“The mechanical and social achievements of our day must not blind our eyes to the fact that, in all that relates to man, his nature and aspirations, we have added little or nothing to what has been so finely said by the great men of old.” MenLittlesHas BeensSaidFactsEyeSocialAchievementBlindRelateAspirationGreat Men Author:James Loeb
“President Obama has said that our aspirations should be realistic. We are not going to turn one of the poorest countries in the world, that was plunged into 30 years of war, into an advanced, industrialized, Western-style democracy. What we want to achieve is Afghanistan's capacity to secure and govern itself.” WorldWantShouldYearsSaidWarCountryTurnsPresidentDemocracyAchieveStyleCapacityWesternSecureAspirationRealisticAfghanistanPresident ObamaPoorest Author:David Petraeus
“Well, as you've said, we cannot expect the people of China not to want to progress, so if you have an opportunity to progress, to develop your economy to a world class economy, it's an aspiration that is natural and that, I welcome.” PeopleIfsWorldWantWellsSaidOpportunityNaturalClassEconomyProgressChinaWelcomeAspirationWorld Class Author:S. R. Nathan
“I didn't have any aspirations of becoming famous or successful; in fact I was scared to death of all that. I remember somebody once said that if a rock musician goes on tour, he goes insane. I was very impressionable and I carried this useless weight of fear around with me about going on tour, all because of this thing somebody said.” IfsSaidFactsRememberSuccessfulRocksGoes OnBecomingMusicianWeightScaredInsaneUselessAspirationRock MusicImpressionableRock MusiciansBecoming Famous Author:Steve Vai
“[Lloyd George] said that Harding's speech on American naval aspirations made him feel that he would pawn his shirt rather than allow America to dominate the seas. If this was to be the outcome of the League of Nations propaganda, he was sorry for the world and in particular for America.” IfsWorldFeelsMadeSaidAmericaNationsSeaParticularSpeechSorryPropagandaLeagueShirtsOutcomesAspirationPawnsNavalLeague Of NationsHarding Author:David Lloyd George