Mine is not to ask why but to do and strive.

Vow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned.

— William Arthur Ward

When a man imagines, even after years of striving, that he has attained perfection, his decline begins.

— Theodore Martin

A tribe, let us say, is warlike. The successes for which it strives, the achievements upon which it sets store, are connected with fighting…

— John Dewey

It is an error common to many artists, who strive merely to avoid mistakes, when all our efforts should be to create positive and…

— Edward Steichen

What I strive to do is make my characters seem like real people so that the reader experiences them as people - that's something…

— Jaume Cabre

Most importantly, I strive for function above all in every house.

— Hilary Farr

Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal. You, O worthy one, are…

— Anonymous

When I paint, I never think of selling. People simply fail to understand that we paint in order to experiment and to develop ourselves…

— Edvard Munch

“In this life we get only those things for which we strive, for which we hunt and for which we are willing to sacrifrice.”

— George Matthew Addams

we need not avoid our active lives, but simply bring to them a new vision and shift of gravity. for in the center we…

— Sue Monk Kidd

Assuming normal winter weather, we currently anticipate the coal markets to remain difficult through 2015; while we always strive to operate a full capacity…

— Joe Craft

The pursuit of perfection is frustrating and a waste of time, because nothing is ever perfect. The pursuit of excellence is commendable and worthwhile.…

— Alan Kulwicki

Bobby Heenan did what every announcer should strive to do and that is to make talent bigger stars than they are and to embellish…

— Jim Ross

Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.

— Sophocles

The Qur'an does not ask for human perfection, but rather asks that we persevere in striving for self-improvement and that we never become complacent…

— Jeffrey Lang