Quotes Aspiration

as·pi·ra·tion n.
1 a : audible breath that accompanies or comprises a speech sound
b : the pronunciation or addition of an aspiration; also : the symbol of an aspiration
2 : a drawing of something in, out, up, or through by or as if by suction:
a : the act of breathing and especially of breathing in
b : the withdrawal of fluid or tissue from the body
c : the taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current
3 a : a strong desire to achieve something high or great
b : an object of such desire
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"Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead." -Louisa May Alcott

"You will become as great as your dominant aspiration. If you cherish a vision, a lofty ideal in you heart, you will realize it." -James Allen

"Our aspirations are our possibilities." -Robert Browning

"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand." -Woodrow Wilson

"Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead." -Louisa May Alcott

"Greatness after all, in spite of its name, appears to be not so much a certain size as a certain quality in human lives. It may be present in lives whose range is very small." -Phillips Brooks

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