Quotes about pursuit
pursuit remains successful whether
Whether they're successful in that pursuit remains to be seen,
pursuit-of-happiness law community
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. Aristotle
pursuit-of-happiness rights three
The three basic material rights -- continuity, mutual obligation, and the pursuit of happiness. David Brin
pursuit tool
Wealth is a tool of freedom, but the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery. Frank Herbert
pursuit
Modern political speechwriting is not a high-minded pursuit for brilliant talents.
pursuit
Not a moment had been lost by General Hooker in the pursuit of Lee. Edward Everett
pursuit
The pursuit is still going on and the investigations into this are being conducted.
pursuit team win
Our pursuit team is very strong, and can win a medal. I want to be part of that.
pursuit mankind delusion
It is not by delusion, however exalted, that mankind can prosper, but only by unswerving courage in the pursuit of truth. Bertrand Russell
pursuit possession valuable
The pursuit of knowledge is more valuable than its possession. Albert Einstein
pursuit-of-happiness emotional hands
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. On the other hand, if someone is suffering from depression, anxiety, or any form of emotional distress, then even if he or she happens to be enjoying physical comforts, he will not really be able to experience the happiness that these could bring. Dalai Lama
pursuit-of-happiness differences america
The issue, perhaps, boils down to one of how perceptions or misperceptions of racial difference impact various 'individuals', or groups of 'individuals', experience of freedom in America. Some would argue that it goes beyond hampering their "pursuit of happiness" to outright obliterating it. Aberjhani
pursuit-of-happiness past ideas
If there is an abiding theme in 'The Pursuit of Happiness,' it is the idea that you come into the world already shaped by other people's past histories. Douglas Kennedy
pursuit-of-happiness thinking unhappy
That word again. Happy. It’s a curse. The pursuit of happiness makes us deeply unhappy. It’s a trap.Before anything else happened, there was me in bed, thinking of who you used to be. I don’t want you to think I forgot. David Levithan
pursuit-of-happiness views justice
To us all, life is a gift, liberty is a right, and the pursuit of happiness is the object supreme. But our conduct in the pursuit differs in accordance with the measure of justice we uphold. A common measure is only possible when we begin to understand and learn to appreciate each other's point of view and point of direction. Ameen Rihani
pursuit-of-happiness essence liberty
For the majority of contemporary Americans, the essence of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness centers on a relentless personal quest to acquire, consume, to indulge, and to shed whatever constraints might interfere with those endeavors. Andrew Bacevich
pursuit-of-happiness dramatic-life nerd
Software-industry battles are fought by highly paid and out-of-shape nerds furiously pounding computer keyboards while they guzzle diet Coke. The stakes aren't very dramatic. Life? Liberty? The pursuit of happiness? Nope, it's about stock options. Nathan Myhrvold
pursuit pure
Science is the pursuit of pure truth, and the systematizing of it. P. T. Barnum
pursuit-of-happiness shining gold
I'm on the pursuit of happiness and I know, everything that shines ain't always gonna be gold. But I'll be fine once I get it, I'll be good. Kid Cudi
pursuit-of-happiness unhappiness pursuit
The pursuit of happiness is the source of all unhappiness. Lulu
pursuit quick sees
He sees the whole field. He makes wide, quick cuts. And he understands pursuit by the defense.
pursuit-of-happiness people liberty
All unprejudiced persons objectively surveying the grim events in Bangla Desh since March 25 have recognized the revolt of 75 million people, a people who were forced to the conclusion that neither their life, nor their liberty, to say nothing of the possibility of the pursuit of happiness, was available to them. Indira Gandhi
pursuit-of-happiness light littles
Modern Americans travel light, with little philosophic baggage other than a fervent belief in their right to the pursuit of happiness. George Will
pursuit lifelong persons
Education must be a lifelong pursuit. The person who doesn't read is not better off than the person who can't. Sean Covey
pursuit-of-happiness self people
The pursuit of happiness is enshrined in the Declaration of Independence as a right of all Americans, as well as on the self-improvement shelves of every American bookstore. Yet the scientific evidence makes it seem unlikely that you can change your level of happiness in any sustainable way. It suggests that we each have a fixed range for happiness just as we do for weight. And just as dieters almost always regain the weight they lose, sad people don't become lastingly happy, and happy people don't become lastingly sad. Martin Seligman
pursuit-of-happiness important just-be-happy
It is an important thing, in our never-ending pursuit of happiness, to stop and just be happy for a while. Mark Twain
pursuit idealism absolutes
Pursuit of the approximate can conclude. Not so pursuit of the absolute. Mason Cooley
pursuit-of-happiness world misery
The "pursuit of happiness" is responsible for a good part of the ills and miseries of the modern world. Malcolm Muggeridge
pursuit-of-happiness america government
America stands for liberty, for the pursuit of happiness and for the unalienable right for life. This right to life cannot be granted or denied by government because it does not come from government, it comes from the creator of life. George W. Bush
pursuit-of-happiness want-something people
People can't do something themselves, they want to tell you that you can't do it. You want something? Go get it. Chris Gardner
pursuit-of-happiness thinking independence
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?
pursuit-of-happiness pursuit
It is the pursuit of happiness that brings us happiness, and not the happiness achieved. Jack White
pursuit-of-happiness games pursuit
It's a great game - the pursuit of happiness. Eugene O'Neill