Pursuing Quotes
378 quotes by 320 authors
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We're running into a lot of new problems today because of what we emphasize in this culture. The word 'success' to the average person means…
— Jacque Fresco
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To me, thoughts are fun and art is fun. The strength of our society should not be idle entertainments but the joy of pursuing ideas.
— Philip Kaufman
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How can you tell somebody who is pursuing happiness that they're somehow not American when that was the very first promise that America made?
— Dan Savage
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Be of the disciples of Aaron, loving peace and pursuing peace, loving your fellow creatures and drawing them near to the Law.
— Hillel the Elder
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Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem. We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.
— Harold Evans
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I believe that constant effort, tireless effort, pursuing clear goals with sincere effort is the only way
— Dalai Lama
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Men of the world who value the Way all turn to books. But books are nothing more than words. Words have value; what is of…
— Zhuangzi
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It is possible to know when, at least basically, we please God. In fact, Joseph Smith taught that one of the conditions of genuine faith…
— Neal A. Maxwell
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Irresolution on the schemes of life which offer themselves to our choice, and inconstancy in pursuing them, are the greatest causes of all our unhappiness.
— Joseph Addison
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Like many others, I have deep misgivings about the state of education in the United States. Too many of our students fail to graduate from…
— Bill Gates
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De-Christianizing America has been high on the progressive agenda, and, thanks to the government (especially the federal courts), it has been a great success. Nor…
— Joseph Sobran
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I came to realize that exaggerated concern about what others are doing can be foolish. It can paralyze effort, and stifle a good idea. One…
— Theodore von Karman
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I did not go to the Supreme Court on behalf of a class of women. I wasn't pursuing any legal remedy to my unwanted pregnancy.…
— Norma McCorvey
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Our goal should be that we're going to live life to the fullest, pursuing our passions and dreams, and when it comes our time to…
— Joel Osteen
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You don't change the world by hiding in the woods, wearing a hair shirt, or buying indulgences in the form of 'Save the Earth' bumper…
— Alex Steffen
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My life's long radiant Summer halts at last, And lo! beside my path way I behold Pursuing Autumn glide: nor frost nor cold Has heralded…
— Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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Most Achievers I Know Are People Who Have Made A Strong And Deep Dedication to Pursuing A Particular Goal. That Dedication Took A Tremendous Amount…
— Donald Johanson
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I've spent my life pursuing excellence as an artist, which is what I always wanted to do anyhow.
— Claire Bloom
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Not realizing what you want is a problem of knowledge. Not pursuing what you want is a problem of motivation. Not achieving what you want…
— John C. Maxwell
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They're all so highly educated, you know. Education is a great shield against experience. It offers so much, ready-made and all from the best shops,…
— Robertson Davies
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