Strive Quotes

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To be human : to strive in the face of the certainty of failure. — Spider Robinson
I think that, regardless of our culture, age, or even personal handicaps, we can still strive for something exceptional. Why not expand our sights instead… — Jimmy Carter
The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves. That faith calls out the divinity within. You… — Swami Vivekananda
A man's excellence is like that of water; It benefits all things without striving; It takes to the low places shunned by men. Water is… — Laozi
Lean on thyself until thy strength is tried; Then ask God's help; it will not be denied. Use thine own sight to see the way… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox
In the land of the lotus-eaters there is no action. Action arises only from need, from dissatisfaction. It is purposeful striving towards something. Its ultimate… — Ludwig von Mises
The vigorous man industriously striving for the improvement of his condition acts neither more nor less than the lethargic man who sluggishly takes things as… — Ludwig von Mises
When you awaken some morning and hear that somebody or other has been discovered, you can put it down as a fact that he discovered… — James Whitcomb Riley
Perfection is impossibility but striving for perfection is not. Do the best you can. That is what counts. — John Wooden
To strive for the common prosperity and happiness of all nations, as well as the security and wellbeing of our subjects, is the solemn obligation… — Hirohito
No matter how healthy, intelligent or affluent we may be, if our minds are weak, then our happiness will also be frail and brittle. Our… — Daisaku Ikeda
My parents ingrained in me early on that the perfect score is always something to strive for. I want to win and I want to… — Andrea Jung
Entrepreneurs are never satisfied. They want to do things better. They strive for perfection and use all the ingenuityÂ to their command to achieve it. — J. Willard Marriott
Drop Thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives confess… — John Greenleaf Whittier
Complexity has and will maintain a strong fascination for many people. It is true that we live in a complex world and strive to solve… — Niklaus Wirth
If we are striving, if we are working, if we are trying, to the best of our ability, to improve day by day, then we… — Heber J. Grant
It's okay that your parents aren't perfect; no one's are. And it's okay that they didn't have any perfect children either; no one's are. You… — Ardeth Kapp
Black History Month is a great celebration for Black people everywhere. I just hope we get to the point as Black people that we celebrate… — Unknown Author
Then may we not fairly plead in reply that our true lover of knowledge naturally strives for truth, and is not content with common opinion,… — Plato
Psychology must not only strive to become a useful basis for the other mental sciences, but it must also turn again and again to the… — Wilhelm Wundt

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