Aim Quotes

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William: "I'm sure we can all pull together, sir." Vetinari: "Oh, I do hope not. Pulling together is the aim of despotism and tyranny. Free… — Terry Pratchett
How could I fail to be a lone wolf, and an uncouth hermit, as I did not share one of its aims nor understand one… — Hermann Hesse
Man cannot become attached to higher aims and submit to a rule if he sees nothing above him to which he belongs. To free him… — Emile Durkheim
Life is like crossing a river. If you take a huge step-aim for too bigger dreams-then the current will knock you off your feet and… — Louis Sachar
Jewish, Christian, and Muslim theologians have insisted for centuries that God does not exist and that there is 'nothing' out there; in making these assertions,… — Karen Armstrong
The majority of people are ready to throw their aims and purposes overboard, and give up at the first sign of opposition or misfortune. A… — Napoleon Hill
In everything you do aim to excel for what is worth doing is worth doing well — Lucy Maud Montgomery
My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that 'achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done… — Helen Hayes
There are only shades of gray. Black and white are nothing more than lofty ideals in our minds, the standards by which we try to… — Karen Marie Moning
The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim. — Oscar Wilde
It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success. — Nelson Mandela
It is always useful to face an enemy who is prepared to die for his country," he read. "This means that both you and he… — Terry Pratchett
Besides, Southerners are hospitable. They'll probably offer me lemonade." Excuse me? You're going to sit on a porch and drink lemonade while I plow a… — Nancy Werlin
There was no harm in taking aim, even if the target was a dream. — John Knowles
Journalism is just a gun. Itâ€™s only got one bullet in it, but if you aim right, thatâ€™s all you need. Aim it right, and… — Warren Ellis
When the wicked want to bring down the innocent, they aim for a loving heart. — Cynthia Rylant
The tiger lies low not from fear, but for aim. ~Wren — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Don't fear failure. â€” Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail. — Bruce Lee
Aim higher in case you fall short. — Suzanne Collins
My aim is to agitate and disturb people. I'm not selling bread; I'm selling yeast. — Miguel de Unamuno

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