Strive Quotes
1700 quotes by 1170 authors
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Let it never be said by future generations that indifference, cynicism or selfishness made us fail to live up to the ideals of humanism which…
— Nelson Mandela
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Whatever course you have chosen for yourself, it will not be a chore but an adventure if you bring to it a sense of the…
— David Sarnoff
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Happiness is the main object of our aspirations, whatever name we give to it: fulfilment, deep satisfaction, serenity, accomplishment, wisdom, fortune, joy or inner peace,…
— Matthieu Ricard
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What is peculiar in the life of a man consists not in his obedience, but his opposition, to his instincts. In one direction or another…
— Henry David Thoreau
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Only he is free who cultivates his own thoughts and strives without fear to do justice to them.
— Berthold Auerbach
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Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith of external progress, driven by an insatiable desire for power…
— Dalai Lama
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We must strive to move forward in life, by acknowledging the forces that are thrusted upon ourselves by means of fear, and relinquish them by…
— Carrot Top
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Ethics cannot be based upon our obligations toward people, but they are complete and natural only when we feel this Reverence for Life and the…
— Albert Schweitzer
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There is not a moment when I do not feel the presence of a Witness whose eye misses nothing and with whom I strive to…
— Mahatma Gandhi
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Life is an aspiration. Its mission is to strive after perfection, which is self-realization. The ideal must not be lowered because of our weaknesses or…
— Mahatma Gandhi
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The library card is a passport to wonders and miracles, glimpses into other lives, religions, experiences, the hopes and dreams and strivings of ALL human…
— Libba Bray
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Civility is perhaps a quaint notion but civility in Parliament is something we should always strive to uphold.
— Jay Weatherill
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You set a goal to be the best and then you work hard every hour of every day, striving to reach that goal. If you…
— Don Shula
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Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to win the prize.
— Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton
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There is no reaching the Self. If Self were to be reached, it would mean that the Self is not here and now but that…
— Ramana Maharshi
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I am more fond of achieving than striving. My theories must prove to be facts or be discarded as worthless. My efforts must soon be…
— Carolyn Wells
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We should strive to keep our hearts open to the sufferings and wretchedness of other people, and pray continually that God may grant us that…
— Vincent de Paul
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Excellence implies striving for the highest standards in every phase of life.
— John W. Gardner
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...I believe, with Gandhi, that we need to take an imaginative leap forward toward fresh and generous idealism for the sake of all humanity -…
— Mairead Corrigan
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Try stuff. I also used to believe that it's better to be smart than lucky because if you're smart you can out-think the competition. I…
— Guy Kawasaki
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