Achievable goals are the first step to self improvement.

—J. K. Rowling

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Joanne Rowling ( ROH-ling; born 31 July 1965), better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume fantasy series about a young wizard and the best-selling book series in history, with over...

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Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.

—J. K. Rowling

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

—J. K. Rowling

Failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than I was and began diverting all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me.

—J. K. Rowling

I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.

—J. K. Rowling

Men are born to succeed, not fail.

—J. K. Rowling

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The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.

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The person who makes a success of living is the one who see his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.

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A goal without a plan is just a wish.

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Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived.

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My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am.

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