Aim Quotes

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Because a work does not aim at reproducing natural appearances it is not, therefore, an escape from life -- but may be a penetration into… — Henry Moore
Between beauty of expression and power of expression there is a difference of function. The first aims at pleasing the senses, the second has a… — Henry Moore
The mid-day sun is too much for most eyes; one is dazzled even with its reflection. Be careful that too broad and high an aim… — Learned Hand
The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man. — Learned Hand
As we are all solipsists, and all die, the world dies with us. Only very minor literature aims at apocalypse. — Anthony Burgess
Art, and, above all, music, has a fundamental function, which is to catalyze the sublimation that it can bring about through all means of expression.… — Iannis Xenakis
In art, one does not aim for simplicity; one achieves it unintentionally as one gets closer to the real meaning of things. — Constantin Brancusi
Resistanceâ€™s goal is not to wound or disable.Â Resistance aims to kill — Steven Pressfield
To the aircraft I aim, not the man. — Francesco Baracca
I fly close to my man, aim well and then of course he falls down. — Oswald Boelcke
Anytime destruction of another is needed in order to advance one's own aims or goals, then the goals need to be reevaluated. — David White
Our plans miscarry because they have no aim. — Seneca the Younger
In my view, all that is necessary for faith is the belief that by doing our best we shall succeed in our aims: the improvement… — Rosalind Franklin
The aim of science is to make difficult things understandable in a simpler way; the aim of poetry is to state simple things in an… — Paul Dirac
Our aim is to achieve a socialist system of society, which, by eliminating the division of mankind into classes, by eliminating all exploitation of man… — Vladimir Lenin
A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify. — Leo Szilard
Some people suggest that the problem is the separation of powers. If you had a parliamentary system, the struggle for power would not result in… — James Q. Wilson
Finally it should be the earnest wish and paramount aim of the military administration to win the confidence, respect, and affection of the inhabitants of… — William McKinley
The aim is freedom conscience and truth — Robert Fripp
Andre Breton once said that a portrait should not only be an image but an oracle one questions, and that the photographer's aim should be… — Bill Brandt

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