… a noble dream
Really, what I'm aiming for is world domination!
Sometimes I fly like an eagle but with the wings of a wren
This mission was the project of a decade's work.
I wanted to have a grander vision, something that I felt like I was really fighting for and I wanted to have a real idea and be authentic.
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?
I fear a Man of frugal speech - I fear a Silent Man - Haranguer - I can overtake - Or Babbler - entertain - But He who weigheth - While the Rest - Expend their furthest pound - Of this Man - I am wary - I fear that He is Grand -
We have the most glorious purposes of any nation in history.
I had this grand plan for writing the history of the United States in six volumes. This was in the mid-1990s; I was fairly young and very ambitious. I pitched it to a publisher, who just laughed at me.
You can live and lead small, live and lead safe, live and lead selfishly, or you can pursue a grander vision.
