#pursuit

Life is the most versatile thing under the sun; and in the pursuit of life and character the author who works in a groove works in blinkers. ↗

— Laurence Housman

#blinkers #character #groove #life #most

Our theme for this year's festivities, Dreams and Challenges of Asian Pacific Americans, speaks to the many generations of Asian Pacific Americans who worked hard to overcome economic hardship, racism and other barriers in their pursuit of the American dream. ↗

— Lucille Roybal-Allard

#american dream #asian #barriers #challenges #dream

Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers or your clients and customers. ↗

— Les Brown

#clients #co-workers #communicate #customers #family

The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity. ↗

— Martin Van Buren

#general #government #interferes #less #private

It is an endless and frivolous Pursuit to act by any other Rule than the Care of satisfying our own Minds in what we do. ↗

— Richard Steele

#any #care #endless #frivolous #minds

The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#constitution #guarantee #happiness #only #pursuit

The pursuit of beauty is much more dangerous nonsense than the pursuit of truth or goodness, because it affords a stronger temptation to the ego. ↗

— Northrop Frye

#beauty #because #dangerous #ego #goodness

Man falls from the pursuit of the ideal of plan living and high thinking the moment he wants to multiply his daily wants. Man's happiness really lies in contentment. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#daily #falls #happiness #high #his

The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#opponent #permit #pursuit #truth #violence

My reasons for declaring a sexual preference had to do less with the pursuit of personal freedom than with the lust for pure shock value. ↗

— Lance Loud

#freedom #had #less #lust #personal