To secure the greatest amount of pleasure with the least…

To secure the greatest amount of pleasure with the least possible outlay should be the aim of all economic effort. -Francois Quesnay

— Francois Quesnay

In my view, the key aim of economic policy in many countries, and particularly in Russia, should be the sort of policy that stimulates…

— Elvira Nabiullina

“Would you agree," he said, "that man's sole duty is to produce as much pleasure as possible?" "Only if the pleasure produced is equivalent…

— Susan Hubbard

To an American the whole purpose of living, the one constant confirmation of continued existence, is to cram as much as sensual pleasure as…

— Bill Bryson

My long struggles as a soldier of the Chinese Revolution have forced me to realize the necessity of facing hard facts. There will be…

— Chiang Kai-shek

Occupy Wall Street is meant more as a way of life that spreads through contagion, creates as many questions as it answers, aims to…

— Douglas Rushkoff

My main aim has always been to do good quality films with roles that have some substance. With Power and Beauty there were loads…

— Natasha Henstridge

My only aim is to clock a time that everyone remembers.

— Hima Das

My aim was to make money for the bank. You lose track of the amounts involved when you are engaged in this kind of…

— Jerome Kerviel

Design certainly has a cosmetic, aesthetic aim. It always aims at making things beautiful. But relevance is just as important. I often say, 'If…

— Yves Behar

In Bosnia, little children shot in the head by a guy who thinks it's okay to aim his gun at a child.

— Christiane Amanpour

He [an earnest young reporter] seemed to share the view of many intelligent, well-educated, well-meaning people that, while adult literature may aim to be…

— Katherine Paterson

The Christian man must aim at that complete obedience to God in which life finds its highest happiness, its greatest good, its perfect consummation,…

— William Barclay

A good aim surveys the present state of experience of pupils, and forming a tentative plan of treatment, keeps the plan constantly in view…

— John Dewey

If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.

— Zig Ziglar