I have always felt it is my destiny to build a machine that would allow man to fly.

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"Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness."

- Leonardo da Vinci

Awareness

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"

- Leonardo da Vinci

Awareness

"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions."

- Leonardo da Vinci

Self-awareness

"If you are alone, you belong entirely to yourself. If you are accompanied by even one companion, you belong only half to yourself or even less in proportion to the thoughtlessness of his conduct, and if you have more than one companion, you will fall more deeply into the same plight."

- Leonardo da Vinci

Self-awareness

"Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master."

- Leonardo da Vinci

Inspiration

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"What a wonderful time to be young! You have knowledge of many more things than we needed to have. It is my conviction that your generation is better and stronger than was ours — better in many ways! I have faith that you young men and young women can meet the world on its own terms and conquer it!"

- President Boyd K. Packer

Ambition

"Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too."

- Mark Twain

Ambition

"Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ballpark. Aim for the company of immortals."

- David Ogilvy

Ambition

"No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed."

- Billie Jean King

Ambition

"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."

- Michael Jordan

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