I can definitely say that of all my friends who I consider to be really great cartoonists, we’re all trying to aim at basically the same thing, which is an ever closer representation of what it feels like to be alive.
It is the duty and high privilege of every human being to endeavor to improve himself. Effort at self-improvement is the definition sometimes given for religion. It may relate to our actions or to our convictions. In our actions we should aim at goodness; in our convictions, at truth.
The aim of God in history is the creation of an all-inclusive community of loving persons with God himself at the very heart of this community as its prime Sustainer and most glorious Inhabitant.
The aim of every authentic artist is not to conform to the history of art, but to release himself from it in order to replace it with his own history.
My aim is to play as many games as possible and to go out and be one of the 11 players again.
The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life, the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician.
Crime, horror, and satire each aim to reveal an ugly or uncomfortable truth: one that, after the reveal, will ensure we’ll never be the same. The big difference between those genres being the effect they create.
Fame and success and awards should never be the aim. The aim should be: Are you enjoying the making of the thing?
Prize-Fighting is not the aim of boxing. This noble exercise ought not to be judged by the dishonesty or the low lives of too many of its professional followers. Let it stand alone, an athletic practice, on the same footing as boating or football.
We give young boys a platform to get training in MMA and aim to put India on the MMA map.
We aim in the domain of politics at republicanism; in the domain of economics at socialism; in the domain of what is today called religion, at atheism.
They say aim for the stars, but I want to aim beyond the stars.
I won’t call it pressure but I want to come out with a better movie every time. That kind of enthusiasm is what makes an artiste aim for more.
Usefulness! It is not a fascinating word, and the quality is not one of which the aspiring spirit can dream o’ nights, yet on the stage it is the first thing to aim at.
Greatly begin. Though thou have time, but for a line, be that sublime. Not failure, but low aim is crime.
I aim to direct as much as I act at some point in time.
I want to be part of great cinema. That is my only aim.
I feel really grateful to the Man United fans and whenever I’m on the pitch I’ll aim to do my best for all the fans to get the win and make them happy.
In every match, my only aim will be to win.
Aim higher. Stay focused.
My main aim is to change our perception of how we look at vegetables because I think vegetables have always been put on the side – it’s always been your steamed broccoli or boiled broccoli with your meat.
Vietnam helped me to look at the horror and terror in the hearts of people and realize how we can’t aim guns and set booby traps for people we have never spoken a word to. That kind of impersonal violence mystifies me.
If we aim to act in harmony with the laws of Good, we rise above all other laws and become a law unto ourselves; co-workers with God and helpers in nature. Ours is the privilege, ours the loss, if we fail to live up to our highest possibilities.
It is our duty as states, citizens, and industry leaders to make the energy transition a reality with the ultimate aim of reconciling two major priorities: to meet ever-increasing demand and to confront the complex issue of climate change.
When doing family entertainment, you don’t actually worry about kids. You know what you can’t do. But in terms of sensibility and sophistication and wit and ambition, aim for your own taste level, and kids will – if they’re interested in the subject matter – be glad that you did.
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high.
I wanted to write a book specifically aimed toward young people. I wanted to write a book that anybody can read and enjoy, but I did want to aim it at young people and, even more specifically, urban young people.
Nature isn’t positive in that way. It doesn’t aim itself at you. It’s not being unkind to you.
Poland in the 1990s saw a surge of unrestrained, American-style capitalism. With millions of Poles living in the U.S.A., the defeat of communism led many to aim for a lifestyle derivative of Chicago or Detroit.
Our goal is not to be number one. Our aim is to be the only one.
The aim of literary ambition is to demonstrate one’s greatness of soul.
Nothing can express the aim and meaning of our work better than the profound words of St. Augustine – ‘Beauty is the splendor of Truth.’
You’re dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.
I feel to look for perfection is a very dangerous path. More than that, it’s dangerous because it doesn’t exist. You can aim for it, but you already know you won’t get there because it doesn’t exist. Plus, I definitely think the flaws, little cracks, and accidents are a lot more interesting.
My main aim is to finish as high up the top of the Premier League as possible. I have the ability to help teams survive.
My sole aim is to leave everything in suspension, in flux, in order to avoid our community solidifying into a conventional academy. Our initial resources may be few, but our spirits are high, receptive, and excited, and that seems to me to be the most important thing right now.
Instead of improvisers who want to be funny by themselves, we aim to try and make the scene itself as funny as possible. As a creator, I think that’s someone you’d rather work with, whether it’s a movie or a sitcom; that kind of methodology is good for collaboration. People want to be with those kinds of performers.
If you see me as a controversial artist or controversial human being, then I could be cashing in on some reality shows. I am not doing anything like that. That’s not my aim.
I’ve always loved the club. Kaka was my role model when I was young, and my aim now is to go down in Milan history.
Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than freedom to stagnate, to live without dreams, to have no greater aim than a second car and another television set.
The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
I engage my subjects in conversation, patterned after psychiatric questioning, with the aim of discovering something about the reasoning underlying their right but especially their wrong answers.
Since the events of September 11, we’ve rightfully changed our military strategy so we’re now taking the fight to those individuals who aim to do us harm, rather than waiting for another atrocious attack to happen.
My aim is to be as open and as incomprehensible as possible. There has to be a perfect balance between open and shut.
But cutting the working week would free the individual, giving millions of workers more time to spend as they see fit. Human freedom should be the core aim of modern socialism. The right to work less would be an act of liberation – and a cause the left should embrace.
I want to aim as high as possible. I want to become the best player in the world.
Now on the other hand, if someone is selling a product, opening a dance studio, or has some other aim to help themselves, then I tend to look askance at some of these strange stories from outer space.
Small aim is a crime.
Life is very nice, but it lacks form. It’s the aim of art to give it some.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Father of the Republic, made it his great aim in his revolutionary leadership to secure freedom and equality of status for China among the nations of the world.
I didn’t aim to be a hero at all. So when I got a hero’s role, imagine my joy.
I don’t want to work in heavy duty commercial movies that Tollywood is known for. The audience need characters they can relate to, so my aim is to play such roles.
When I set myself a target, I aim to reach it.
Policy should not aim to change the cultural character and social fabric of Canada.
To me our bombing policy appears to be suicidal. Not because it does not do vast damage to our enemy, it does; but because, simultaneously, it does vast damage to our peace aim, unless that aim is mutual economic and social annihilation.
My long struggles as a soldier of the Chinese Revolution have forced me to realize the necessity of facing hard facts. There will be neither peace, nor hope, nor future for any of us unless we honestly aim at political, social and economic justice for all peoples of the world, great and small.
If a woman’s aim is to become a singer, I would highly advise her to first develop her craft in songwriting. It’s such a powerful tool to have when you’re a singer.
Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
