Quotes About Aspiration

It was the usual story of penniless young men, who think themselves obliged by their birth to choose a liberal profession and bury themselves in a sort of vain mediocrity, happy even when they escape starvation, notwithstanding their numerous degrees.

Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at the sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.

Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board.

Sometimes she stuck out into the future, imagining her life different from what is was.

for no matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you....

Jump at the sun. You might not land on the sun, but at least you'll get off the ground.

De object wuz tuh git dere. So Ah got up on de high stool lak she told me, but Pheoby, Ah done nearly languished tuh death up dere.

I am striving desperately for a toe-hold on the world.

But nothin' can stop you from wishin'.

She didn't read books so she didn't know that she was the world and the heavens boiled down to a drop. Man attempting to climb to painless heights from his dung hill.

Ships at a distance have every man's wish onboard.

The woman took the faded shirt and muddy overalls and laid them away from remembrance. It was a weapon against her strength and if it turned out of no significance, still it was a hope that she might fall to their level some day.

I dreamt of traversing the globe in fancy boots, only to discover I was a mouse on a treadmill.

The truth is, I hadn't grown up really wanting to be a writer. The whole thing was a weird aberration in some ways, and I didn't feel personally connected to the level of success I had with it - the success of sorts, I guess.

Before it happened to me, I'd look at other people who had become really successful and think, 'What a dream. That must be absolutely everything they ever wanted.' When it does happen to you, you realize yes, it's incredible. But it also comes with a bit of a weird aftertaste.

I think there's an abundance of talent in America and there will never be not a lot of talent out there.

To work with the kids and help them come through from the Academy to the first team would be brilliant.

With each dream accomplished, bigger ones are put in their place.

I have accomplished all that I have set out to accomplish and more.

I've already accomplished a lot, but I have so much more to do.

You never accomplish everything you want to accomplish.

There are all these things I want to accomplish. We never know how long we're going to get.

I know that one day I'm going to die. I want to accomplish as much as I can before I do.

Did you ever hear of a kid playing accountant - even if they wanted to be one?