Pursuit Quotes - Page 2

That cotton trade was almost the deal breaker for me. It was at that point that I said, “Mr. Stupid, why risk everything on one trade? Why not make your life a pursuit of happiness rather than pain?

Unless you're willing to fail miserably in the pursuit of your dreams, you'll never make it.

The recently ended twentieth century was characterized by a level of human rights violations unparalleled in all of human history. In his book Death by Government, Rudolph Rummel estimates some 170 million government-caused deaths in the twentieth century. The historical evidence appears to indicate that, rather than protecting life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness of their citizens, governments must be considered the greatest threat to human security.

Beingness, doingness and havingness are like a triangle where each side supports the others. They are not in conflict with each other. They all exist simultaneously. Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: They try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so that they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.

It is the pursuit of happiness that brings us happiness, and not the happiness achieved.

If a person's basic state of mind is serene and calm, then it is possible for this inner peace to overwhelm a painful physical experience.

Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.

It was right then that I started thinking about Thomas Jefferson on the Declaration of Independence and the part about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And I remember thinking how did he know to put the pursuit part in there? That maybe happiness is something that we can only pursue and maybe we can actually never have it. No matter what. How did he know that?

Replace your pursuit of success with the pursuit of contribution.

When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity.

Liberal relativism has its roots in the natural right tradition of tolerance or in the notion that everyone has a natural right to the pursuit of happiness as he understands happiness; but in itself it is a seminary of intolerance.

Play is a child's work and this is not a trivial pursuit.

Fanaticism comes from any form of chosen blindness accompanying the pursuit of a single dogma.

As for me, I am in pursuit of excellence. I have no time to get old.

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

Simple morality dictates that unless and until someone can prove the unborn human is not alive, we must give it the benefit of the doubt and assume it is (alive). And, thus, it should be entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

In your pursuit of your passions, always be young. In your relationship with others, always be grown-up.

Happiness consists in the full employment of our faculties in some pursuit.