#aiming

I've always believed the greater danger is not aiming too high, but too low, settling for a bogey rather than shooting for an eagle. ↗

— Peter Scott

#always #believed #bogey #danger #eagle

I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding. ↗

— John Lennon

#answers #believe #claimed #claiming #divinity

As far as I'm concerned, the people who aren't paying taxes don't get to run around claiming that they built everything, that the built the roads and that they built the bridges and so forth. ↗

— Rush Limbaugh

#as far as #bridges #built #claiming #concerned

Coming out is a means of redefining oneself, of claiming membership in a lifestyle and a social order with distinct values. Chief among these values is honesty. ↗

— Lance Loud

#chief #claiming #coming #distinct #honesty

Proclaiming a sexual preference is something that straight men never really have to bother with. ↗

— Lance Loud

#men #never #preference #proclaiming #really

I'm not claiming that football is the nation's salvation in this area, but it's one of them, one little thing that apparently has captured the imagination of a large sector of our society. But when football can't be a relatively pure outlet, a fun thing, then it hurts itself. ↗

— Pete Rozelle

#area #captured #claiming #football #fun

My father started growing very quiet as Alzheimer's started claiming more of him. The early stages of Alzheimer's are the hardest because that person is aware that they're losing awareness. And I think that that's why my father started growing more and more quiet. ↗

— Patti Davis

#aware #awareness #because #claiming #early

Live in the moment. Day by day! Tomorrow isnt promised so if you thought about it...even just for a second...DO IT! ↗

— B.M. Hardin

#inspirational

Mainly as sort of blueprints for dealing with most of the adults in their lives, to some extent with their fellows. It is this notion of aiming high and there's always hope, aim low and you might as well stop now. ↗

— Diana Wynne Jones

#aiming #always #blueprints #dealing #extent

History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#burned #defended #full #history #ideas