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The conquest of war and the pursuit of social justice... must become our grand preoccupation and magnificent obsession. — Norman Cousins
It is sometimes of God's mercy that men in the eager pursuit of worldly aggrandizement are baffled; for they are very like a train going… — Henry Ward Beecher
Most men have a good memory for facts connected with their own pursuits. — William James
Sport inevitably creates deadness of feeling. No one could take pleasure in it who was sensitive to suffering; and therefore its pursuit by women is… — Ouida
Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness. — Thomas Jefferson
I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered to any country than by improving its agriculture, its breed… — George Washington
Goals live on the other side of obstacles and challenges. Be relentless in pursuit of those goals, especially in the face of obstacles. Along the… — Ray Bourque
Let us see how high we can fly before the sun melts the wax in our wings. About the ambitious pursuit of knowledge, alluding to… — E. O. Wilson
If I devote myself to other pursuits and contemplations, I must first see, at least, that I do not pursue them sitting upon another man's… — Henry David Thoreau
The essence of romantic love is not the company of a lover but the pursuit. — Andrew Sullivan
Nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science, by rendering them my supreme delight. But the enormities of the times in which I have… — Thomas Jefferson
The goal of pursuit of justice must not simply be that justice happens but that reconciliation also happens. — Miroslav Volf
I don't view prosecutors and attorneys as natural enemies. ... Though their roles are oppositional, the two simply have different roles to play in pursuit… — Sonia Sotomayor
Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits. — William James
Ultimately there can be no freedom for self unless it is vouchsafed for others; there can be no security where there is fear, and a… — Felix Frankfurter
When you are passionate, you always have your destination in sight and you are not distracted by obstacles. Because you love what you are pursuing,… — Mike Krzyzewski
If two people want to get married, it's their prerogative - we hope. Everybody should be able to do what they want to do and… — Mariah Carey
If one were truly aware of the value of human life, to waste it blithely on distractions and the pursuit of vulgar ambitions would be… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Modern civilization is largely devoted to the pursuit of the cult of delusion. There is no general information about the nature of mind. It is… — Sogyal Rinpoche
The happiest time in a man's life is when he is in the red hot pursuit of a dollar with a reasonable prospect of overtaking… — Josh Billings
What did you do as a child that made that hours pass like minutes? [Herein lies the key to your earthy pursuits.] — Carl Jung
True happiness isn't something that can be made. It isn't the result of anything. Happiness comes to those who understand that you can't seek it… — Guy Finley
The architects of this wickedness will find no safe harbor in this world. We will chase our enemies to the furthest corners of this Earth.… — Tom DeLay
Within the mind there are no lies-no possibility of deceiving oneself; and yet, somehow we all manage to bypass the safety of truth in pursuit… — Wes Fesler
I usually doze off between 7:30 and 9 p.m. while putting my baby to sleep. Then I suddenly wake up remembering I'm an adult with… — Padma Lakshmi

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