#pursue

Hollywood hasn't aggressively pursued me. Neither have I aggressively pursued Hollywood. ↗

— Colin Firth

#hasn #hollywood #i #me #neither

The instant the Government was organized, at the very first Congress, the Northern States evinced a general desire and purpose to use it for their own benefit, and to pervert its powers for sectional advantage, and they have steadily pursued that policy to this day. ↗

— Robert Toombs

#benefit #congress #day #desire #first

My dad wanted me to play when I was a kid, so I learned to play the guitar. I pursued a career in music because I love it so much and I enjoy what it does to those who hear it. ↗

— Randy Travis

#career #dad #does #enjoy #guitar

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

#approves #brave #business #conduct #conscience

Since we have had a history, men have pursued an ideal of immortality. ↗

— George Wald

#history #ideal #immortality #men #pursued

For a while, I couldn't decide whether or not I should pursue singing in the opera or acting. And I'm glad that I chose the latter because I wasn't a very good singer. ↗

— Christoph Waltz

#because #chose #decide #glad #good

When the dream came into being, I always pursued it. ↗

— Marguerite Young

#being #came #dream #i #i always

John Wells let me write a couple of West Wings, which was an incredible gift. I loved it once I got past the brain injury part of it, and so I'm working on a couple of things that are far from fruition, but what I want to pursue. ↗

— Bradley Whitford

#couple #far #fruition #gift #got

I had this rare privilege of being able to pursue in my adult life, what had been my childhood dream. ↗

— Andrew Wiles

#adult #adult life #been #being #childhood

I've wanted to act since I was little, but my parents told me I couldn't pursue it until after college. The understanding was that I was lucky enough to be able to go to college and that it's important to being successful in life. ↗

— Allison Williams

#act #after #being #college #enough