Pursuit Quotes · Page 14

The pursuit of excellence is the proper vocation of man.

— Cassius Jackson Keyser

We all must die. There is no better way to do so than in the pursuit of something you love.

— Jim Butcher

The pursuit of happiness is an overview kind of thing. It's not in the Bill of Rights.

— Jerry Garcia

Replace your pursuit of success with the pursuit of contribution.

— Peter Drucker

This life has been given to you for repentance; do not waste it in vain pursuits.

— Isaac of Nineveh

You have a real life if and only if you do not compete with anyone in any of your pursuits.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward.

— John Maynard Keynes

Greatness is not attainable, but in the pursuit of it, you can achieve excellence.

— Vince Lombardi

I think redemption is about righting a wrong, and in that pursuit it's about trying. You can stumble, you can make mistakes,…

— Michael B. Jordan

For every one step that you take in the pursuit of higher knowledge, take three steps in the perfection of your own…

— Rudolf Steiner

All suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction.

— Anonymous

All pursuits are pointless and fruitless unless and until love and compassion are found and then are the foundation and destination of…

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

It was humanly impossible for the disciples to free themselves from their selfish pursuit of self-exaltation, just as it's impossible for us…

— C. J. Mahaney

How false is the conception, how frantic the pursuit, of that treacherous phantom which men call Liberty.

— John Ruskin

There is no sure-fire way to get rich quickly. In fact, the pursuit of that usually leads to ruin.

— Whitney Tilson

We all know there are vast differences between Trump and Trudeau as people, but we need to separate that from the pursuit…

— Erin O'Toole

It's impossible to just come up with one thing that I could say to the world. That's why I've spent my life…

— Brandi Carlile

Success treads on the heels of every right effort; and though it is possible to overestimate success to the extent of almost…

— Samuel Smiles

No man, perhaps, is so wicked as to commit evil for its own sake. Evil is generally committed under the hope of…

— Benjamin Haydon

Do battle with the enemy. Do battle with your fears. Build your courage to fight what's holding you back, what's keeping you…

— Jim Rohn

The great danger in today's world, pervaded as it is by consumerism, is the desolation and anguish born of a complacent yet…

— Pope Francis

People with long memories and a vivid sense of the past have an immediate understanding of politicians like Donald Trump. They are…

— Dale Jamieson

This is the even-handed dealing of the world!" he said. "There is noth-ing on which it is so hard as poverty; and…

— Charles Dickens

“Our belief is not a belief. Our principles are not a faith. We do not rely solely upon science and reason, because…

— Christopher Hitchens

Modern civilization is largely devoted to the pursuit of the cult of delusion. There is no general information about the nature of…

— Sogyal Rinpoche

We'd like to just write nothing but lyric poetry. The trouble is, the individual is going along intent on his own personal…

— Lawrence Ferlinghetti

At one point, for example, [Donald Trump] argued that he knew much more than military leaders about the pursuit and defeat of…

— David Krieger

Our Apostolic Mandate requires from Us that We watch over the purity of the Faith and the integrity of Catholic discipline. It…

— Pope Pius X

I think it was the same thing that really makes the premise of this film [Women of Wall Street] compelling: the idea…

— Meera Menon

I'm a rock climber. I really specialize in doing first ascents, and finding new routes outside, as opposed to doing competitions. I…

— Chris Sharma

“Most of us are continually engaged in some form of pursuit. We are seeking excellence within one or more areas in our…

— Lorii Myers

I suspect that the peer-review system carries a good part of blame for the fact that something like sixty percent or more…

— Zygmunt Bauman

A life in pursuit of position or power is not a life well-lived or in service to others.

— Sarah McBride

Every mental pursuit takes its reality and worth from the ardour of the pursuer.

— John Keats

If you have a goal, be relentless in your pursuit.

— Keith J Davis Jr

Canada is the only country founded on the relentless pursuit of the rodent.

— Preston Manning

Success - To rise from the illusion of pursuit to the disillusion of possession.

— Elbert Hubbard

The pursuit of knowledge is more valuable than its possession.

— Albert Einstein

Architects are by nature and pursuit, leaders and teachers.

— Samuel

Pleasure that is its own pursuit is always bad pleasure.

— C. S. Lewis