#aspirations

I have the mind to do so many fields, careers, jobs, and hobbies; but I have the heart to do few fields of work, careers, jobs, and hobbies ↗

— Temitope Owosela

#dreams-aspirations-success #dreams-inspirational #goal #life #dreams

To meet the expectations of the majority of our people, and to open up new vistas of economic opportunity so that the aspirations of Nigerians can stand a fair chance of being fulfilled in a lifetime, there must be a truly committed leadership in a democratic Nigeria. ↗

— Ibrahim Babangida

#being #chance #committed #democratic #economic

And no book gives a deeper insight into the inner life of the Negro, his struggles and his aspirations, than, The Souls of Black Folk. ↗

— Ray Stannard Baker

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I began to ask two questions while I was reading a book that excited me: not only what was going to happen next, but how is this done? How is it that these words on the page make me feel the way I'm feeling? This is the line of inquiry that I think happens in a child's mind, without him even knowing he has aspirations as a writer. ↗

— E. L. Doctorow

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This Constitution does not reflect the thoughts, hopes and aspirations of ordinary people. It does nothing for jobs or economic growth and widens further still the democratic deficit. ↗

— Nigel Farage

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The influx of women into paid work and her increased power raise a woman's aspirations and hopes for equal treatment at home. Her lower wage and status at work and the threat of divorce reduce what she presses for and actually expects. ↗

— Arlie Russell Hochschild

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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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It doesn't matter if you're born in a duck yard, so long as you are hatched from a swan's egg! ↗

— Hans Christian Andersen

#beauty #dreams #ducks #empowerment #fairy-tales

The country experience was more of a departure. When you consider my education and my upbringing, you can see that was more of country rock outgrowth of my popular music aspirations. ↗

— Tom Wopat

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I have to detach myself completely from aspirations. I hardly ever listen to music anymore because it arouses all of this yearning in me. ↗

— Laura Hillenbrand

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