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• What is science but the pursuit of the truth? What is Buddhism but 2500 years of observation as to the nature of mind?

  Wade Davis

  Buddhism, Years, Mind

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• The pursuit of joy in God is not optional.
  It is not an 'extra' that a person might grow into after he comes to
  faith. Until your heart has hit upon this pursuit your 'faith' cannot
  please God. It is not savng faith. Saving faith is the heartfelt
  conviction not only that Christ is reliable, but also that He is
  desirable.

  John Piper

  Heart, Joy, Saving

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• But it is daily tasks, daily acts of love and worship that serve to remind us that the religion is not strictly an intellectual pursuit, and these days it is easy to lose sight of that as, like our society itself, churches are becoming more politicized and polarized. Christian faith is a way of life, not an impregnable fortress made up of ideas; not a philosophy; not a grocery list of beliefs.

  Kathleen Norris

  Christian, Philosophy, Daily Tasks

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• 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, Past, Ideas

  Douglas Kennedy (2010). “The Pursuit of Happiness: A Novel”, p.583, Simon and Schuster

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• All the wants which disturb human life, which make us uneasy to ourselves, quarrelsome with others, and unthankful to God, which weary us in vain labors and foolish anxieties, which carry us from project to project, from place to place in a poor pursuit of we don't know what, are the wants which neither God, nor nature, nor reason hath subjected us to, but are solely infused into us by pride, envy, ambition, and covetousness.

  William Law

  Ambition, Pride, Envy

  William Law, P. G. Stanwood (1978). “A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life ; The Spirit of Love”, p.153, Paulist Press

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• Running, close companion to death, summons us to the most vivid acts of life. Our ancestors (we have forgotten) ran for food and for love, love and lust. For us, a prime symbol of sexuality is the automobile. For the ancients it was the chase, the foot race. Satyr and nymph, maiden and god, hot pursuit. The mythic hunters, Diana and Atalanta, available only to the males, men or gods, who could outrun them; death to all others.

  George Leonard

  Running, Men, Race

  George Leonard (2001). “The Ultimate Athlete”, p.178, North Atlantic Books

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• We'd like to just write nothing but lyric poetry. The trouble is, the individual is going along intent on his own personal gratifications and love affairs and financial affairs and everything else. But loping alongside him is this fascist lout who keeps trying to take over. And if you keep ignoring him, he gets bigger and bigger, so every once in a while the free individual has to turn away from his private pursuits and give this fascist lout a few clouts, and beat him down to size.

  Lawrence Ferlinghetti

  Writing, Lyric Poetry, Giving

  Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 1, 2012.

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• The pursuit of excellence is gratifying and healthy. The pursuit of perfection is frustrating, neurotic, and a terrible waste of time.

  Ed Bliss

  Perfection, Healthy, Excellence

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• Nature intended me for the tranquil pursuits of science by rendering them my supreme delight.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Boisterous, Delight, Rendering

  Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes (2002). “Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts”, p.219, Rowman & Littlefield

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• I think the pursuit of happiness is the pursuit of reality because illusion never leaves us ultimately happy.

  Parker J. Palmer

  Pursuit Of Happiness, Reality, Thinking

  "Bill Moyers Journal", www.pbs.org. February 20, 2009.

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• 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, Views, Appreciate

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• Olive Ann describes Sanna as 'a perfectionist and a worrier.' She is obsessed with the idea of finding happiness, and for her, as Olive ann wrote in her notes for the novel, 'happiness means being first with somebody, having perfect, loving children...The theme of Sanna is disillusionment,' Olive Ann wrote. 'Her life is the pursuit of happiness and perfection, but she finds happiness and perfection impossible to obtain-her idea of happiness is constant joy, no changes.

  Olive Ann Burns

  Children, Mean, Pursuit Of Happiness

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• ...No opening sermons concerning children with humps and fins for limbs, who nonetheless, immortal souls all, deserve life, liberty, and the pursuit of Happy Meals.

  Gregory Maguire

  Children, Soul, Liberty

  Gregory Maguire (2009). “Lost: A Novel”, p.8, Harper Collins

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• The pursuit of learning is not a piece of content that can be taught. It is a value that teachers model. Only teachers who are avid, internally motivated learners can truly teach their students the joy of learning.

  Martin Haberman

  Education, Teacher, Avid

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• [Not enough is known about solid geometry] and for two reasons: in the first place, no government places value on it; this leads to a lack of energy in the pursuit of it, and it is difficult. In the second place, students cannot learn it unless they have a teacher. But then a teacher can hardly be found.

  Plato

  Teacher, Learning, Science

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• Even our recreation was scheduled. There was no time to look for birds or wander into the nearby woods. We were put into teams and sent into violent pursuit of a helpless ball.

  Gloria Whelan

  Team, Bird, Balls

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

  Andre Leon Talley

  Inspiration, Pursuit Of Happiness, Luxury

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• Whether young or old, rich or poor, learned or unlearned, should presume to dispense the mysteries of Christ without the strongest of all possible reasons for doing so - the imperative, invincible call of God. No one is to show cause why he ought not to be a Minister: he is to show cause why he should be a Minister. His call to the sacred profession is not the absence of a call to any other pursuit; it is direct, immediate, powerful, to this very department of labour. He is not here because he can be nowhere else, but he is nowhere else because he must be here.

  James Henley Thornwell

  Christian, Powerful, Rich Or Poor

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• Capote, of course, addressed very similar themes to Good Night and Good Luck. Both films are about determined journalists defying obstacles in a relentless pursuit of the truth. Needless to say, both are period pieces.

  Jon Stewart

  Good Night, Good Luck, Pieces

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• My central arms control objective has been to reduce substantially and ultimately to eliminate nuclear weapons and rid the world of the nuclear threat. The prevention of the spread of nuclear explosives is to additional countries is an indispensable part of our efforts to meet this objective. I intend to continue my pursuit of this goal with untiring determination and a profound sense of personal commitment.

  Ronald Reagan

  Country, Determination, Commitment

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• Every mental pursuit takes its reality and worth from the ardour of the pursuer.

  John Keats

  Reality

  John Keats (2002). “Selected Letters”, p.69, Oxford University Press, USA

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• There are periods that we forget that in the pursuit of fruit, that if we just abide in Him, then fruitfulness is a guarantee.

  Francis Chan

  Guarantees, Fruit, Forget

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• How we use our leisure is equally as important to our joy as our occupational pursuits. Proper use of leisure requires discriminating judgment. Our leisure provides opportunity for renewal of spirit, mind, and body. It is a time for worship, for family, for service, for study, for wholesome recreation. It brings harmony into our life.

  J. Richard Clarke

  Opportunity, Pyramids, Joy

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• The leisure time of children must be constructively directed to wholesome, positive pursuits. Too much time viewing television can be destructive...It is estimated that growing children today watch television over twenty-five hours per week.

  Ezra Taft Benson

  Children, Growing, Today

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• Iran's continued pursuit of nuclear weapons, support for international terrorist organizations, and abhorrent human rights practices pose one of the greatest threats to global security.

  Allyson Schwartz

  Rights, Iran, Practice

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