Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.
Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.
It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment, it is in the happiness of pursuit.
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.
The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.
What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.
The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.
The English country gentleman galloping after the fox – the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.
Every one who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe-a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.
As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.
There is no such thing as the pursuit of happiness, but there is the discovery of joy.
All men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
When I was growing up, I don't remember being told that America was created so that everyone could get rich. I remember being told it was about opportunity and the pursuit of happiness. Not happiness itself, but the pursuit.
It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.
The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase: if you pursue happiness you'll never find it.
We are on strike, we, the men of the mind. We are on strike against self-immolation. We are on strike against the creed of unearned rewards and unrewarded duties. We are on strike against the dogma that the pursuit of one's happiness is evil. We are on strike against the doctrine that life is guilt.
Christianity does not begin with our pursuit of Christ, but with Christ’s pursuit of us.
Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
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