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You can only have one aim per debate.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Aim Debate Only Per You

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A lot of times black folks look for love in all the wrong places. You're always looking for somebody to love you, be accepted, and there's the insecurities that are even transmitted through rap. Everyone is trying to aim to please too much.

~Chuck D

Topics: Accepted Aim Always Black Even Everyone Folks Insecurities Look Looking Lot Love Love You Much Places Please Rap Somebody Through Times To Love Too Too Much Transmitted Trying Wrong You

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When I got into the film business, my aim was to adopt a positive persona, of a guy who fights against injustice. And it saved me, because my acting was atrocious to say the least!

~Chuck Norris

Topics: Acting Adopt Against Aim Atrocious Because Business Fights Film Film Business Got Guy Injustice Least Me Persona Positive Saved Say Who

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My single-minded aim is to give existence to fantasy.

~Claes Oldenburg

Topics: Aim Existence Fantasy Give Single-Minded

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For those of us whose thoughts digress; for whom unexpected juxtapositions are exhilarating rather than tiresome; who aim, if always inadequately, to convey life's experience in some semblance of its complexity - for such writers, the semi-colon is invaluable.

~Claire Messud

Topics: Aim Always Complexity Convey Exhilarating Experience Invaluable Life Rather Some Than Those Thoughts Tiresome Unexpected Us Who Whom Whose Writers

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A university anywhere can aim no higher than to be as British as possible for the sake of the undergraduates, as German as possible for the sake of the public at large-and as confused as possible for the preservation of the whole uneasy balance.

~Clark Kerr

Topics: Aim Anywhere Balance British Confused German Higher Possible Preservation Public Sake Than Uneasy University Whole

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I go around the country sharing my story. I aim to dare other people to go deep into their own stories and hope to inspire them to think about their own world and experiences.

~Clemantine Wamariya

Topics: About Aim Around Country Dare Deep Experiences Go Hope Inspire Other Own People Sharing Stories Story Them Think World

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The world of fashion and fine arts in New York really took me by surprise, and photography has helped me through a period of personal turmoil. I am glad when people like my portfolio, but its aim is - or was - to keep me at peace.

~Cole Sprouse

Topics: Aim Am Arts Fashion Fine Fine Arts Glad Helped Keep Like Me New New York Peace People Period Personal Photography Portfolio Really Surprise Through Took Turmoil World York I Am

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When we rehearse, we're always trying to aim for something else. But we never quite succeed in getting there.

~Colin Greenwood

Topics: Aim Always Else Getting Never Quite Rehearse Something Something Else Succeed Trying

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Anytime an African-American writes an unconventional novel, the writer gets compared to Ellison. But that's O.K. I am working in the African-American literary tradition. That's my aim and what I see as my mission.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: African-American Aim Am Anytime Compared Gets Literary Mission Novel See Tradition Unconventional Working Writer Writes I Am I See

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