Pursuit Quotes

We have only to keep the end in view, and have our hearts thoroughly engaged in the pursuit of it, and means will not be very difficult.

Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.

This is a fact: Strength in the pursuit of peace is no vice; isolation in the pursuit of security is no virtue.

Weight every purpose in the light of eternity. A trivial pursuit is that which is out side the will of God & detached from the glory of God.

The judge is not the knight-errant, roaming at will in pursuit of his own ideal of beauty or of goodness.

The pursuit of purity is not about the suppression of lust, but about the reorientation of one's life to a larger goal.

Possessing talent is nothing more than the continuous pursuit of a life-long interest.

We've got to understand that all disenfranchised people have something in common...The pursuit of justice really is about equality for everyone.

By peace our condition has been improved in the pursuit of civilized life.

Every mental pursuit takes its reality and worth from the ardour of the pursuer.

The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.

My philosophy all my life has been the pursuit of excellence.

Courage is simply doing whatever is needed in pursuit of the vision

If you devote yourself entirely to a pursuit, there is no way you cannot find beauty and fulfillment.

Luxury is...to be able to take control of one's life, health, and the pursuit of happiness in a way that is joyful.

For the last 40 years of my life I have broken my back, my fingernails, and sometimes my heart, in the practical pursuit of my favourite occupation.

Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.

It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment, it is in the happiness of pursuit.

Business is a spiritual pursuit. Your business will not grow unless you grow as a person

Love' is the name for our pursuit of wholeness, for our desire to be complete.

Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

Two truths are all too often overshadowed in today's political discourse: Public service is a most honorable pursuit, and so is bipartisanship.

I'm pretty aware that the pursuit of perfection is, inherently, a flawed concept.

It's never too late - not now, not ever - for you to pursue your passion.

The cloud that descended on Black Rock on Monday was not for the past but the future. How much will this debacle chill the pursuit of other risky investigations?

Whoever, in the pursuit of science, seeks after immediate practical utility, may generally rest assured that he will seek in vain.

Simplicity is the pursuit of the essential.

We pursue God because, and only because, He has first put an urge within us that spurs us to the pursuit.

I've come to believe that seeking happiness is not a frivolous pursuit. It's honorable and necessary. And most people forget even to thing about it.

While I gave up God a long time ago, I never shook the habit of wanting to believe in something. So I replaced my creed of everlasting life with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

My aim in life isn't so much the pursuit of happiness as the happiness of pursuit.

The pursuit of pleasure must be the goal of every rational person.

If you have done something once, you can do it again or you can do it better. The beauty is the pursuit of the limit, not the limit itself. At least that's what I hope people realize.

I had to make a living. I was a married man. I had a wife. I had a home. I had children. I had to make a living. That's the common pursuit of every man.

What is science but the pursuit of the truth? What is Buddhism but 2500 years of observation as to the nature of mind?

To inquire and to create; these are the grand centres around which all human pursuits revolve, or at least to these objects do they all more or less directly refer.

Our unconscious is the key to our life's pursuits.

The pursuit of mathematics is a divine madness of the human spirit.

Education must be a lifelong pursuit. The person who doesn't read is not better off than the person who can't.

You have a real life if and only if you do not compete with anyone in any of your pursuits.

Energy is the basis of everything. Every Jew, no matter how insignificant, is engaged in some decisive and immediate pursuit of a goal... It is the most perpetual people of the earth.

Look what you can become in pursuit of what you want, and look out for what you become in the pursuit of what you want--don't compromise!

The Intellect engages us in the pursuit of Truth. The Passions impel us to Action.

Be like a tree in pursuit of your cause. Stand firm, grip hard, thrust upward. Bend to the winds of heaven. And learn tranquility.

Vitality! That's the pursuit of life, isn't it?

We make a lot of detours, but we're always heading for the same destination

The societal pursuit of high self-esteem for everyone may literally end up doing considerable harm.

Those in pursuit of Why are inspired to do what is right. Those in pursuit of What are driven to do what is easy.

Riches are always over estimated; the enjoyment they give is more in the pursuit than the possession.

When...we, as individuals, obey laws that direct us to behave for the welfare of the community as a whole, we are indirectly helping to promote the pursuit of happiness by our fellow human beings.