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• This book is intended for use in English courses in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature. It aims to give in a brief space the principal requirements of plain English style. It aims to lighten the task of instructor and student by concentrating attention (in Chapters II and III) on a few essentials, the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated. The numbers of the sections may be used as references in correcting manuscript.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Book, Practice, Numbers

  William Strunk Jr. (2015). “Elements of Style”, Lulu.com

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• Nurses never tell you what they know. They're hired for their cheeriness and the thickness of their hair. They need to look alive and healthy, to give the patients something to aim for.

  Jenny Downham

  Hair, Nurse, Giving

  Jenny Downham (2007). “Before I Die”, David Fickling Books

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• A diary need not be a dreary chronicle of one's movements; it should aim rather at giving salient account of some particular episode, a walk, a book, a conversation.

  A. C. Benson

  Book, Giving, Needs

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• Don't fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire.

  George S. Patton

  Fall, Fire, Decisions You Make

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• If a weakly mortal is to do anything in the world besides eat the bread thereof, there must be a determined subordination of the whole nature to the one aim no trifling with time, which is passing, with strength which is only too limited.

  Beatrice Webb

  Nature, Demise, World

  Beatrice Webb, Jeanne MacKenzie (1982). “The Diary of Beatrice Webb: Glitter Around and Darkness Within, 1873-1892”, Belknap Press

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  The education of even a small child, therefore, does not aim at preparing him for school, but for life.

  Maria Montessori

  Children, School, Doe

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• Our ultimate aim in life is not to be healthy, wealthy, prosperous, or problem free. Our ultimate aim in life is to bring glory to God.

  Anne Graham Lotz

  Healthy, Problem, Life Is

  Anne Graham Lotz (2009). “Just Give Me Jesus”, p.155, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.

  Barry Goldwater

  Law, Streamlining

  Barry Goldwater (2010). “The Conscience of a Conservative”, p.19, Bottom of the Hill

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• I learned a long time ago that the last thing any woman should be thinking about is being 'skinny' or 'thin.' To me, those words imply weakness, fragility, the inability to stand firm in a storm. If you want to change your body, aim for 'athletic.' An athletic body is healthy, strong, and built to thrive. An athletic body can take many shapes.

  Lauren Fleshman

  Strong, Thinking, Long

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• The aim of the historian, like that of the artist, is to enlarge our picture of the world, to give us a new way of looking at things.

  James Joll

  Artist, History, Giving

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• The current fashion in belligerent atheism usually involves flinging condemnation around with a kind of gallant extravagance, more or less in the direction of all faiths at once, with little interest in precise aim.

  David Bentley Hart

  Fashion, Atheism, Littles

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• War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

  Herman Melville

  Determination, War, Monsoons

  Herman Melville (2016). “Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile and Life and Remarkable Adventures of Israel R. Potter”, p.68, Courier Dover Publications

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• The aim of spiritual life is to awaken a joyful freedom, a benevolent and compassionate heart in spite of everything.

  Jack Kornfield

  Spiritual, Heart, Life Is

  Twitter post from Jan 23, 2015

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• There's no grander sight in the world than that of a person fired with a great purpose, dominated by one unwavering aim.

  Orison Swett Marden

  Sight, Purpose, World

  Orison Swett Marden (2015). “ORISON SWETT MARDEN Premium Collection - Wisdom & Empowerment Series (18 Books in One Volume): Steps to Success and Power, How to Get What You Want, An Iron Will, Be Good to Yourself, Every Man A King, Keeping Fit, Prosperity – How to Attract It, Stepping-Stones To Fame And Fortune...”, p.2742, e-artnow

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• The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Yoga, Confusion, Simplicity

  "BKS Iyengar Yoga The Path to Holistic Health".

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• So much easier to aim for the smallest possible audience, not the largest, to build long-term value among a trusted, delighted tribe, to create work that matters and stands the test of time.

  Seth Godin

  Long, Tests, Matter

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• Feminism is the struggle to end sexist oppression. Its aim is not to benefit solely any specific group of women, any particular race or class of women. It does not privilege women over men. It has the power to transform meaningfully all our lives

  Bell Hooks

  Struggle, Men, Race

  bell hooks (2014). “Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center”, p.45, Routledge

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• Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move.

  David Belle

  Art, Moving, People

  "The art of Le Parkour" by Hugh Schofield, news.bbc.co.uk. April 19, 2002.

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• If it be true that spirit is involved in Matter and apparent Nature is secret God, then the manifestation in the divine in himself and the realization of God within and without are the highest and most legitimate aim possible to man on earth.

  Sri Aurobindo

  Nature, Men, Secret

  Sri Aurobindo (2016). “The Life Divine: Art of living”, p.9, editionNEXT.com

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• Entrepreneurs stand out from the rest of the pack because they are not afraid to take big risks and they aim to please no one except the people who truly matter.

  Kathryn Finney

  Inspiring, Leadership, Women

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• To believe in Him under any particular form is not enough. Accept Him in His numberless forms, shapes and modes of being, in everything that exists. Aim at the whole and all your actions will be whole.

  Anandamayi Ma

  Believe, Shapes, Action

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• I have to learn that the aim in life is God's, not mine.

  Oswald Chambers

  Life Is, Mines

  Oswald Chambers (2015). “Called of God: Extracts from My Utmost for His Highest on the Missionary Call”, p.77, Discovery House

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• Now, we learn that a system must have an aim. Without an aim, there is no system.

  W. Edwards Deming

  "The Essential Deming: Leadership Principles from the Father of Quality".

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• Nothing important was ever accomplished without chutzpah. Columbus had chutzpah. The signers of the Declaration of Independence had chutzpah. Don't ever aim doubt at yourself. Laugh at yourself, but don't doubt yourself.

  Alan Alda

  Laughing, Doubt, Independence

  "Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself". Book by Alan Alda, abcnews.go.com. 2007.

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• Unity, not uniformity, must be our aim.

  Mary Parker Follett

  Unity, Uniformity

  Mary Parker Follett (1918). “The New State: Group Organization the Solution of Popular Government”, p.39, Penn State Press

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