Aiming Quotes

181 quotes by 168 authors

The fear of Hell, or aiming to be blest, Savors too much of private interest. This moved not Moses, nor the zealous Paul, Who for… — Edmund Waller
We are not saints yet, but we, too, should beware. Uprightness and virtue do have their rewards, in self-respect and in respect from others, and… — Philip Neri
It concerns us to know the purposes we seek in life, for then, like archers aiming at a definite mark, we shall be more likely… — Aristotle
Love is the spirit of life unto the adorned body of mankind, the establisher of true civilization in this mortal world, and the shedder of… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
It is intended to signify a coordinated plan of different actions aiming at the destruction of essential foundations of the life of national groups, with… — Raphael Lemkin
Perfection in any endeavor is an aiming point. Let the desire for it push you, but don't let the absence of it stop you. — Ralph Marston
I was aiming for the cooks that I've talked to by teaching an online course and by traveling, listening to people who are really busy… — Sally Schneider
Success lies, not in achieving what you aim at, but in aiming at what you ought to achieve, and pressing forward, sure of achievement here,… — Robert Forman Horton
I'm not afraid of insects taking over the world, and you know why? It would take about a billion ants just to AIM a gun… — Jack Handey
Science condemns itself to failure when, yielding to the infatuation of the serious, it aspires to attain being, to contain it, and to possess it;… — Simone de Beauvoir
It's best to not confuse optimism with hope. Optimism is a psychological attitude toward life. Hope goes further. It is an anchor that one hurls… — Pope Francis
Although it is important to study and train for skill in techniques, for the man who wishes to truly accomplish the way of budo, it… — Mas Oyama
Let what you give come through you rather than from you. There is no lack this way. Be truly unconditional in what you give so… — Robert Holden
Development of the space station is as inevitable as the rising of the sun; man has already poked his nose into space and he is… — Wernher von Braun
If our goal is to be tolerant of people who are different than we are, then we really are aiming quite low. Traffic jams are… — Glennon Melton
The man of genius knows what he is aiming at; nobody else knows. And he alone knows when something comes between him and his object.… — Henry David Thoreau
My very first book was a games collection of Anatoly Karpov. On the whole I was attracted by positonal play with some tactics, and already… — Vladimir Kramnik
I only want to hit my targets if the aiming and the hitting both feel good. — Danielle LaPorte
Aiming for perfection causes frustration at best and paralysis at worst. — Sheryl Sandberg
The Dhamma has to sink deeply into the mind so that whatever we do, the mind has always goodness within it. All the ways of… — Ajahn Chah

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