Aspirations Quotes

394 Aspirations quotes by 343 unique authors

I don’t understand why we must do things in this world, why we must have friends and aspirations, hopes and dreams. Wouldn’t it be better… — Emile M. Cioran
Sometimes I even felt like he dated me as part of his plan, like they were going to have a checklist on the application, and… — Maureen Johnson
I knew that I lived in a country in which the aspirations of black people were limited, marked-off. Yet I felt that I had to… — Richard Wright
If we judge ourselves only by our aspirations and everyone else only their conduct we shall soon reach a very false conclusion. — Calvin Coolidge
In a perfect world, Joshua‟s vertically gifted murderer would‟ve had himself a monologue before rampaging, during which he loudly and clearly would‟ve announced his full… — Ilona Andrews
In short, there are mysteries of science and of soul that will never be understood no matter how hard we measure, no matter how strongly… — Neal Shusterman
Place the lives of children in their formative years, despite the convictions of their parents, under the intimate control of experts appointed by the state,… — John Gresham Machen
That which befits us, embosomed in beauty and wonder as we are, is cheerfulness, and courage, and the endeavor to realize our aspirations. Shall not… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I was ten,” I said. “Give me a little credit.” “To a boy with aspirations like that, I would extend my respect—but not credit. Or… — Brandon Sanderson
How beautiful is youth! how bright it gleams with its illusions, aspirations, dreams! Book of Beginnings, Story without End, Each maid a heroine, and each… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Freedom to many means immediate betterment, as if by magic. Unless I can meet at least some of these aspirations, my support will wane and… — Julius Nyerere
Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above the clouds, above the storms, if you only let them. — William James
The free expression of the hopes and aspirations of a people is the greatest and only safety in a sane society. — Emma Goldman
There has always been a longing in the human heart for a more just, free, loving and creative society. But it was never before possible… — Barbara Marx Hubbard
Once again a new world view is arising ... This idea is the culmination of all human history. It holds the promise of fulfilling the… — Barbara Marx Hubbard
We begin from the recognition that all beings cherish happiness and do not want suffering. It then becomes both morally wrong and pragmatically unwise to… — Dalai Lama
Artists with serious aspirations need to be left alone to follow the course of their own imagination. — Robert Genn
We need to build millions of little moments of caring on an individual level. Indeed, as talk of a politics of meaning becomes more widespread,… — Michael Lerner
A leader's role is to raise people's aspirations for what they can become and to release their energies so they will try to get there. — David Gergen
Don't let young people tell you their aspirations; when they drop them they will drop you. — Logan Pearsall Smith
In the aftermath of any war or genocide, healing and reconciliation are ultimate aspirations. — Janine di Giovanni
I have seen periods of progress followed by reaction. I have seen the hopes and aspirations of Negroes rise during World War II, only to… — Bayard Rustin
My father started out as a riveter, but he had the soul of an artist. He worshiped Shakespeare and had aspirations to be an actor.… — Christine Ebersole
I had no aspirations to be part of American cinema... I was really a Europe-based person, and those were the films I was inspired by. — Jacqueline Bisset
Positional leaders ignore the fact that every person has hopes, dreams, desires, and goals of his own. And leaders must bring their vision and the… — John C. Maxwell

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