Aspire Quotes - Page 6

• The variety of minds served the economy of nature in many ways. The Creator, who designed the human brain for activity, had insured the restlessness of all minds by enabling no single one to envisage all the qualities of the creation. Since no one by himself could aspire to a serene knowledge of the whole truth, all men had been drawn into an active, exploratory and cooperative attitude.

  Daniel J. Boorstin

  Attitude, Men, Brain

  Daniel J. Boorstin (1993). “The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson”, p.125, University of Chicago Press

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• Ambition is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Ambition, Men, Noble Man

  Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life Thoughts”, p.77

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• I don't believe in creating dynastic wealth.
  I don't really believe that in a society that aspires to be meritocratic and that believes in equality of opportunity - my kids have had advantage over 99 percent of the kids in the country.

  Bill Gates

  Country, Believe, Kids

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• To bliss unknown by lofty soul aspires, My lot unequal to my vast desires.

  John Arbuthnot

  Soul, Desire, Bliss

  John Arbuthnot (1751). “A Supplement to the Miscellaneous Works of the Late Dr. Arbuthnot”, p.25

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• O youth whose hope is high, Who dost to Truth aspire, Whether thou live or die, O look not back nor tire.

  Robert Bridges

  Looks, Youth, Tire

  Robert Bridges (1912). “Poetical Works Of Robert Brides Excluding The Eight Dramas”

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• Reign, and keep life in this our deep desireOur only greatness is that we aspire.

  Jean Ingelow

  Greatness, Reign

  Jean Ingelow (1874). “The Poetical Works of Jean Ingelow”, p.244

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• I do kind of aspire to do comedy that appeals to a wide range of audiences and doesn't divide people. I never want to do material that makes people laugh at the expense of making other people feel bad - not to say I'm not guilty of that at times. ... I try and make humor out of the really important issues of the day, like Hot Pockets and elevators and not wanting to get out of bed.

  Jim Gaffigan

  Issues, People, Laughing

  "Pasty-faced and proud of it - Comedian Jim Gaffigan brings his 'Beyond the Pale Tour' to Merrill Auditorium". "Portland Press Herald" Newspaper, February 15, 2007.

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• Desire of power, on earth a vicious weed, Yet, sprung from high, is of celestial seed: In God 'tisglory; and when men aspire, 'Tis but a spark too much of heavenly fire.

  John Dryden

  Weed, Men, Fire

  1681 Absalom and Achitophel, pt.1, l.305-9.

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• Sincerely to aspire after virtue, is to gain her; and zealously to labour after her wages, is to receive them.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Wages, Gains, Virtue

  Charles Caleb Colton (1824). “Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think”, p.36

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• Ethereal minstrel! pilgrim of the sky! Dost thou despise the earth where cares abound? Or, while the wings aspire, are heart and eye Both with thy nest upon the dewy ground?

  William Wordsworth

  Eye, Heart, Sky

  1825 'To a Skylark', l.1-4 (published 1827).

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• Let us enquire. Who, then, shall challenge the words? Why are they challenged. And by whom? By those who call themselves the guardians of morality, and who are the constituted guardians of religion. Enquiry, it seems, suits not them. They have drawn the line, beyond which human reason shall not pass -- above which human virtue shall not aspire! All that is without their faith or above their rule, is immorality, is atheism, is -- I know not what.

  Frances Wright

  Challenges, Atheism, Suits

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• It takes a long time for women to feel it's alright to be chingona. To aspire to be a chingona!...You are saying, 'This is my camino, this is my path and I'm gonna follow it, regardless of what culture says.' I don't think the church likes chingonas. I don't think the state likes chingonas.! And fathers definitely do not like chingonas. And boyfriends don't like chingonas. But, you know, I remain optimistic. I will meet a man who likes a chingona, one day. One day, my chingon will come.

  Sandra Cisneros

  Father, Optimistic, Thinking

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• Paper remains the standard to which digital media can only aspire.

  Leah Price

  Media, Paper, Digital

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• If you think you are a vile slime, that means that you aspire to something higher...It's because you have a sense of perfection, and you obviously want that, that you find something wrong.

  Frederick Lenz

  Inspirational, Mean, Buddhism

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• The philosopher aspires to explain away all mysteries, to dissolve them into light. Mystery, on the other hand, is demanded and pursued by the religious instinct; mystery constitutes the essence of worship.

  Henri Frederic Amiel

  Religious, Light, Hands

  "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations", 10th edition, 1919.

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• I aspire to be useful.

  Anthony Foxx

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• I've long been a fan of Chiwetel Ejiofor. I think he's a great actor. He's my kind of guy. He does what I aspire to do.

  Garret Dillahunt

  Thinking, Long, Guy

  "Garret Dillahunt Talks About the Challenge and Heightened Language of TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE" by Christina Radish, collider.com. June 12, 2012.

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• Who exactly do you want to be? What kind of person do you
  want to be? What are your personal ideals? Whom do you admire? What are their special traits that you would make your own It's time to stop being vague. If you wish to be an extraordinary person, if you wish to become wise, then you should explicitly identify the kind of person you aspire to become. If you have a daybook, write down who you're trying to be, so that you can refer to this self-determination. Precisely describe the demeanor you want to adopt so that you may preserve it when you are by yourself or with other
  people.

  Epictetus

  Wise, Determination, Writing

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• Being kind is the most important thing Ive ever been taught. Thats what my parents always told me - more important than ambition or success is being kind to people. The cornerstone of my life. What I aspire to is to be kind.

  Rafe Spall

  Ambition, People, Parent

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• Did you ever hear of a man who had striven all his life faithfully and singly towards an object, and in no measure obtained it? If a man constantly aspires, is he not elevated? Did ever a man try heroism, magnanimity, truth, sincerity, and find that there was no advantage in them,--that it was a vain endeavor?

  Henry David Thoreau

  Men, Trying, Heroism

  Henry David Thoreau (2012). “The Portable Thoreau”, p.357, Penguin

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• I don't aspire to direct like many actors. I would aspire most likely to do some writing, but I haven't had a chance to do that.

  Stephen Root

  Writing, Actors, Chance

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• In the States everyone aspires to be middle class. It's so engrained into the American psyche: As long as you work hard you're going to be rich some day. The history of Britain is that if you're born working class, you're going to stay there, although that is changing.

  Nigel Cole

  Hard Work, Class, Long

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• He who, in an enlightened and literary society, aspires to be a great poet, must first become a little child. He must take to pieces the whole web of his mind. He must unlearn much of that knowledge which has perhaps constituted hitherto his chief title to superiority. His very talents will be a hindrance to him.

  Thomas B. Macaulay

  Children, Poetry, Mind

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• He who, in an enlightened and literary society, aspires to be a great poet, must first become a little child.

  Thomas B. Macaulay

  Children, Poetry, Littles

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• To hear always, to think always, to learn always, it is thus that we live truly. He who aspires to nothing, who learns nothing, is not worthy of living.

  Arthur Helps

  Thinking, Improvement, Worthy

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