Aim Quotes

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aim, n. The task we set our wishes to. — Ambrose Bierce
Those who experiment on animals should never be able to quiet their own conscience by telling themselves that these cruelties have a worthy aim. — Albert Schweitzer
He is very foolish who aims at satisfying all the world and his father. — Jean de La Fontaine
My spirituality is parochial, terrestrial. I do qualify as a W.I.T.C.H. , but my irrecular practice and impromptu rituals don't aim at producing any dramatic… — Stephanie Mills
Why should I expect to be exempt from censure; the unfailing lot of an elevated station? My Heart tells me it has been my unremitted… — George Washington
Composition, the aim of which is expression, alters itself according to the surface to be covered. If I take a sheet of paper of given… — Henri Matisse
I really do not aim at any originality. — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
It is true that every day has its own evil, and its good too. But how difficult must life be, especially farther on when the… — Vincent Van Gogh
I believe that one thinks much more soundly if the thoughts arise from direct contact with things, than if one looks at things with the… — Vincent Van Gogh
Accurate drawing, accurate colour, is perhaps not the essential thing to aim at, because the reflection of reality in a mirror, if it could be… — Vincent Van Gogh
Choice of aim is clearly a matter of clarification of values, especially on the choice between possible options. — W. Edwards Deming
My aim is to give you only the things with which I am completely satisfied, even if it means asking you a little more [time]… — Claude Monet
The aim of forensic oratory is to teach, to delight, to move. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Aim High, Drive hard. — Donald Trump
The only means to well-being is to increase the quantity of products. This is what business aims at. — Ludwig von Mises
Competition on the market aims at assigning to every individual that function in the social system in which he can render to all his fellow… — Ludwig von Mises
Economics is a theoretical science and as such abstains from any judgement of value. It is not its task to tell people what ends they… — Ludwig von Mises
The avowed aim of all utopian movements is to put an end to history and to establish a final and permanent calm. — Ludwig von Mises
Just as counterpoint and harmony follow their own laws, and differ in rhythm and movement, both formal tensions and color tensions have a development of… — Hans Hofmann
My aim is to escape from the medium with which I work; to leave no residue of technical mannerisms to stand between my expression and… — Andrew Wyeth

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