Pursued Quotes

297 Pursued quotes by 253 unique authors

I have not been part of an active counterculture movement, as it is not the approach that I have personally pursued to create a qualitatively… — Al Seckel
I moved out to L.A. when I was 17, dropped out of high school, and pursued a career in music. — Skylar Grey
A thing seriously pursued affords true enjoyment. — Seneca the Younger
A nickname a man may chance to wear out; but a system of calumnity, pursued by a faction, may descend even to posterity. This principal… — Isaac D'Israeli
In every passionate pursuit, the pursuit counts more than the object pursued. — Eric Hoffer
Knowledge pursued for its own sake - that's the definition of education, as opposed to training. — Jane Haddam
No one can liberate you, for no one has bound you; you hold on to the nettle of worldly pleasures and you weep for pain.… — Sathya Sai Baba
The full-grown modern human being ... is conscious of touching the highest pinnacle of fulfillment... when he is consumed in the service of an idea,… — Robert Briffault
I've not only pursued the American dream, I've achieved it. I suppose we could say the last few years, I've also achieved the American nightmare. — Kenneth Lay
I also made two very important discoveries as time went on. In the first place, I discovered that making money was easy. I had been… — Peace Pilgrim
Salvation is not some felicitous state to which we can lift ourselves by our own bootstraps after the contemplation of sufficiently good examples. It is… — Robert Farrar Capon
Liberty of thought soon shrivels without freedom of expression. Nor can truth be pursued in an atmosphere hostile to the endeavor or under dangers which… — Felix Frankfurter
Zoos are becoming facsimiles - or perhaps caricatures - of how animals once were in their natural habitat. If the right policies toward nature were… — Michael J. Fox
A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal. — Mahatma Gandhi
Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a… — Robertson Davies
I've never pursued a role. I always hear stories about actors going after parts and I'm, like, 'How do they do that?' It seems so… — Zooey Deschanel
History is rich with adventurous men, long on charisma, with a highly developed instinct for their own interests, who have pursued personal power - bypassing… — Umberto Eco
There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Every calling is great when greatly pursued. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
There's always cause for concern if bad policies are pursued. — Jack Kemp
Every book has some real life in it. I was never pursued by an evil twin clone, but everything else in MR. MURDER was pretty… — Dean Koontz
Our science fails to recognize those special properties of life that make it fundamental to material reality. This view of the world - biocentrism -… — Robert Lanza
Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other. — Joyce Meyer
We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated. — Barack Obama

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