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  • Will it be said that the judgment of a male of two years old, is more sage than that of a female's of the same age? I believe the reverse is generally observed to be true. But from that period what partiality! how is the one exalted, and the other depressed, by the contrary modes of education which are adopted! the one is taught to aspire, and the other is early confined and limited. As their years increase, the sister must be wholly domesticated, while the brother is led by the hand through all the flowery paths of science.

    Brother   Believe   Hands  
    Judith Sargent Murray, Sharon M. Harris (1995). “Selected Writings of Judith Sargent Murray”, p.6, Oxford University Press on Demand
  • Ah, sunflower, weary of time, Who countest the steps of the sun, Seeking after that sweet golden clime Where the traveller's journey is done; Where the youth pined away with desire And the pale virgin shrouded in snow Arise from their graves, and aspire Where my sunflower wishes to go.

    Sweet   Time   Journey  
    'Songs of Experience' (1794) 'Ah, Sun-flower!'
  • Black men of our day were never told, The sky's the limit. ... We could aspire to Joe Louis but never Henry Ford.

    Men   Sky   Black  
    Walter Mosley (2013). “Little Green: An Easy Rawlins Mystery”, p.174, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
  • Leadership does take work. And it should. If you aspire to be a leader, you ought to treat leadership as a craft, you ought to become a student of it, and you ought to work at it. And if you're not willing to work at it, well, you get what you give.

    Giving   Leader   Crafts  
    "Why Small Interactions Matter". Interview with Jennifer Robison, www.gallup.com. August 25, 2011.
  • Ethereal minstrel! pilgrim of the sky! Dost thou despise the earth where cares abound? Or, while the wings aspire, are heart and eye Both with thy nest upon the dewy ground?

    Eye   Heart   Sky  
    1825 'To a Skylark', l.1-4 (published 1827).
  • No Indian who aspires to follow the way of true religion can afford to remain aloof from politics.

    Religion   Way   Aspire  
    Mahatma Gandhi (1986). “The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi: Civilization, Politics and Religion”, Clarendon Press
  • The philosopher aspires to explain away all mysteries, to dissolve them into light. Mystery on the other hand is demanded and pursued by the religious instinct; mystery constitutes the essence of worship, the power of proselytism.

    "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations", 10th edition, 1919.
  • Seize the day. Well, I aspire to that anyway.

    Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
  • I would not be President because I do not aspire to be President. But l'm sure that a woman will be President. When? I don't know. It depends. I don't think the woods are full of candidates today.

  • The destructive fixation of the envious English-Canadian mind requires that the highest, happiest most agile flyers be laid low. [It is] a sadistic desire corroded by soul-destroying envy, to intimidate all those who might aspire to anything the slightest exceptional.

    Envy   Soul   Mind  
  • I do kind of aspire to do comedy that appeals to a wide range of audiences and doesn't divide people. I never want to do material that makes people laugh at the expense of making other people feel bad - not to say I'm not guilty of that at times. ... I try and make humor out of the really important issues of the day, like Hot Pockets and elevators and not wanting to get out of bed.

    "Pasty-faced and proud of it - Comedian Jim Gaffigan brings his 'Beyond the Pale Tour' to Merrill Auditorium". "Portland Press Herald" Newspaper, February 15, 2007.
  • There are people enough to tread upon me in my lowly state, without my doing outrage to their feelings by possessing learning. Learning ain't for me. A person like myself had better not aspire. If he is to get on in life, he must get on 'umbly, Master Copperfield!

    Charles Dickens (1867). “Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of a 21 vol. set. Wanting A child's history of England; Christmas stories; The mystery of Edwin Drood].”, p.154
  • True terror is a language and a vision. There is a deep narrative structure to terrorist acts, and they infiltrate and alter consciousness in ways that writers used to aspire to.

    Don DeLillo, Thomas DePietro (2005). “Conversations with Don DeLillo”, p.84, Univ. Press of Mississippi
  • Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach.

    A Dictionary of the English Language preface (1755)
  • Once a man has truly experienced the mercy of God in his life he will henceforth aspire only to serve.

    Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1954). “Life Togehter”
  • The difference between DREAM and DESIRE is that the dream is what we build for the team and the desire is what we aspire to build for ourselves.

  • If the village worker is not a decent man or woman, conducting a decent home, he or she had better not aspire after the high privilege and honour of becoming a village worker.

    Home   Men   Becoming  
    Mahatma Gandhi (1959). “India of My Dreams”, p.139, Rajpal & Sons
  • Before we can aspire to guide the destinies of India, we shall have to adopt the habit of fearlessness.

    Destiny   India   Habit  
    Mahatma Gandhi (1994). “The Gandhi Reader: A Sourcebook of His Life and Writings”, p.142, Grove Press
  • The effectiveness of an inspired bishop, adviser, or teacher has very little to do with the outward trappings of power or an abundance of this world's goods. The leaders who have the most influence are usually those who set hearts afire with devotion to the truth, who make obedience to duty seem the essence of manhood, who transform some ordinary routine occurrence so that it becomes a vista where we see the person we aspire to be.

    Teacher   Heart   Essence  
  • Let us always keep before our eyes the fact that here on earth we are on a battlefield and that in paradise we shall receive the crown of victory; that this is a testing-ground and the prize will be awarded up above; that we are now in a land of exile while our true homeland is Heaven to which we must continually aspire.

    Eye   Land   Heaven  
  • Sacrfice," the captain said. "You made one. I made one. We all made them. But you were angry over yours. You kept thinking about what you lost. You didn't get it. Sacrifice is a part of life. It's supposed to be. It's not something to regret. It's something to aspire to.

  • It's okay to be envious - but only of the person you aspire to become.

    Envious   Okay   Persons  
  • ...fairness," he said, "does not govern life and death. if it did, no good person would ever die." "Strangers," the Blue Man said, "are just family you have yet to come to know." "sacrifice is a part of life. it is supposed to be. it's not something to regret. it's something to aspire to. little sacrifices. big sacrifices. a mother works so her son can go to school. a daughter moves home to take care of her sick father. Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. you're just passing it on to someone else.

  • Use your weaknesses; aspire to the strength.

    Theatre   Weakness   Use  
  • Sacrifice is a part of life. It's supposed to be. It's not something to regret. It's something to aspire to.

    Twitter post from Mar 26, 2017
  • If you want to aspire to be any pitcher in the game right now, it's probably Madison Bumgarner. I really keep a close eye on what he's doing, his preparation, his routine, how he goes about his bullpens and in between so I can incorporate that stuff into my game.

    Eye   Games   Preparation  
    Source: www.sfgate.com
  • My heroes are guys like Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Matt Damon. These are amazing actors with amazing careers that every actor should aspire to. I'm not saying I'm going to get anywhere close. It's not going to be an easy feat. I'm just in awe of their careers.

    Hero   Careers   Guy  
    "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • To have the freedom to be able to make choices is something I guess every actor aspires to. Most actors don't have those kind of choices. If the part comes along, they take it.

    Choices   Actors   Able  
    Source: www.pbs.org
  • I believe your home tells a story about who you are and who you aspire to be. We represent ourselves through the things we own. I don't believe in trends. I believe in collecting things that you connect with. We should surround ourselves with things we care about, that have meaning.

  • I suddenly realised, hey, I'm not a lazy idiot, I'm an idler! It's something to aspire to, it's part of the creative process! That's fantastic!

    Creative   Lazy   Idlers  
    "How To Be Idle". Interview with Katie Renz, www.motherjones.com. June 8, 2005.
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