Lars Toomre

Some Personal Thoughts and Trivia

Aim

It Is Not Enough To Aim

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It is not enough to aim; you must hit.

The Most Important Motive For Work

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One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the main aim in life. The most important motive for work in school and in life is pleasure in work, pleasure in its result, and the knowledge of the value of the result to the community.

Winner of Noble Prize for Physics in 1921 (1879 - 1955)

Thought for Today: The Power of Purity

The Cologne Cathedral and Hohenzollern Bridge at twilight in Germany

A powerful, yet often misunderstood, aim of spiritual study is purity. Purity of the soul means to return to its original divine qualities. The soul has become so polluted with less than divine qualities, it can hardly enjoy being alive. Purifying the soul puts the higher self back in charge — useless and negative thoughts are removed and annoying habits finish. A pure soul cannot be touched by sorrow; indeed the power of purity is such, it serves to remove the sorrow of the whole world. Purity restores happiness — even bliss. All you need to do, in order to re-establish your purity, is want it. But you need to want it intensely, to the exclusion of everything else. The one thought, "I must become completely pure" sparks a fire of love between you and God. This fire melts away all the pollution, and your purity becomes such a power that it frees you from all battles for ever.

Accomplished Great Things Had Great Aim

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All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible.

American writer associated with the New Thought Movement

Aim At The Sun

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Aim at the sun, and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if aimed at an object on a level with yourself.

Congregational minister in Hartford, Connecticut known for his published sermons and other writings (1789 - 1867)

Grand Aim of All Science

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The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms.

Winner of Noble Prize for Physics in 1921 (1879 - 1955)

Get What You Want And Enjoy It

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There are two things to aim at in life; first to get what you want, and after that to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind has achieved the second.

American-born essayist and critic (1865 - 1946)

Happiness From Seeking To Serve

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I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.

German and then French theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary (1875 - 1965)

Aim To Exploit To Be Trusted To Educate Us

Blonde beauty Lisa Matthews was Playboy's Playmate of the Month for April 1990

Can we truly expect those who aim to exploit us to be trusted to educate us?

Author of 2003 web article The Common Man

Bear Stupidity of the Ignorant

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The chief aim of wisdom is to enable one to bear with the stupidity of the ignorant.

British Prime Minister during World War II (1874 - 1965)

Thought for Today: Creativity

Gates of the Valley in Yosemite National Park, California

Creativity develops when you have the attitude of learning and you have the aim of self-improvement.

Thought for Today: Aim

Wind, when It blows in one direction, generates energy like in this photo!

When water flows in one direction, it generates energy. The wind, when it blows in one direction, also generates energy. Sun rays, when focused, generate energy. In the same way, when we have an aim and objective, our actions become directed, focused. A current of consistent actions flowing in the direction of one's aim becomes increasingly powerful at each second. The intellectual capital invested in that will generate the dividends of increased happiness.

Richard Feynman on Creativity

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Nine lessons taught by Richard Feynman on creativity:

1. Be curious about anything

2. Be bold to try something new

3. Be playful

4. The pleasure should be in finding things out

5. Be brutally honest

6. Get so deep that you forget about anything else

7. Provide solid length of time

8. Aim for simplicity

9. Really know what you do

American theoretical physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics (1918 - 1988)

Just Do What You Love and Believe In

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Don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.

English journalist, comedian, writer, and media personality best known for his two decades as host of Through the Keyhole (born 1939)

Useful Work, Honestly Conducted

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Do not make riches, but usefulness, your first aim; and let your chief pride be that your daily occupation is in the line of progress and development; that your work, in whatever capacity it may be, is useful work, honestly conducted, and as such ennobling to your life.

The richest man in America in the early 1900s

Aim At Perfection In Everything

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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.

British statesman and man of letters (1694 - 1773)

Thought for Today: Subtle Aspects of Anger

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How can we free ourselves from subtle aspects of anger? Keep the aim of making your each and every day — your every moment — victorious. Think: this day, these hours and minutes, will not come again. We can’t lose another second on this; our immediate attention is needed! If we are still thinking about something we don’t need to be thinking about, it means we are still wasting time and energy.

Laugh At Yourself But Never Doubt

Masted sailing ship embarking in front of setting sun

Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don't leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory.

American actor of M*A*S*H fame (born 1936)

Courage To Persevere

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As you go along your road in life, you will, if you aim high enough, also meet resistance... but no matter how tough the opposition may seem, have courage still — and persevere.

First woman to become United States Secretary of State

Thought for Today: Becoming Great

Blue sky above Teklanika river, Alaska

The elevated aim of doing more and speaking less will make you great.