Pursuit Quotes

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To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions. — Marcus Aurelius
In my own life, I think legends of supernatural, mythic things are really just a manifestation of the collective unconscious. So I don't really get… — Alan Ball
When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and… — Gerry Adams
Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating,… — Scott Adams
Fanaticism comes from any form of chosen blindness accompanying the pursuit of a single dogma. — John Berger
Becoming Christlike is a lifetime pursuit and very often involves growth and change that is slow, almost imperceptible. — Ezra Taft Benson
Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men. — Mortimer Adler
Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers or your clients… — Les Brown
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. — John Buchan
The condition of the tribes which occupy the country set apart for them in the West is highly prosperous, and encourages the hope of their… — Martin Van Buren
There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth. — Samuel Butler
I am about to be married, and am of course in all the misery of a man in pursuit of happiness. — Lord Byron
Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we… — Julia Cameron
Only institutions that go about the old-fashioned business of taking in deposits from customer A and lending them out to customer B should be called… — Graydon Carter
For this generation, ours, life is nuclear survival, liberty is human rights, the pursuit of happiness is a planet whose resources are devoted to the… — Jimmy Carter
It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of being bored is… — Nicolas Chamfort
We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made… — William Ellery Channing
Happiness is not always through success. Equally, the constant pursuit of success is sure unhappiness. But we have to find the balance. My own thoughts… — Amy Chua
The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that… — Mario Andretti

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