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• I don't aspire to be a good man. I aspire to be a whole man.

  Carl Jung

  Men, Good Man, Whole

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• The true aim of every one who aspires to be a teacher should be, not to impart his own opinions,but to kindle minds.

  Frederick William Robertson

  Teacher, Appreciation, Teaching

  Frederick William Robertson (1866). “Lectures and Addresses on Literary and Social Topics”, p.148

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• A good dancer is one who listens to the musicWe dance the music not the steps. Anyone who aspires to dance never thinks about what he is going to do. What he cares about is that he follows the music. You see, we are painters. We paint the music with our feet.

  Carlos Gavito

  Music, Dance, Thinking

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• I've run into certain geniuses of individualism - they are very few and far between - who live their lives completely on their own terms; they are very powerful and have a great amount of happiness. We all should aspire to that.

  David Duchovny

  Running, Powerful, Genius

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• Success is causing the world around you to aspire to your inspiration.

  Chris Oyakhilome

  Inspiration, World

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• What we truly and earnestly aspire to be, that in some sense we are.

  Anna Brownell Jameson

  Aspiration, Frame Of Mind

  "A commonplace book of thoughts, memories and fancies, original and selected".

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• There's nothing good about being certain about things. And I don't think there's any real talent in using language in a manipulative way, with phrases like "tax relief" or "Social Security reform." It's politically clever, but it's also completely disingenuous, and it's not something to aspire to.

  Jonathan Safran Foer

  Clever, Real, Thinking

  Interview with Joshua Wolf Shenk, www.motherjones.com. May 2005.

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• The budget is forward looking growth engine and will promote transparency and integrity. It is for the common people. This budget shows where we want to take India through railways. It budget aspires for better service, speed and safety. It is an effort to create modern railways contributing towards a developed India.

  Narendra Modi

  Integrity, People, Safety

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• So if you aspire to be a good conversationali st, be an attentive listener. To be interesting, be interested. Ask questions that other persons will enjoy answering. Encourage them to talk about themselves and their accomplishments

  Dale Carnegie

  Accomplishment, Interesting, Enjoy

  Dale Carnegie (2016). “How to win friends & influence people”, p.82, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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• In order to swim one takes off all one's clothes--in order to aspire to the truth one must undress in a far more inward sense, divest oneself of all one's inward clothes, of thoughts, conceptions, selfishness etc., before one is sufficiently naked.

  Soren Kierkegaard

  Truth, Order, Clothes

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• Nobody wants to hear about process. They want to hear about results. They want to be inspired. They want to aspire to something. And so often in our communication, we will explain why - sorry, we will explain how but not why.

  Frank Luntz

  Sorry, Communication, Want

  "Frank Luntz: How To 'Win' With Smart Messaging". "Talk of the Nation" with Neal Conan, www-s4.npr.org. March 8, 2011.

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• Love is one of the chief characteristics of Deity, and ought to be manifested by those who aspire to be the sons of God.

  Joseph Smith, Jr.

  Son, Love Is, Deities

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• At a fundamental level, as human beings, we are all the same; each one of us aspires to happiness and each one of us does not wish to suffer. This is why, whenever I have the opportunity, I try to draw people's attention to what as members of the human family we have in common and the deeply interconnected nature of our existence and welfare.

  Dalai Lama

  Wisdom, Opportunity, People

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• A little exposure to the philosophy of many Eastern spiritual traditions - including yoga - could easily lead you to conclude that if you aspire to achieve goals in the material world you cannot fulfill yourself spiritually, or vice versa. However, since all of us, at some level, long for fulfillment in all aspects of our life, it is essential to understand that these two aims are not mutually exclusive.

  Rod Stryker

  Spiritual, Philosophy, Yoga

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• I grew up with heroes, people who made me aspire to raise my game, to dream bigger and I like to keep it that simple.

  Mike Vallely

  Dream, Hero, Simple

  Source: theindiespiritualist.com

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• I think we reserve a special place in our hearts for women who dare to try and be powerful, or occupy a special elevated place in society or when they are 'the bosses'. I think we really don't like it as a society and we have a harsh view of them. We look much harder at them, than the millions of men who aspire to the same positions and I can't figure that out.

  Meryl Streep

  Powerful, Heart, Men

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• Spiritually speaking, everything that one wants, aspires to, and needs is ever-present, accessible here and now - for those with eyes to see.

  Surya Das

  Eye, Needs, Want

  Surya Das, Lama Surya Das (1997). “Awakening the Buddha Within: Eight Steps to Enlightenment : Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World”, Broadway

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• So if you aspire to be a good conversationali st, be an attentive listener.

  Dale Carnegie

  Good Conversation, Listeners, Ifs

  Dale Carnegie (2016). “How to win friends & influence people”, p.82, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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• Religion does what philosophy could never do; it shows the equal dealings of Heaven to the happy and the unhappy, and levels all human enjoyments to nearly the same standard. It gives to both rich and poor the same happiness hereafter, and equal hopes to aspire after it.

  Oliver Goldsmith

  Philosophy, Giving, Heaven

  Oliver Goldsmith (1871). “The works of Oliver Goldsmith: Vicar of Wakefield, select poems and comedies, with intr., notes and a life by J.F. Waller”, p.159

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• Don’t worry about being good…. Aspire to be authentic.

  Yann Martel

  Worry, Be Good

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• Life is short. Time is fleeting. Realize the Self. Purity of the heart is the gateway to God. Aspire. Renounce. Meditate. Be good; do good. Be kind; be compassionate. Inquire, know Thyself.

  Sivananda

  Kindness, Heart, Life Is Short

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• O never star Was lost; here We all aspire to heaven and there is heaven Above us. If I stoop Into a dark tremendous sea of cloud, It is but for a time; I press God's lamp Close to my breast; its splendor soon or late Will pierce the gloom. I shall emerge some day.

  Robert Browning

  Stars, Dark, Sea

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• Who aspires to remain leader must keep in advance of his column. His fear must not play traitor to his occasions. The instant he falls into line with his followers, a bolder spirit may throw himself at the head of the movement initiated, and in that moment his leadership is gone.

  Christian Nestell Bovee

  Leadership, Fall, Play

  Christian Nestell Bovee (1862). “Intuitions and Summaries of Thought”, p.10

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• I think that I just wasn't brought up under any rules, and I think that made me a little different and people wanted to look up to that or aspire to that, and that makes me very grateful.

  Roddy Piper

  Grateful, Thinking, People

  "The With Leather Interview: ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper Talks About The Klondike Challenge And More". Interview with Ashley Burns, uproxx.com. September 13, 2013.

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• Honestly, I don't aspire to be a huge movie star. I really just fell in love with acting... Everything I do on-screen is very subtle.

  Dave Bautista

  Stars, Acting, Subtle

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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