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Quotes About Aspiration

We are only what we are; not what we would be; nor every thing we hope for. We are but a step in a scale, that reaches further above us than below.
~ Herman Melville
Dreaming is one of humanity's greatest gifts; it champions aspiration, spurs innovation, leads to change, and propels the world forward.
~ Richard Branson
I would say, in humanity, there is some unbreakable element that makes us so special, and I would call that hope or a belief in something better. It's something that drives us.
~ Richard Sammel
I have no idea if world peace is attainable. But aiming for it is.
~ Stockard Channing
There are those, I know, who will say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind, is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is the American dream.
~ Archibald MacLeish
What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and heaven?
~ William Shakespeare
The human condition ... is defined by the aspiration to always supersede oneself, which in turn requires nonconformity.
~ Pablo Antonio Cuadra
Freedom is the direction of history, because freedom is the permanent hope of humanity.
~ George W. Bush
India must learn to live before she can aspire to die for humanity.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
The strong conquer the weak. The weak serve the strong and hope to become strong so they can conquer others who are weaker.
~ Frederick Lenz
How great seems human progress when we consider where it began, and how insignificant, when we contemplate the goals for which itstrives.
~ Franz Grillparzer
I should like to be a horse.
~ Queen Elizabeth II
You may be a redneck if... your lifetime goal is to own a fireworks stand.
~ Jeff Foxworthy
My sister wanted to be an actress, but she never made it. She does live in a trailer. She got halfway. She's an actress, she just never gets called to the set.
~ Mitch Hedberg
Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that.
~ George Carlin
Be bold in your caring, and be bold in your dreaming.
~ George H. W. Bush
I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot.
~ Steve Martin
Why do I even dare to think I could dream I could imagine I could hope?!
~ Dylan Moran
If you ask me, I'd like to become the first female president. That would be really cool. The first thing I would do is redecorate the White House, it doesn't look very cozy.
~ Jennifer Lopez
I always wanted a beautiful loving wife and she always wanted to be a citizen.
~ Emo Philips
I knew a transsexual guy whose only ambition is to eat, drink, and be Mary.
~ George Carlin
By the way, when you finish the bottle of Crown Royal, you can still use the pouch to hold your broken dreams.
~ Jon Stewart
If you're a fish and you want to be a fish-stick, you have to have very good posture.
~ Mitch Hedberg
I had two thoughts about it. One was I could do that, and the next one was I'll never get to do that.
~ Adam Carolla