Sam Altman on Goals Quotes

"The most effective people are those who can prioritize their goals ruthlessly."

"Saying no to distractions is the only way to say yes to your primary goal."

"Surround yourself with people who have even higher ambitions than you do."

"Compounding is magic. Look for it everywhere. You want to be on a trajectory that compounds."

"The days are long but the decades are short. Make sure you are spending your time on things that matter."

"If you don't have a clear goal, you will spend your life working for someone who does."

"You have to be right, and you have to be non-consensus. That is how you win big."

"Most people are limited by their own self-belief and their own ambition. Do everything you can to expand these."

"Move fast. Speed is one of your main advantages. If you don't move fast, you lose momentum."

"It's better to be 100% right on the direction and 50% right on the speed than the other way around."

"A small amount of focus on the right thing is worth a huge amount of focus on the wrong thing."

"A big goal acts as a filter for your time and your energy."

"The best way to build a great company is to solve a problem you personally care about."

"High agency is the most important trait for achieving big goals. Find a way to get it done."

"Focus is a force multiplier. Most people are not focused enough on their primary goal."

"The biggest risk is not taking any risk at all when you are young."

"The most successful people I know have a very clear idea of what they want to achieve."

"You need a combination of a very long-term vision and very short-term execution."

"The most important work you do is the work you do when you don't feel like doing it."

"If you are not failing occasionally, your goals are probably not ambitious enough."

"Hard work is not a substitute for the right direction, but it is necessary to get there."

"Iteration is the key to finding the right goal. You rarely start with the perfect one."

"Believe in yourself even when it seems irrational. That is how big goals are achieved."

"Execution is about doing the small things every day that move you toward your big goal."

"Productivity is about getting the right things done, not just getting more things done."

"Don't let your internal narrative limit what you think you can accomplish."

"Success comes from being relentless. You have to keep pushing toward the goal."

"You should always be learning. The best goals involve a steep learning curve."

"The best goals are the ones that seem slightly impossible but are actually achievable with extreme effort."

"Always be looking for the next level of your goal. Never settle for 'good enough'."

"Don't get caught up in status games. Focus on the actual output and the goal."

"Execution is the difference between a dream and a reality."

"Long-term thinking is a huge competitive advantage because almost no one else does it."