The common thread for everything I do is this idea of a Web-services architecture. What does that mean? It means taking components of software and systems and having them be self-describing, so that you can aim them, ask them what their capabilities are, and communicate with them using a standard protocol.
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.
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
Greatly begin. Though thou have time, but for a line, be that sublime. Not failure, but low aim is crime.
Now on the other hand, if someone is selling a product, opening a dance studio, or has some other aim to help themselves, then I tend to look askance at some of these strange stories from outer space.
Aim for the highest.
God has never ceased to be the one true aim of all right human aspirations.
Concerts have to be seen as a real event for which the aim is to try and feed everybody.
Just last week, I was successful in passing two bi-partisan amendments through the House of Representatives that aim to address the even larger problem of cracking down on countries who export the materials to create meth into the United States.
The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.
The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines.
I feel some need to represent where I'm from. But ultimately, I think my only real responsibility is to - as much as possible - interrogate my own truths. This is to say not merely writing what I think is true, but using the writing to turn that alleged truth over and over, to stress-test it, in the aim of producing something readable.
It is extremely dangerous to talk about limits or borders. It is vital, instead, that we remain completely open, that we are always involved, and that we aim to contribute personally in social events.
You can't climb up to the second floor without a ladder. When you set your aim too high and don't fulfill it, then your enthusiasm turns to bitterness. Try for a goal that's reasonable, and then gradually raise it.
What leads to unhappiness, is making pleasure the chief aim.
Success, in whatever form it takes, is a tricky thing - once you've achieved your goal, then what? Where do you aim?
The history of our spiritual life is a continuing search for the unity between ourselves and the world. Religion, art, and science follow, one and all, this aim.
What is enthusiasm but a passionate belief in what seems to be a high and holy aim - an unselfish devotion to some noble cause - a consecration of heart and mind and soul to the attainment of a great object?
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.
We set ourselves limits, but we are all strong enough to aim higher, to achieve our goals. All we have to do is find such strength within ourselves. Know how to develop it.
Our aim, during our Presidency in the next six months will be to lead this challenge, to show that Europe can function in a mature and responsible way, to start delivering tangible results that show we are taking people's concerns seriously.
Discussion is just a tool. You have to aim; the final goal must be a decision.
The aim of law is the maximum gratification of the nervous system of man.
To aim at the best and to remain essentially ourselves is one and the same thing.
My aim was never to be an American star; otherwise, I would have moved to Los Angeles.
It's not vanity to feel you have a right to be beautiful. Women are taught to feel we're not good enough, that we must live up to someone else's standards. But my aim is to cherish myself as I am.
During an open water swim, it's easy to lose your direction. With all the splash, it can be quite hard to see the next buoy, so I look behind it for something bigger, like a tree or a building, and aim for that instead.
Unless you are a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible.
I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon.
My main aim has always been to do good quality films with roles that have some substance. With Power and Beauty there were loads of things that I liked about the movie, which made me opt for it.
I don't aim to offend.
The aim and the idea of the Four Year Plan were and remain entirely correct and necessary!
I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel - it's vulgar.
Heterosexuality is dangerous. It tempts you to aim at a perfect duality of desire.
I don't have many hours in a day, as I'm essentially a single parent. But fortunately, I'm a really fast writer. My goal is usually 10 pages a day. Sometimes more, sometimes less, but by the end of the week, I aim for at least 10,000 words.
Keep a cool head and maintain a low profile. Never take the lead - but aim to do something big.
