I'm an enormous fan of Thomas Bernhard's books, and I like the relentless feeling in his work - the pursuit of darkness,… — Ben Marcus Copy Share Image
I loved the excitement and the pleasures of life in New York, the opportunities for advancement, the pursuit of ambition, the theaters,… — Cass Gilbert Copy Share Image
Fortunately for those who pay their court through such foibles, a fond mother, though, in pursuit of praise for her children, the… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
In negotiating with rejected lovers or husbands, women must stop thinking they can make everyone happy. In many cases of harassment and… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
The god most Americans say they believe in is just not interesting enough to deny. Thus the only kind of atheism that… — Stanley Hauerwas Copy Share Image
Giving peace a chance only gives Saddam Hussein more time to prepare for war on his terms, at a time of his… — John McCain Copy Share Image
My dad was an engineer and so I had this picture of science and technology and pursuits of the mind as being… — Scott McCloud Copy Share Image
A distinguished clergyman told me that he chose the profession of a clergyman because it afforded the most leisure for literary pursuits.… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Imagination is a God-given gift; but if it is fed dirt by the eye, it will be dirty. All sin, not least… — D. A. Carson Copy Share Image
These theories, deontology, the moral rights theory, and utilitarianism, contradict one another. Moreover, they give conflicting (inconsistent) recommendations. It is hence not… — Torbjorn Tannsjo Copy Share Image
Love is like a hunter, who cares not for the game when once caught, which he may have pursued with the most… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
What Tully said of war may be applied to disputing: "It should be always so managed as to remember that the only… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
“The pursuit of goodness leads to greatness, but the pursuit of greatness, whether by a man or a nation, leads to ruin….… — John Kramer Copy Share Image
Our cities with their swollen populations and cliff dwelling high-rise buildings are breeding places for loneliness. Neighborhoods crumble under the housing development… — Allan Fromme Copy Share Image
[Book's subtitle:] Designed as a beacon of light to guide women to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but which may… — Marietta Holley Copy Share Image
One may ask the question as to the extent to which the quest for beauty is an aim in the pursuit of… — Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
Ultimately there can be no freedom for self unless it is vouchsafed for others; there can be no security where there is… — Felix Frankfurter Copy Share Image
During adolescence imagination is boundless. The urge toward self-perfection is at its peak. And with all their self- absorption and personalized dreams… — Louise J. Kaplan Copy Share Image
Why do you increase your bonds? Take hold of your life before your light grows dark and you seek help and do… — Isaac of Nineveh Copy Share Image
Meditation is all about the pursuit of nothingness. It's like the ultimate rest. It's better than the best sleep you've ever had.… — Hugh Jackman Copy Share Image
“You dedicate your life to the pursuit of pleasure. No over-indulgence, mind you, but knowing that your body is apleasure machine, you… — Nathanael West Copy Share Image
Third, there is value in any experience that exercises those ethical restraints collectively called 'sportsmanship'. Our tools for the pursuit of wildlife… — Aldo Leopold Copy Share Image
Happiness is not the endless pursuit of pleasant experiences - that sounds more like a recipe for exhaustion - but a way… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
An indispensable hypothesis, even though still far from being a guarantee of success, is however the pursuit of a specific aim, whose… — Max Planck Copy Share Image
I think there's always an expectation when you're a first generation, especially a first-generation Nigerian, of sort of being a doctor or… — Terry Gross Copy Share Image
That's what this thing called Christian life is all about, isn't it. Going . . . yet not knowing. As followers of… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
In short, I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one's self on this earth is not a hardship… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
When you’re young, you don’t know that you’re poor, you just know whether or not you’re happy. And i was happy, and… — Jared Leto Copy Share Image
That honeymoon phase is so much fun in real life, when you meet and discover somebody new and fall in love and… — Lucas Neff Copy Share Image
It is legitimate to have one's own point of view and political philosophy. But there are people who make anger, rather than… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
Goals live on the other side of obstacles and challenges. Be relentless in pursuit of those goals, especially in the face of… — Ray Bourque Copy Share Image
There is more respect to be won in the opinion of this world by a resolute and courageous liquidation of unsound positions… — George F. Kennan Copy Share Image
It's one of the greatest honors I could ever imagine - to be able to represent my country and to be able… — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
Is it not clear that to give to such women as desire it and can devote themselves to literary and scientific pursuits… — Sarah Moore Grimke Copy Share Image
The rub is that the pursuit of happiness, as an end in itself, tends automatically, and widely, to be replaced by the… — Whittaker Chambers Copy Share Image
Why communitarian socialism? Now not only do we have the pursuit of happiness for man, as a government, as a program or… — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
Proclaim a theology of divine righteousness which demands justice, respect, tolerance, compassion, inclusiveness, trust in the ultimate efficacy of divine zeal, and… — James A. Forbes Copy Share Image
The Frenchman, by nature, is sensuous and sensitive. He has intelligence, which makes him tired of life sooner than other kinds of… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
In my own pursuit of God, I often became preoccupied with ME! It was easy to think that being constantly aware of… — Bill Johnson Copy Share Image
Men are in a restless pursuit after satisfaction and earthly things. They have no forethought for their eternal state, the present hour… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
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