Strive Quotes

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Psychoanalysis is essentially a theory of unconscious strivings, of resistance, of falsification of reality according to one's subjective needs and expectations. — Erich Fromm
Men's activities are occupied into ways -- in grappling with external circumstances and in striving to set things at one in their own topsy-turvy mind. — William James
The world, in resting upon the earth, strives to surmount it. As self-opening it cannot endure anything closed. The earth, however, as sheltering and concealing,… — Martin Heidegger
The best of our theater is standing on tiptoe, striving to see over the shoulders of father and mother. The worst is exploiting and wallowing… — Arthur Miller
Where I used to strive for movement and restlessness I now attempt to sense and express the complete total calm of objects and the surrounding… — Lyonel Feininger
You may obey a leader who has power and authority, but you will not strive to serve her or the cause of the organization unless… — Dan B. Allender
I labor, I spend, I strive, I design, I love, I cling, I uphold, I give way, I envy, I long, I scorn, I die,… — Saul Bellow
Whatever you want, especially when youâ€™re striving to be the best in the world at something, thereâ€™ll always be disappointments, and you canâ€™t be emotionally… — Mike Tyson
We live in a society where we basically live and strive on what people think about us. Weâ€™re more visual people so what we see… — Mike Tyson
As an aspiring artist, you should strive for originality of vision. Have something to say and a fresh way of saying it. No story is… — Maurice Sendak
We need to continue to strive to tell these different stories.â€ — Arwa Damon
The Humane Society of the United States works with local Humane Societies across the country. We don't control every local Humane Society in this nation.… — Wayne Pacelle
Iâ€™m constantly in doubt about what Iâ€™m doing, Iâ€™m constantly tortured, and thatâ€™s why I say happiness is irrelevant. Happiness is for children and yuppies.… — John Zorn
The gentleman does not needlessly and unnecessarily remind an offender of a wrong he may have committed against him. He cannot only forgive, he can… — Robert E. Lee
I must fling myself down and writhe; I must strive with every piece of force I possess; I bruise and batter myself against the floor,… — Harry Houdini
Basketball isn't easy. All my life I've been striving to make myself better. It's a full time commitment. To be the best, you have to… — LeBron James
If you desire to find the true spirit of Christmas and partake of the sweetness of it, let me make this suggestion to you. During… — Howard W. Hunter
Greed will always leave you dissatisfied because you'll never be able to get everything you desire. Greed never allows you to think you have enough;… — Benjamin Blech
Whether we athletes liked it or not, the 4-minute mile had become rather like an Everest: a challenge to the human spirit, it was a… — Roger Bannister
Man is a creative animal, doomed to strive toward a goal, engaged in full-time engineering. — Fyodor Dostoevsky

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