Pursuing Quotes

378 Pursuing quotes by 320 unique authors

A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, or one of the keys,… — Abraham Lincoln
How different each death is, and yet it leads us into the self-same country, that country which we inhabit so rarely, where we see the… — Iris Murdoch
It is when we attempt to avoid suffering by withdrawing from anything that might involve hurt, when we try to spare ourselves the effort and… — Pope Benedict XVI
And they heard the roaring thunder of a third brilliantly lighted express. "Are they pursuing the first travelers?" demanded the little prince. "They are pursuing… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Trivers, pursuing his theory of the emotions to its logical conclusion, notes that in a world of walking lie detectors the best strategy is to… — Steven Pinker
The perfect life, the perfect lie, I realised after Christmas, is one which prevents you from doing that which you would ideally have done (painted,… — Geoff Dyer
Accursed from their birth they be Who seek to find monogamy, Pursuing it from bed to bed— I think they would be better dead. — Dorothy Parker
Because true love never keeps a man from pursuing his destiny — Paulo Coelho
Oh, God, help me! And I walked faster, my thoughts pursuing me, and I began to run, my frozen shoes squealing like mice, but running… — John Fante
There is no such thing as unlimited trust. At some point, all beings with free will can, and will, betray you when you're no longer… — Rachel Caine
Whether you approach your dreams on soft feet or in a breathless run, just so long as you acknowledge that your dreams are valuable and… — Devon Monk
Perhaps for that very reason, I adored her all the more, because of the eternal human stupidity of pursuing those who hurt us the most. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
I, measuring his affections by my own, Which then most sought where most might not be found, Being one too many by my weary self,… — William Shakespeare
[Y]ou have to stop loving and pursuing Christ in order to sin. When you are pursuing love, running toward Christ, you do not have opportunity… — Francis Chan
See, Sway, that’s what you get for flunking your pilot’s test six times…which I’m pretty sure is a record of some sort. If not for… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
...you have to stop loving and pursuing Christ in order to sin. — Francis Chan
The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt… — John Stuart Mill
Abide not with dualism, Carefully avoid pursuing it; As soon as you have right and wrong, Confusion ensues, and Mind is lost. (172) — Edward Conze
A dream worth pursuing is a picture and blueprint of a person's purpose and potential — John C. Maxwell
The Way It Is There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn’t change. People wonder about what you are… — William Stafford
The foundation of greatness is honoring the small things of the present moment, instead of pursuing the idea of greatness. — Eckhart Tolle
Had the cub thought in man-fashion, he might have epitomized life as a voracious appetite, and the world as a place wherein ranged a multitude… — Jack London
The train skimmed on softly, slithering, black pennants fluttering, black confetti lost on its own sick-sweet candy wind, down the hill, with the two boys… — Ray Bradbury
It is man's unique privilege, among all other organisms. By pursuing falsehood you will arrive at the truth! — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Tumbling into a dark, Lewis Carroll labyrinth of filth, pursuing a white rabbit of smut! — Russell Brand

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