Pursuits Quotes

194 Pursuits quotes by 166 unique authors

When I was young my Father used to tell me that the two most worthwhile pursuits in life were the pursuit of truth and of… — Frederick Sanger
Through art and science in their broadest senses it is possible to make a permanent contribution towards the improvement and enrichment of human life and… — Frederick Sanger
The practice of architecture is the most delightful of all pursuits. Also, next to agriculture, it is the most necessary to man. One must eat,… — Philip Johnson
Make a strong and permanent commitment to invest your talents only in pursuits that deserve your best efforts. — Nido R Qubein
Beauty addresses itself chiefly to sight, but there is a beauty for the hearing too, as in certain combinations so words and in all kinds… — Plotinus
It is impossible for men engaged in low and groveling pursuits to have noble and generous sentiments. A man's thought must always follow his employment. — Demosthenes
My dad was an engineer and so I had this picture of science and technology and pursuits of the mind as being more impressive than… — Scott McCloud
The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as well as all other branches of business, protecting all in… — Andrew Jackson
Among intellectual pursuits, one of the most useful is the recording of past events. — Sallust
To comprehend a man's life, it is necessary to know not merely what he does but also what he purposely leaves undone. There is a… — John Hall Gladstone
It is easy to see that a greater self-reliance must work a revolution in all the offices and relations of men; in their religion; in… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Once we begin to feel deeply all the aspects of our lives, we begin to demand from ourselves and from our life-pursuits that they feel… — Audre Lorde
Wherever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of liturgy has totally disappeared… — Pope Benedict XVI
Different men have different names, which they owe to their parents or to themselves, that is, to their own pursuits and achievements. But our great… — Gregory of Nazianzus
Time is one thing that can never be retrieved. One may lose and regain friends. One may lose and regain money. Opportunity, once spurned, may… — Winston Churchill
It is not a man's duty, as a matter of course, to devote himself to the eradication of any, even the most enormous wrong; he… — Henry David Thoreau
One of the distinguishing characteristics of a democratic period is the taste that all men have for easy success and present enjoyment. This occurs in… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Life though, is full of compensations and I have been well blessed throughout my 'Life Journey' with good friends met and made along the way.… — John McLeod
The gentleman has nine cares. In seeing he is careful to see clearly; in hearing he is careful to hear distinctly; in his looks he… — Confucius
I have been envious of male characteristics, if not the men themselves. I'm jealous of the ease with which they seem to inhabit their professional… — Lena Dunham
Ways of loving from a distance, mating without even touching-Amor platonicus! The ladder of love one is expected to climb higher and higher, elating the… — Elif Safak
From the beginning of the Radiation Laboratory, I have had the rare good fortune of being in the center of a group of men of… — Ernest Lawrence
But those who are ready to toil in the most excellent pursuits, will not desist from the search after truth, till they get the demonstration… — Clement of Alexandria
We come to believe that we can only learn when we are young, and that only ‘naturals’ can acquire certain skills. We imagine that we… — Robert Twigger
When you master role-playing [gaming], you become immersed in an activity that is peerless among leisure-time pursuits. — Gary Gygax

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