Quotes on Pursuit

It contributes greatly towards a man's moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike himself, who care little for his pursuits, and whose sphere and abilities he must go out of himself to appreciate.

Well, I mean, yes idealism, yes the dignity of pure research, yes the pursuit of truth in all its forms, but there comes a point I'm afraid where you begin to suspect that the entire multidimensional infinity of the Universe is almost certainly being run by a bunch of maniacs. And if it comes to a choice between spending yet another ten million years finding that out, and on the other hand just taking the money and running, then I for one could do with the exercise.

There can be no two opinions as to what a highbrow is. He is the man or woman of thoroughbred intelligence who rides his mind at a gallop across country in pursuit of an idea.

Nobody in this world possesses absolute truth. This is God's attribute alone. Relative truth is all we know. Therefore, we can only follow the truth as we see it. Such pursuit of truth cannot lead anyone astray.

In our society it is murder, psychologically, to deprive a man of a job or an income. You are in substance saying to that man that he has no right to exist. You are in a real way depriving him of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, denying in his case the very creed of his society.

As creators, our pursuit of perfection might be misguided, particularly if it comes at the expense of the things that matter.

The more we devote ourselves to the pursuit of holiness and happiness, the less likely we will be on a path to regrets.

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.

The pursuit of your life is to come into [your] purpose. And the waste of your life is to miss that purpose.

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

Here's one of the great challenges of life. Being happy with what you have while in pursuit of what you want.

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

I am convinced that whenever we exaggerate or demonize, oversimplify or overstate our case, we lose. Whenever we dumb down the political debate, we lose. For it's precisely the pursuit of ideological purity, the rigid orthodoxy and the sheer predictability of our current political debate, that keeps us from finding new ways to meet the challenges we face.

Be relentless in your pursuit for expansion.

The great business of man is to improve his mind, and govern his manners; all other projects and pursuits, whether in our power to compass or not, are only amusements.

But there's one thing we must all be clear about: terrorism is not the pursuit of legitimate goals by some sort of illegitimate means. Whatever the murderers may be trying to achieve, creating a better world certainly isn't one of their goals. Instead they are out to murder innocent people.

I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.

Generations of human beings were transformed into machines in the relentless pursuit of material wealth: We lived to work.

I used to be so convinced that happiness was the goal, yet all those years I was chasing after it I was unhappy in the pursuit. Maybe the goal really should be a life that values honor, duty, good work, friends and family.

Replace your pursuit of success with the pursuit of contribution.

Fill your brain with giant dreams so it has no space for petty pursuits.