I never intended to become a run-of-the-mill person.
There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best.
Too low they build, who build beneath the stars.
I have the same goal I've had ever since I was a little girl. I want to rule the world.
Your world is as big as you make it.
Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you.
Aim at heaven and you get earth thrown in; aim at earth and you get neither.
I truly believe that before I retire from public office, I'll be voting for a woman for president.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
If I smashed the traditions it was because I knew no traditions.
Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.
One may miss the mark by aiming too high, as too low.
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it, you will land among the stars.
We aim above the mark to hit the mark. Every act hath some falsehood or exaggeration in it.
Life is a petty thing unless it is moved by the indomitable urge to extend its boundaries.
Far away in the sunshine are my highest inspirations. I many not reach them, but I can look up and see the beauty, believe in them and try to follow where they lead.
A man's worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
Not failure, but low aim, is crime.
Great is the road I climb, but... the garland offered by an easier effort is not worth the gathering.
I never took a position we were going to be a good ball club. I took the position we were going to be a winning ball club.
