"I do not play chess – I fight……" — Alexander Alekhine

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• The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. — Aristotle
• The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain. — Aristotle
• Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for… — Aristotle
• Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause… — Mahmoud Abbas
• Tourism is a crucial industry that could employ millions of Filipinos, skilled and unskilled alike, cross those 7,107 islands of… — Benigno Aquino III
• If you watch animals objectively for any length of time, you're driven to the conclusion that their main aim in… — David Attenborough
• Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about. — Wystan Hugh Auden
• Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. — Jane Austen
• The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment… — Johann Sebastian Bach
• A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim. — Robert Baden-Powell
• Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are… — Bryan Adams
• Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social… — Jacques Barzun

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