#aspiration

When I started my own business, my main reason for designing clothes was that I wanted to dress rock stars and the people who went to rock concerts. It didn't go beyond that aspiration at that point. ↗

— Anna Sui

#beyond #business #clothes #concerts #designing

If we have reason to believe someone is preparing an attack against the U.S., has developed that capability, harbours those aspirations, then I think the U.S. is justified in dealing with that, if necessary, by military force. ↗

— Dick Cheney

#aspirations #attack #believe #capability #dealing

Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one ↗

— John Lennon

#dreams #idealism #nationalism #peace #religion

For the first time, she did want more. She did not know what she wanted, knew that it was dangerous and that she should rest content with what she had, but she knew an emptiness deep inside her, which began to ache. ↗

— Iain Pears

#contentment #desires #dreams #longing #dreams

Aspire to high standards, expect strong results, offer self praise, and stack your confidence. ↗

— Lorii Myers

#confidence-and-attitude #praise #standards #attitude

Try not to be a man or woman of success, but rather a man or woman of inspiration. If you’re successful, they will flock to you for money or fame, but if you’re inspirational, they will flock to you because they love your soul and how you change theirs. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#aspirations #fame #goals #goodness #inspirational

Let us subdue the ravages of the baser-self, and aspire to the higher calling of exalting joy through compassion, for that is the one true purpose of humanity. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#compassion #humanity #joy #purpose-of-life #life

Dream as if you will live forever; Live as if you will die today. ↗

— James Dean

#aspirations #carpe-diem #inspirational #dreams

If you trust in yourself. . .and believe in your dreams. . .and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#dream #work #dreams

To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. (From an introductory speech at a session of the Académie Française, December 24, 1896) ↗

— Anatole France

#aspirations #belief #dreams #dreams