"Aspire not to have more, but to be more."
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"Be resolutely and faithfully what you are; be humbly what you aspire to be."
"So much of the art of film is to do less. To aspire to do less."
"I don't idolize anyone or aspire to be like anyone."
"No Indian who aspires to follow the way of true religion can afford to remain aloof from politics."
"India must learn to live before she can aspire to die for humanity."
"I definitely aspire to be someone like Tyra Banks, who's created an empire for herself."
"All movies on some level can aspire to be more than just whatever the label is of the movie."