Strive Quotes

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Learn the difference between striving for excellence and striving for perfection. The first is attainable; the second is not. — Douglas Merrill
Christ taught us truth; the Devil teaches us falsehood, and strives in every way to contradict every truth; devising various calumnies against it. — John of Kronstadt
Anarchy, when it works to destroy authority in all its aspects, when it demands the abrogation of laws and the abolition of the mechanism that… — Peter Kropotkin
H. G. Wells was not the only one to mention Churchill and Hitler in the same breath: "Churchill and Hitler are striving to change the… — Mahatma Gandhi
Levin delights in the forgetfulness that movement brings, where the pleasure of doing is marvellously foreign to the striving of the will. — Muriel Barbery
There is in all our strivings a profound homesickness for God. When we touch another we touch God. When we look at a flower, its… — Stephen Levine
The lily and the rose in her fair face striving for precedence. — Nathaniel Parker Willis
Don't limit your challenges; challenge your limits. Each day we must strive for constant and never ending improvement. — Tony Robbins
What do we lose by another's good fortune? Let us celebrate with them, or strive to emulate them. That should be our desire and determination. — Sathya Sai Baba
All this struggling and striving to make the world better is a great mistake. Not that it's wrong to try to improve the world if… — George Bernard Shaw
You should strive to find happiness every day and not believe that it comes at the end of the journey. — William J. Clinton
Your task as a leader is to help others to succeed, not to strive only for your own success. If I don't trust your motives,… — David Maister
It is only through raising expectations and striving for excellence that our children can reach their full potential. — Brad Henry
When you're not goal-striving, not looking forward, you're not really living. — Maxwell Maltz
If you wish to strive for peace of soul and pleasure, then believe. — Heinrich Heine
Always remember, actions speak louder than words. No one's perfect, but we can all strive to be better people. — Demi Lovato
Seek to be made holier every day; pray, strive, wrestle for the spirit, to make you like God. Be as much you can with God.… — Robert Murray M'Cheyne
Triumphs against the natural order of living exact unforeseen payments. At the same time that man attempts to straighten a crooked nature, he is striving… — Richard M. Weaver
In a country where everyone strives for attention, it is better to be bankrupt than to be nothing. — Nicolas Chamfort
Our religion doesn't demand perfection but instead a manageable strive to better ourselves. — Nouman Ali Khan

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