Quotes About Aspiration

I hadn't been fighting because of my father's death. I fought because of his dreams.

The only reason to be subservient to those with power is so that you can learn to someday take what they have. Reen's words.

At times, it seems to me that to be human is to want that which we cannot have

Aspiring Asimovs!

That night, it rained on the other dogs, who slept outside in the cold barn, which leaked. But the little dog snuggled into a warm bed beside the fire, hugged by the farmer's children, his belly full. And as he did, the dog sadly thought to himself, 'I could not become a dragon. I am an utter and complete failure.' The end.

Their heads are heads of rock, their hearts set upon rock. Set your sights on something higher. Something more grand.

Set your sights on something higher. Something more grand.

Claim the stars, Spensa," he said.

At times, it seems to me that to be human is to want that which we cannot have. For some, this is power. For me, it is peace.

Beards were like axehound pups. Boys dreamed of the day they'd get one, never realizing how annoying they could be.

Yes, there are worse places, but so long as this hellhole is considered the ideal, we'll never get anywhere. We cannot let them convince us this is normal!

That's where we belong, not in those caverns. The kids who make fun of you, they're trapped on this rock. Their heads are heads of rock, their hearts set upon rock. Set your sights on something higher. Something more grand.

I decided that I'd see her dream fulfilled. I'd make a world where flowers returned, a world with green plants, a world where no soot fell from the sky….

The only reason to be subservient to those with power is so that you can learn to someday take what they have.

I could not become a dragon. I am an utter and complete failure.

Do not dismiss your own talents because you envy those of another.

To be human is to want that which we can not have.

Don't dream the small dreams of other men.

It's good by comparison only! Yes, there are worse places, but so long as this hellhole is considered the ideal, we'll never get anywhere. We cannot let them convince us this is normal!

Expectation wasn't just about what people expected of you. It was about what you expected of yourself.

Vin was coming to realize that her old goal in life - simply staying alive - was uninspired. There was so much more she could be doing.

Do not deny your own talents simply because you envy another's.

La esperanza es algo grandioso, y tener héroes resulta esencial para la aspiración humana. (...) Dicho eso, sí que tenéis que aprender a separar la historia y la forma en que te ha afectado del individuo que le dio pie.

Gotta grow up sometime, right? I've found that Ã¢â'¬Â¦ well, a man wantin' something don't make it true, you know?" Ranette