#aspirations

Our politics are our deepest form of expression: they mirror our past experiences and reflect our dreams and aspirations for the future. ↗

— Paul Wellstone

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A man's face as a rule says more, and more interesting things, than his mouth, for it is a compendium of everything his mouth will ever say, in that it is the monogram of all this man's thoughts and aspirations. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

#ever #everything #face #his #interesting

The real tragedy of the poor is the poverty of their aspirations. ↗

— Adam Smith

#poor #poverty #real #their #tragedy

Keep high aspirations, moderate expectations, and small needs. ↗

— William Howard Stein

#expectations #high #keep #moderate #needs

The nineteenth century was completely lacking in logic, it had cosmic terms and hopes, and aspirations, and discoveries, and ideals but it had no logic. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

#century #completely #cosmic #discoveries #had

The most important thing is to follow your instinct and get involved with some friends who have similar tastes and aspirations and like music as much as you do. ↗

— Mick Taylor

#follow #friends #get #important #important thing

At that moment Mr. Clifford, quite unconscious that he and his most personal feelings and aspirations were subjects of discussion, was turning from the main road into the lower road. ↗

— Joseph C. Lincoln

#clifford #discussion #feelings #his #into

when you shoot for the stars, you can't ever look back. ↗

— Brittany Perloff

#dreaming #dreams #goals #happy #inspirational

To Grandma, for being my first editor and giving me the best writing advice I’ve ever received: “Christopher, I think you should wait until you’re done with elementary school before worrying about being a failed writer. ↗

— Chris Colfer

#dedications #on-writing #aspiration

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#men