“Neither federal nor state government acts compatibly with equal protection when a law or official policy denies to women, simply because they are women, full citizenship stature - equal opportunity to aspire, achieve, participate in and contribute to society based on their individual talents and capacities.” StatesGovernmentLawOpportunityIndividualAchieveTalentPolicyEqualCapacityDenyProtectionOfficialsAspireCitizenshipStatureState GovernmentEqual OpportunityEqual ProtectionIndividual Talent Book:My Own Words Source: My Own Words
“Many people genuinely do not wish to be saints, and it is probable that some who achieve or aspire to sainthood have never felt much temptation to be human beings. If one could follow it to its psychological roots, one would, I believe, find that the main motive for "non-attachment" is a desire to escape from the pain of living, and above all from love, which, sexual or non-sexual, is hard work.” PeopleIfsBelieveHumansHardPainDesireI BelieveWishFeltHuman BeingsAchieveHard WorkRootsSaintPsychologicalTemptationMotiveAttachmentAspireSainthood Book:Our job is to make life worth living, 1949-1950 Source: Our job is to make life worth living, 1949-1950
“I want to show that there are indeed some universal ethical principles which could help everyone to achieve the happiness we all aspire to.” WantHelpingShowsPrinciplesAchieveEthicsUniversalEthicalAspireEthical Principles Author:Dalai Lama
“Ambitious and thought-provoking, Higher Education in America represents an informed and informative addition to ongoing debates at the national, state, and institutional levels about the aims higher education ought to aspire to and how best to achieve them.” StatesAmericaLevelsAchieveOughtHigherAimDebateThought ProvokingAmbitiousProvokingAspireOngoingHigher EducationAim HighInformativeEducation In America Author:David M. Brown
“To never aspire to excellence means to never fully comprehend the amount of work required to achieve it.” MeanAchieveAmountExcellenceAspire Author:John Avery
“Satisfy yourself beyond all doubt that you are qualified for the course to which you now aspire.....and try to achieve something in your own land before you venture on a strange one.” TryingCoursesDoubtLandAchieveStrangeAspireVentureQualified Author:Charles Dickens
“Women, we tend to become whole people by venturing outside of the home, learning to aspire, to achieve, to deal with conflict - all these qualities that are wrongly called masculine.” PeopleWholeHomeDealsQualityAchieveConflictAspireMasculine Author:Gloria Steinem
“A little exposure to the philosophy of many Eastern spiritual traditions - including yoga - could easily lead you to conclude that if you aspire to achieve goals in the material world you cannot fulfill yourself spiritually, or vice versa. However, since all of us, at some level, long for fulfillment in all aspects of our life, it is essential to understand that these two aims are not mutually exclusive.” IfsWorldLittlesLongTwoPhilosophySpiritualGoalLevelsOur LivesAchieveMaterialsEssentialsYogaAspectTraditionAimIncludingVicesFulfillmentAspireEasternExposureExclusiveVice VersaMaterial WorldAchieving Goals Author:Rod Stryker
“I think that people are able to see that I am working hard, that I am striving openly, honestly and sincerely to achieve the results the results our country needs. I think that they are also able to see that not all goes well. Our people are smart and sharp-sighted. Yet, I believe that the main thing is to sincerely aspire to achieve the maximum, so that the country feels more secure and people live better. That's precisely how I am trying to go about my work.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFeelsTryingBelieveWellsCountryHardAbleI BelieveResultsAchieveSmartStriveHonestlyOur CountrySecureAspireMaximumSincerely Author:Vladimir Putin