The aim of life was meat. Life itself was meat. Life lived on life. There were the eaters and the eaten. The… — Jack London Copy Share Image
The central aim of American foreign policy has traditionally been to dominate the western hemisphere while not permitting another great power to… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
If you play poorly one day, forget it. If you play poorly the next time out, review your fundamentals of grip, stance,… — Harvey Penick Copy Share Image
God aims first to renew man's darkened spirit by imparting life to it, because it is this spirit which God originally designed… — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
Because a work does not aim at reproducing natural appearances it is not, therefore, an escape from life -- but may be… — Henry Moore Copy Share Image
Persevere in thy quest and thou shalt find what thou seekest. Pursue thy aim unswervingly and thou shalt gain victory. Struggle earnestly… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Moderation, the Golden Mean, the Aristonmetron, is the secret of wisdom and of happiness. But it does not mean embracing an unadventurous… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
Life seems to be an experience in ascending and descending. You think you're beginning to live for a single aim - for… — Margaret Caroline Anderson Copy Share Image
To live and work successfully with others requires more than faithfulness to one's concrete aims. It requires an intellectual commitment to a… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
We do not have to wait for future discoveries in connection with the powers of the human mind for evidence that the… — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
Of course, it may be that the arts of writing and photography are antithetical. The hope and aim of a word-handler is… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
Art is a kind of innate drive that seizes a human being and makes him its instrument. The artist is not a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In preparing the present volume, it has been the aim of the author to do full justice to the ample material at… — Othniel Charles Marsh Copy Share Image
The aim of torture is to destroy a person as a human being, to destroy their identity and soul. It is more… — Inge Genefke Copy Share Image
Take the case of just actions; just punishments and chastisements do indeed spring from a good principle, but they are good only… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
I do not aim with my hand; he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. I aim… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
AIM was so quaint, it organized users around 'buddy lists.' In a time before smartphones, AIM was powerful and intoxicating, a way… — Adam Lashinsky Copy Share Image
It is hard to think of anything which more tragically and clearly exemplifies the phenomenon of good political intentions achieving the precise… — A. N. Wilson Copy Share Image
Do not fret under such assistance as is needful; therein lies one great grace of poverty. It were overambitious to aim at… — Saint Francis de Sales Copy Share Image
Throughout the western world, new systems have risen up whose job is to constantly record and monitor the present - and then… — Adam Curtis Copy Share Image
As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, I aim to be the disrupter in chief; I want to challenge those who aim to… — Liz Truss Copy Share Image
The film I do doesn't have to be a film that only my kids can watch. My kids will watch films, but… — Madhuri Dixit Copy Share Image
People aim for the stars, and they end up like goldfish in a bowl. I wonder if it wouldn't be simpler just… — Muriel Barbery Copy Share Image
The BBC's aim, along with schools, libraries and literacy groups, to involve more people in reading groups is an exciting idea and… — Tessa Jowell Copy Share Image
The plot details of B movies are irrational: accept that people do things that are contradictory, against their own best interests, have… — Robert Fripp Copy Share Image
Aim to write for an hour per day. I used to be a teacher, and an hour a day before school was… — Caroline Lawrence Copy Share Image
If you allow one little sin to creep into your life, and think it doesn't matter, it will grow and grow until… — Angus Buchan Copy Share Image
The secondary attack was made against The Hague. Its aim was to get a hold upon the Dutch capital, and in particular… — Kurt Student Copy Share Image
Ever since I was 16, I've had this lower register, what I thought was a very manly voice, and I was insecure… — Selena Gomez Copy Share Image
As a result, ways out of the crisis are being intensively searched for at all levels - ways, which, however, aim at… — Joe Slovo Copy Share Image
What the mind of man can conceive and believe, the mind of man can achieve with Positive Mental Attitude. It is a… — W. Clement Stone Copy Share Image
A university is not a service station. Neither is it a political society, nor a meeting place for political societies. With all… — Richard Hofstadter Copy Share Image
We are a strong, robust, and prosperous nation. Optimism is the essence of our success. It drives our creativity and emboldens our… — Bill Frist Copy Share Image
Strive for a life well lived. Each one with their own aims, preferences, and meaning. Always, of course, without harming other persons… — Jose Gonzalez Copy Share Image
There is a difference between responsible criticism that aims for success and defeatism that refuses to acknowledge anything but failure. Hindsight alone… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
Art has knowledge and skills, and to come to know them is to be implicitly against a culture that is against knowledge… — Matthew Collings Copy Share Image
Virtual reality is the representation of possible worlds and possible selves, with the aim of making them appear as real as possible… — Thomas Metzinger Copy Share Image
To be a writer was always my greatest aim. I remember writing a play about Guy Fawkes when I was 10. I… — Peter Ackroyd Copy Share Image
Life is teleology par excellence; it is the intrinsic striving towards a goal, and the living organism is a system of directed… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
The past is filled with people who aren't traditionally thought of as fantastic singers singing these songs that capture people; songs like… — Stone Gossard Copy Share Image