Pursuits Quotes

194 Pursuits quotes by 166 unique authors

A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of… — Thomas Jefferson
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good… — Thomas Jefferson
I attribute the little I know to my not having been ashamed to ask for information, and to my rule of conversing with all descriptions… — John Locke
Trying to impress my mother with words was one of my favourite pursuits. — John Mayer
All our pursuits, from childhood to manhood, are only trifles of different sorts and sizes, proportioned to our years and views. — Samuel Richardson
I am not politically correct. I am all about the facts, I am all about the truth and I am all about Godly pursuits and… — Luke Scott
The issue of gender was never my biggest concern; my biggest concern was doing good work. When the feminist movement really got going, I wasn't… — Patti Smith
Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded. — Herbert Spencer
I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not by my exposure to founts of… — Igor Stravinsky
Making loans and fighting poverty are normally two of the least glamorous pursuits around, but put the two together and you have an economic innovation… — James Surowiecki
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know.… — Henry David Thoreau
Women have seldom sufficient employment to silence their feelings; a round of little cares, or vain pursuits frittering away all strength of mind and organs,… — Mary Wollstonecraft
My science teachers always encouraged their classes to 'go out and discover something' because all scientific endeavors depend on observation and experimentation. Through such pursuits,… — Greg Graffin
In the Sanghi family, there is no one who has undertaken intellectual pursuits. — Ashwin Sanghi
Bear in mind, people with eating disorders tend to be both competitive and intelligent. We are incredibly perfectionistic. We often excel in school,athletics,artistic pursuits. We… — Marya Hornbacher
Through this atmosphere of torrid splendor moved wan beings as richly upholstered as the furniture, beings without definite pursuits or permanent relations, who drifted on… — Edith Wharton
Useless pursuits and conversations always about the same things absorb the better part of one's time, the better part of one's strength, and in the… — Anton Chekhov
I began feeling the way I imagine an actor or athlete must feel when, after years of commitment to a particular dream...he realizes that he's… — Barack Obama
Every industrious man, in every lawful calling, is a useful man. And one principal reason why men are so often useless is that they neglect… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Like most North Americans of his generation, Hal tends to know way less about why he feels certain ways about the objects and pursuits he's… — David Foster Wallace
Nothing but Christianity will give you the victory. Until a man believes in his heart that Jesus Christ is his Lord and Master... his course… — Francis Scott Key
You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, ackowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all… — Jim Stovall
Whether in the intellectual pursuits of science or in the mystical pursuits of the spirit, the light beckons ahead, and the purpose surging in our… — Arthur Eddington
Although the far territory of the extreme can exert an intoxicating pull on susceptible individuals of all bents, extremism seems to be especially prevalent among… — Jon Krakauer
He had been content with daily labour and rough animal enjoyments, 'till Catherine crossed his path. Shame at her scorn, and hope of her approval,… — Emily Bronte

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