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And just because God attains and wins and finds this uniqueness, all our lives win in our union with him the individuality which is essential to their true meaning. ↗

— Josiah Royce

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Man lives consciously for himself, but is an unconscious instrument in the attainment of the historic, universal, aims of humanity. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

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The first duty of a state is to see that every child born therein shall be well housed, clothed, fed and educated till it attains years of discretion. ↗

— John Ruskin

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Never lose sight of the fact that all human felicity lies in man's imagination, and that he cannot think to attain it unless he heeds all his caprices. The most fortunate of persons is he who has the most means to satisfy his vagaries. ↗

— Marquis de Sade

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If the attainment of peace is the ultimate objective of all statesmen, it is, at the same time, something very ordinary, closely tied to the daily life of each individual. ↗

— Eisaku Sato

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I do know that some Buddhists are able to attain peace of mind. ↗

— Martin Scorsese

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The engineer, and more generally the designer, is concerned with how things ought to be - how they ought to be in order to attain goals, and to function. ↗

— Herbert Simon

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There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time. ↗

— Sophie Swetchine

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After working for 14 years on Wall Street and growing up in a family with strong roots in small business, I know how important the entrepreneurial spirit is to attaining the American dream. ↗

— Ellen Tauscher

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These rules may seem simple enough, but it will require great morale and physical courage to adhere to them. But if carried out in the strict sense of the word it will surely lead to a greater success than could otherwise be attained. ↗

— Major Taylor

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