I've come to believe that seeking happiness is not a frivolous pursuit. It's honorable and necessary. And most people forget even to… — Goldie Hawn Copy Share Image
Many are stubborn in the pursuit of the path that they have chosen, very few in pursuit of the goal. — Tsepiso Makhubedu Copy Share Image
Even our recreation was scheduled. There was no time to look for birds or wander into the nearby woods. We were put… — Gloria Whelan Copy Share Image
Whether in the intellectual pursuits of science or in the mystical pursuits of the spirit, the light beckons ahead, and the purpose… — Arthur Eddington Copy Share Image
Today, society is sacrificing love, values and dharma in its pursuit of materialistic gains. — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
This quality of self-denial in pursuit of a longer-term goal and, indeed, the willpower to maintain the denial, is excellent training for… — John Viney Copy Share Image
If I have not been exposed and am not in any danger of pursuit. But I have been exposed, I am pursued… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“To reach greater heights, we must refuse the negative opinions of people and passionately pursue your destiny.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
The love of science, and the energy and honesty in the pursuit of science, in the best of the Aryan races do… — Matthew Arnold Copy Share Image
Such is always the pursuit of knowledge. The celestial fruits, the golden apples of the Hesperides, are ever guarded by a hundred-headed… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
It's really cool to know that you've put something together that isn't for a particular audience. It's so often that a TV… — David Krumholtz Copy Share Image
The great Error of our Nature is, not to know where to stop, not to be satisfied with any reasonable Acquirement; not… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
There's not much a newspaper reporter can do about dead men. But a newspaper reporter and a cop and a judge can… — Charlie LeDuff Copy Share Image
A presidential candidate's great desire is to be seen as pragmatic, and they hope their maneuvering and shifting will be seen in… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed… — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
And if the civilized man's pursuits are no worthier than the savage's, if he is employed the greater part of his life… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
To minimize my guilt at going to the pictures - to call this wanton pursuit of an effete pleasure by another name… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
The recently ended twentieth century was characterized by a level of human rights violations unparalleled in all of human history. In his… — Hans-Hermann Hoppe Copy Share Image
Interestingly, the British government announced a few weeks ago that they were going to introduce 500 educational targets for preschool children. And… — David Icke Copy Share Image
Its guilt therefore in these cases, is not to be measure by its effects on the happiness of mankind; nor is it… — William Wilberforce Copy Share Image
Give us, O give us the man who sings at his work! Be his occupation what it may, he is equal to… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
To higher or lower ends, they [the majority of mankind] move too often with something of a sad countenance, with hurried and… — Walter Pater Copy Share Image
The vegetarian movement ought to fill with gladness the souls of those who have at heart the realization of God's kingdom upon… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
That makes me think, my friend, as I have often done before, how natural it is that those who have spent a… — Plato Copy Share Image
I am not at all concerned with appearing to be consistent. In my pursuit after Truth I have discarded many ideas and… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Within the mind there are no lies-no possibility of deceiving oneself; and yet, somehow we all manage to bypass the safety of… — Wes Fesler Copy Share Image
As often happens between men who have chosen different pursuits, each, while in argument justifying the other's activity, despised it in the… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“And to fight this beast of wrong is what I intend to do. To do otherwise is to sidestp this rabid injustice.” — John-Talmage Mathis Copy Share Image
“How tragic it is to find that an entire lifetime is wasted in pursuit of distractions while purpose is neglected.” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
I had to make a living. I was a married man. I had a wife. I had a home. I had children.… — Jack Kirby Copy Share Image
“... the pursuit of origins is a way of rescuing territory from death and oblivion, a reconquest that ought to be patient,… — Amin Maalouf Copy Share Image
Magic's quite a solitary pursuit - a thing you can do for hours and hours, getting better and better. — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
To save the mind from preying inwardly upon itself, it must be encouraged to some outward pursuit. — Fanny Burney Copy Share Image
Although the universe is under no obligation to make sense, students in pursuit of a Ph. D. are. — Robert Kirshner Copy Share Image
As the lead rider in the team you always have to keep your eyes on the team you're pursuing - it's called… — Chris Hoy Copy Share Image
Everything depends on a good job - strong families, strong communities, the pursuit of the American dream, and a tax base to… — Bob Taft Copy Share Image
Hip Hop is an idea. It is the pursuit of one's authentic being through the arts. It is not a physical thing;… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
There are times when salmon play no part in the proceedings of a day that is obstensibly spent in their pursuit. — Dale Rex Coman Copy Share Image
Better to die in the pursuit of civilized values, we believed, than in a flight underground. We were offering a value system… — John Charles Polanyi Copy Share Image
Individually, people are finding that a simpler lifestyle provides greater satisfaction than relentless pursuit of materialism. — Laurance Rockefeller Copy Share Image
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