Strive Quotes

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I'd rather strive for the kind of interview where instead of me asking to introduce myself to society, society asks me to introduce myself to… — Criss Jami
He who devoutly strives to attain wisdom and is on his guard against the invisible powers, should pray that both natural discrimination - whose light… — Maximus the Confessor
France will always be France no matter what, but America involves striving toward an ideal. — Rich Lowry
Brazilian music has many of the ingredients that I strive for in my own music: Strong melodies and a disciplined but intense rhythmic concept, and… — Chuck Mangione
... many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. — Max Ehrmann
Whilst we strive To live most free, we're caught in our own toils. — John Ford
A life without fighting is a dead sea in the universal organism. — Machado de Assis
'Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord' (Heb. 12:14), Why did he say 'strive'?… — Symeon the New Theologian
Since 'the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force' (Mt. 11:12), and it is impossible for the faithful to enter… — Symeon the New Theologian
When one has reverence for life, one will never do anything to harm, hinder, or destroy life. Instead one bends every effort to help life… — Wilferd Peterson
For all people strive to grasp what they do not know, while none strive to grasp what they already know; and all strive to discredit… — Zhuangzi
Patience is necessary in this life because so much of life is fraught with adversity. No matter how hard we try, our lives will never… — Thomas a Kempis
It is impressive to see a person who has been battered by life in many ways, who is torn by a variety of unsolved problems,… — Nathaniel Branden
Vow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned. — William Arthur Ward
You may strive to be like them but seek not to make them like you. For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday. — Khalil Gibran
Could we say that the short short is to other kinds of fiction somewhat as the lyric is to other kinds of poetry? The lyric… — Irving Howe
Besides the pleasure derived from acquired knowledge, there lurks in the mind of man, and tinged with a shade of sadness, an unsatisfactory longing for… — Wilhelm von Humboldt
In a society of little economic development, universal inactivity accompanies universal poverty. You survive not by struggling against nature, or by increasing production, or by… — Ryszard Kapuscinski
Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we'll never achieve. — Ryszard Kapuscinski
Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war, we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and… — Daisaku Ikeda

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