Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits. — William James Copy Share Image
To sculpt a head of hair with scissors is an art form. It's in pursuit of art. — Vidal Sassoon Copy Share Image
“Be so free that nothing more than your future can distract your attention.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
The shaming of Washington, insofar as it is even possible, is a very noble pursuit. — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
The pursuit of strength is inherently difficult and entirely worthwhile. — Mike Berry Copy Share Image
Acting is usually regarded as a wholly narcissistic pursuit but there really is a hunger in me to unravel the human condition. — Jason Isaacs Copy Share Image
Were not this desire of fame very strong, the difficulty of obtaining it, and the danger of losing it when obtained, would… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
What did you do as a child that made that hours pass like minutes? [Herein lies the key to your earthy pursuits.] — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
The conquest of war and the pursuit of social justice... must become our grand preoccupation and magnificent obsession. — Norman Cousins Copy Share Image
The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
When we relax about imperfection, we no longer lose our life moments in the pursuit of being different and in the fear… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers… — Les Brown Copy Share Image
All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in… — Milarepa Copy Share Image
Sport inevitably creates deadness of feeling. No one could take pleasure in it who was sensitive to suffering; and therefore its pursuit… — Ouida Copy Share Image
A new chapter in the history of international politics has begun, one in which the pursuit and control of energy resources would… — Michael Klare Copy Share Image
In order to do something you've never done, you've got to become someone you've never been. I think that all of us… — Les Brown Copy Share Image
If I devote myself to other pursuits and contemplations, I must first see, at least, that I do not pursue them sitting… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
A woman in the presence of a good man, a real man, loves being a woman. His strength allows her feminine heart… — Stasi Eldredge Copy Share Image
The word "question" originates from the Latin root, quaestio, which means "to seek." Inside the word "question" is the word "quest," suggesting… — Tom Wujec Copy Share Image
The art of governing [focusing] the passions is more useful, and more important, than many things in the search and pursuit of… — John Jortin Copy Share Image
Our Lord might be described as the great Physician, Healer, Engineer, Chief Scout, Foreman, Builder, or the like - all showing his… — Bruce R. McConkie Copy Share Image
We stand today at a unique and extraordinary moment. The crisis in the Persian Gulf , as grave as it is, also… — George H. W. Bush Copy Share Image
In a society where rationality has ruled so long, the church frequently fails to see that in forsaking the weekly pursuit of… — James MacDonald Copy Share Image
“The hope that fuels the pursuit of endless economic growth – that billions of consumers in India & China will one day… — Pankaj Mishra Copy Share Image
Wood burns because it has the proper stuff for that purpose in it; and a man becomes renowned because he has the… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Since the discovery of oxygen the civilised world has undergone a revolution in manners and customs. The knowledge of the composition of… — Justus von Liebig Copy Share Image
Women are the fulfilled sex. Through our children we are able to produce our own immortality, so we lack that divine restlessness… — Phyllis McGinley Copy Share Image
Running, close companion to death, summons us to the most vivid acts of life. Our ancestors (we have forgotten) ran for food… — George Leonard Copy Share Image
The gentleman has nine cares. In seeing he is careful to see clearly; in hearing he is careful to hear distinctly; in… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The pursuit of truth, properly considered, shouldn't stop short of insanity. — Errol Morris Copy Share Image
“Let us see how high we can fly before the sun melts the wax in our wings.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Trust is a careless pursuit at best. At worst, it's a good way to get yourself killed. — Lauren Kate Copy Share Image
Possessing talent is nothing more than the continuous pursuit of a life-long interest. — Bob Ross Copy Share Image
Corporations and Wall Street in pursuit of short-term profits have given the economy away. — Paul Craig Roberts Copy Share Image
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