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The basis of drama is... the struggle of the hero towards a specific goal at the end of which he realises that what kept him from it was, in the lesser drama, civilisation and, in the great drama, the discovery of something that he did not set out to discover but which can be seen retrospectively as inevitable.

~David Mamet

Topics: Basis Civilisation Did Discover Discovery Drama End Goal Great He Hero Him Inevitable Kept Lesser Out Seen Set Something Specific Struggle Towards Which

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The whole of government needs to contribute to the shared goal of restructuring the British economy. But that means taking on the myth that the Treasury either knows best or can run it all. It just doesn't.

~David Miliband

Topics: Best British Contribute Economy Either Goal Government Just Knows Means Myth Needs Restructuring Run Shared Taking Treasury Whole

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Committing to a particular goal publicly puts pressure on oneself. It becomes an enormous action-forcing mechanism and often helps you achieve more than you might have had you kept your goals to yourself.

~David Petraeus

Topics: Achieve Becomes Committing Enormous Goal Goals Had Helps Kept Mechanism Might More Often Oneself Particular Pressure Publicly Puts Than You Your Yourself

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Coming in, I had no idea basketball would be a career for me, but I grew 7 inches in college and was fortunate to have a great career in the NBA. The experience taught me about service, what our great country was built on, the sacrifices people have made, how to work together and trust the people around you to accomplish a great goal.

~David Robinson

Topics: About Accomplish Around Basketball Built Career College Coming Country Experience Fortunate Goal Great Great Career Great Country Grew Had How Idea Inches Made Me Nba No Idea Our People Sacrifices Service Taught Together Trust Work Work Together Would You

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I'm very goal oriented.

~David Schwimmer

Topics: Goal Oriented Very

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My career goal is to work as a liaison between organized medicine, government, and third-party payers.

~David Shulkin

Topics: Between Career Goal Government Medicine Organized Work

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Girls shouldn't be afraid to look messy. They shouldn't have to always fit in with the pretty girls. Our goal as women is not to impress guys.

~Daya

Topics: Afraid Always Fit Girl Goal Guys Impress Look Messy Our Pretty Pretty Girls Women

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I never wanted to be a feature - that was never the goal with my music. I didn't want to just live through other people's work.

~Daya

Topics: Feature Goal Just Live Music Never Other People Through Want Wanted Work

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Any goal worth achieving involves an element of risk.

~Dean Karnazes

Topics: Achieving Any Element Goal Involves Risk Worth

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A politician's goal is always to manipulate public debate. I think there are some politicians with higher goals. But all of them get corrupted by power.

~Dean Koontz

Topics: Always Corrupted Debate Get Goal Goals Higher Manipulate Politician Politicians Power Public Some Them Think I Think

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