The relentless pursuit of perfection has been my problem over the years. It's maybe held me back. — Ronnie O'Sullivan Copy Share Image
Philadelphia, the foundation of freedom, liberty and democracy, I still believe in the idea of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. — Michael Nutter Copy Share Image
I think one of my pursuits over the years is trying to answer the question of, 'What else can you do with… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
The manic pursuit of success cost me everything I could love: my wife, my three children, some friends I would have liked… — Sammy Davis, Jr Copy Share Image
All knowledge is good. It is impossible to say any fragment of knowledge, however insignificant or remote from one's ordinary pursuits, may… — Thomas Huxley Copy Share Image
Let danger never turn you aside from the pursuit of honor or the service to your country ... Know that death is… — Robert E. Lee Copy Share Image
In the pursuit of truth, intent is prior to content, or to the availability of it. The love of truth and the… — Ravi Zacharias Copy Share Image
Law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay… — Tom Schulman Copy Share Image
The risks involved in the pursuit of magic are--put simply--either getting frightened by unpleasant perceptions or becoming deluded. Unfortunately it is possible… — Philip Carr-Gomm Copy Share Image
He that floats lazily down the stream, in pursuit of something borne along by the same current, will find himself indeed moved… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
It would be a mistake to assume that the present day educational system is unchanging. On the contrary, it is undergoing rapid… — Alvin Toffler Copy Share Image
In my own life, I think legends of supernatural, mythic things are really just a manifestation of the collective unconscious. So I… — Alan Ball Copy Share Image
And, more importantly, reach for the stars. And realize that it is never too late – not now, not ever – for… — Debbi Fields Copy Share Image
The oppressors do not perceive their monopoly on having more as a privilege which dehumanizes others and themselves. They cannot see that,… — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
Maybe this is a utopian view of art but I do believe that art can function as a vehicle, that it isn't… — Antony Gormley Copy Share Image
Business isn't some disembodied bloodless enterprise. Profit is fine - a sign that the customer honors the value of what we do.… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
The archiepiscopal throne of Macedonius, which had been polluted with so much Christian blood, was successively filled by Eudoxus and Damophilus. Their… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Now as to magic. It is surely absurd to hold me "weak" or otherwise because I choose to persist in a study… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
We talk of regional conflicts, of economic and social crises, of political instability, of abuses of human rights, of racism, religious intolerance,… — Poul Hartling Copy Share Image
Organization is not only directly linked to unity, but a natural development of that unity. Accordingly, the leaders' pursuit of that unity… — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
“She had said he had been driven away from her by a dream,--and there was no answer one could make her--there seemed… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
It's not in the mainstream media yet, but the biggest jump in skin cancer has occurred since the advent of sunscreens. That… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
For extending its sway, partly by force of arms, partly by the voluntary submission of weaker tribes, the community soon acquires wealth… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The function of our Government is to insure to all its citizens, now and hereafter, their rights to life, liberty, and the… — Theodore Roosevelt 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
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
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
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
“To reach greater heights, we must refuse the negative opinions of people and passionately pursue your destiny.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
I want to know a butcher paints, A baker rhymes for his pursuit, Candlestick-maker much acquaints His soul with song, or, haply… — Robert Browning 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
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
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
“... 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
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
Although the universe is under no obligation to make sense, students in pursuit of a Ph. D. are. — Robert Kirshner 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
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
