Aim Quotes

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The aim of education is growth: the aim of growth is more growth — John Dewey
THE WRITER can get free of his writing only by using it, that is, by reading oneself. As if the aim of writing were to… — Edmond Jabes
I want to be motivational and inspirational for everybody: my big aim is more women on bicycles. — Marianne Vos
I guess I don't really know what I want to do, either. Sometimes I feel like a shook-up bottle of soda. Like, I have all… — Matt de la Pena
A writer's work has to take account of many rhythms: Vulcan's and Mercury's, a message of urgency obtained by dint of patient and meticulous adjustments… — Italo Calvino
When did "sentimental" become a pejorative barb? I do not at all share the notion that a piece of music, or a poem, or a… — Bill Richardson
When we discovered cubism, we did not have the aim of discovering cubism. We only wanted to express what was in us. — Pablo Picasso
The aim of the liar is simply to charm, to delight, to give pleasure. He is the very basis of civilized society. — Oscar Wilde
Aim for service and success will follow! — Albert Schweitzer
Our aim is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as… — Maria Montessori
Aim at a high mark and you will hit it. — Annie Oakley
So sure, start with a slogan. But don't bother wasting any time on it if you're merely going for catchy. Aim for true instead. — Seth Godin
The learned man aims for more. But the wise man decreases. And then decreases again. — James Altucher
Moderation, the Golden Mean, the Aristonmetron, is the secret of wisdom and of happiness. But it does not mean embracing an unadventurous mediocrity; rather it… — Robertson Davies
I have never belonged wholeheartedly to a country, a state, nor to a circle of friends, nor even to my own family. When I was… — Albert Einstein
This book is intended for use in English courses in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature. It aims to… — William Strunk, Jr.
Nurses never tell you what they know. They're hired for their cheeriness and the thickness of their hair. They need to look alive and healthy,… — Jenny Downham
A diary need not be a dreary chronicle of one's movements; it should aim rather at giving salient account of some particular episode, a walk,… — A. C. Benson
Don't fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire. — George S. Patton
The choice of opening, whether to aim for quiet or risky play, depends not only on the style of a player, but also on the… — Efim Geller

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