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To desire is to obtain; to aspire is to achieve. ↗

— James Allen

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Why do I put myself in a position to be cast aside or not considered as I would like to? Because I am a creative mind, because I still aspire to be one. ↗

— Giorgio Armani

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A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires. ↗

— Marcus Aurelius

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He who aspires to paradise should learn to deal with people with kindness. ↗

— Abu Bakr

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Each one of us, and, indeed, all those who aspire to national leadership must bring their own visions, views and styles to the business of reforming Nigeria, and the search for solutions. ↗

— Ibrahim Babangida

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I aspire to be that, to be a voice of reason one day. ↗

— Drew Barrymore

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American literature has never been content to be just one among the many literatures of the Western World. It has always aspired to be the literature not only of a new continent but of a New World. ↗

— Christopher Dawson

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I agree to, or rather aspire to, my doom. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

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The writers that I aspire to, like Joni Mitchell and Randy Newman, they'll tell you that the work gets harder, not easier. And they set that bar for us where we're always striving to do something better than the last time, whether it's the next song or just the next line. ↗

— Christopher Cross

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There's a lot of integrity with musicians; you really still aspire to grow, and be great, to be the best version of yourself you can be. ↗

— Sheryl Crow

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