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Quotes About Aspiration

Jesus, I seen it happen too many times. I seen too many guys with land in their head. They never get none under their hand.
~ John Steinbeck
I say to you, without pleasure, that this son of ours will be a great man, because -- well -- because he is not very intelligent. He can see only one desire at a time. I said he tested his dreams; he will murder every dream with the implacable arrows of his will. This boy will win to every goal of his aiming; for he can realize no thought, no reason, but his own. And I am sorry for his coming greatness...
~ John Steinbeck
People found happiness in the future according to their present lack
~ John Steinbeck
we're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs
~ John Steinbeck
He ain't no cuckoo," said George. "He's dumb as hell, but he ain't crazy. An' I ain't so bright neither, or I wouldn't be buckin' barley for my fifty and found. If I was bright, if I was even a little bit smart, I'd have my own little place, an' I'd be bringin' in my own crops, 'stead of doin' all the work and not getting what comes up outta the ground.
~ John Steinbeck
rose like cream to the top of milk.
~ John Steinbeck
That's the genius of the capitalist system: Either you're rich, or you want to be, or you think you ought to be.
~ John Updike
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~ John Updike
We weren't idealistic about much, we children of the 1950s, but we were certainly idealistic about art. We went into it with the highest kind of ambition — not to get rich or to impress women, but to make our mark as Proust and Joyce had made their mark.
~ John Updike
Your heart lifts forever through that blank sky.
~ John Updike
You should want to be rich at 40, at 20 you should want to kill the rich; it's the right of youth
~ John Waters
Fantasies are like extra cash. They need to be banked for later use.
~ John Waters
Right now what I need to think about is what would be possible, not all the reasons I can't make a change.
~ Unknown
I knew that I had to free myself from any constraints that would prevent the pursuit of these dreams.
~ Unknown
Always try to be the very best that you can be. Learn from others, yes. But don't just try to be better than they are.
~ John Wooden
SEEK SIGNIFICANT CHANGE       ââ'¬Â¢ Never be content with performance or results.       ââ'¬Â¢ Remove all excuses for getting to the next level. Don't say "no"; ask
~ John Wooden
never dreamed about winning a national championship. It happened before I even thought it was possible. What I was dreaming about each year, if you want to call it that, was trying to produce the best basketball team we could be.
~ John Wooden
Keep your hopes high.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
Dreams become reality through faith and perseverance.
~ Unknown
Just us fancy wise-men trying to take on the world.
~ Sapphire Belucci
One dream, will suffice a thousand nightmares.
~ Anthony Liccione
The reason the stars are so high up into the sky is because they belong to those with high determination
~ Manuel Corazzari
The world offers you comfort. But you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness
~ Pope Benedict XVI
Unlocking your potential requires the key of faith.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo