Quotes About Aspiration

The stars are not the limit.

They felt that all boys and girls should be able to feel that, if they have what it takes, there is no limit to the opportunity. A ceiling should not be imposed on a young person's educational opportunities either by limited family means or negative family attitudes.

Alice must already have known, even back then, when she first saw Fortune, when she was, what, nine or ten, that she would try and hitch a lift on the wheel, too, as soon as she possibly could. She must already have been thinking out how. But she couldn't have guessed how soon her chance would come.

My life is a plate of perfectly edible but ordinary scrambled eggs. I want them savory, creamy, cheesy and maybe with bacon on the side.

out of each pain which we dont mention a chestnut tree grows up and remains mysterious behind us out of each hope which we cherish astar arises and move unattainable in front of us

Lentäminen on niin vaikeaa, ettei kukaan lentäisi, ellei se olisi niin vaikeaa.

Only in return for death, destruction and grief as gifts can we see the paradise of independence.

Only one who liberates himself from his psychological desires and fears indeed in truth qualify as liberation hero.

Through the intensive aspiration of the human soul arises in man the desire for independence.

When you reach for the stars, you are reaching for the farthest thing out there. When you reach deep into yourself, it is the same thing, but in the opposite direction. If you reach in both directions, you will have spanned the universe.

Strange dreams are better than no dreams at all.

Back in Russia we were dirt-poor. Here in the West we are still poor but have risen above the dirt to tower alongside stalks of grass!

For, what is order without common sense, but Bedlam's front parlor? What is imagination without common sense, but the aspiration to out-dandy Beau Brummell with nothing but a bit of faded muslin and a limp cravat? What is Creation without common sense, but a scandalous thing without form or function, like a matron with half a dozen unattached daughters? And God looked upon the Creation in all its delightful multiplicity, and saw that, all in all, it was quite Amiable.

I had a sense of what leadership meant and what it could do for you. So am I surprised that I am sitting up here on the 62nd floor of Rockefeller Plaza? No.

Little fish risking everything for a piece of godhood...and not knowing heaven from hell, even when they find it.

Whenever I think about Michelle Obama, I think, "When I grow up, I want to be just like her." I want to be that intelligent, confident, and comfortable in my own skin.

Reflect on why you're here. What is your ultimate purpose in life? What do you want to be, do, and have? What do you want to accomplish? What do you want to experience? What possessions do you wish to acquire? What does success look like to you? Make a list of: 30 things you want to do; 30 things you want to have; and 30 things you want to be before you die.

Spend some quality time with your dreams. They are real to the extent that you value them. To the extent that you commit to them and work for them, they will come true.

If you really know what you want out of life, it's amazing how opportunities will come to enable you to carry them out.

We need to be aware of what we are capable of first and realize that if you place your dreams really really high, you do have the potential to get to that level.

The world needs you to show up and follow your dreams.

Our life dreams the Utopia. Our death achieves the Ideal.

Dream no small dreams. They have no power to stir the souls of men.

There is nothing like dream to create the future. Utopia to-day, flesh and blood tomorrow.