It is not enough to aim; you must hit.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.