process.

  

  Jackee Harry
  • World
  • Men
  • Decision

• We need to distinguish between stress and stimulation. Having deadlines, setting goals, and pushing yourself to perform at capacity are stimulating. Stress is when you're anxious, upset, or frustrated, which dramatically reduce your ability to perform.

  

  Andrew Bernstein
  • Goal
  • Goals
  • Ability

• When I started Victoria Principal Products, there were 22 full-time employees - they were all women.

  

  Victoria Principal
  • Time
  • Women
  • Employees

• The best way to save face is not to use the lower half.

  

  Lou Holtz
  • Way
  • Faces
  • Use

• When someone seeks," said Siddhartha, "then it easily happens that his eyes see only the thing that he seeks, and he is able to find nothing, to take in nothing because he always thinks only about the thing he is seeking, because he has one goal, because he is obsessed with his goal. Seeking means: having a goal. But finding means: being free, being open, having no goal.

  

  Hermann Hesse
  • Goal
  • Obsessed
  • Seeks