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• It is one of history's greatest ironies that, over the centuries, the pursuit of pleasure has resulted in more pain than enjoyment.

  Mardy Grothe

  Pain, Irony, Pleasure

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• My advice is really this: what we hear the philosophers saying and what we find in their writings should be applied in our pursuit of the happy life. We should hunt out the helpful pieces of teaching and the spirited and noble-minded sayings which are capable of immediate practical application-not far far-fetched or archaic expressions or extravagant metaphors and figures of speech-and learn them so well that words become works.

  Seneca the Younger

  Teaching, Writing, Happy Life

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• In pursuit of a more natural life, perhaps we ought to sit a little less and sweat a little more.

  Ilchi Lee

  Sweat, Littles, Natural

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• Art is certainly not a pursuit for anyone who wants to make money.

  Robert Henri

  Art, Want, Making Money

  Robert Henri (2007). “The Art Spirit”, p.156, Basic Books

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• By pursuing your allurements, you help bind the universe together. The unity of the world rests on the pursuit of passion.

  Brian Swimme

  Passion, Unity, Together

  "The Universe Is a Green Dragon: A Cosmic Creation Story". Book by Brian Swimme, 1984.

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• Conservatism is an active intellectual pursuit; it requires a constant vigilance. It has nothing to do with feelings. Liberalism is the most gutless choice you can make. You just see suffering and say, 'Oh, I feel so horrible!'

  Rush Limbaugh

  Choices, Feelings, Intellectual

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• If we are willing to act violently in pursuit of a peripheral interest, everyone can be certain that, when a vital interest is at stake, we will be still more violent. 'Credibility' is defined as the willingness to kill a lot of people now for a not very good cause to assure the world that we'll kill a lot more people if we can find a better one.

  Adam Gopnik

  People, World, Causes

  "No more Mr. Tough Guy" by Adam Gopnik, www.newyorker.com. July 31, 2014.

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• People will continue to seek justice until it is found, or until liberty is lost in the pursuit.

  James Madison

  People, Justice, Liberty

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• There are good points about all... wars. People forget self. The virtues of magnanimity, courage, patriotism, etc., are called into life. People are more generous, more sympathetic, better, than when engaged in the more selfish pursuits of peace.

  Rutherford B. Hayes

  Selfish, War, People

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• ...the majority of people cannot endure the bareness and futility of their lives unless they have some ardent dedication, or some passionate pursuit in which they can lose themselves.

  Eric Hoffer

  Dedication, People, Majority

  Eric Hoffer (1982). “Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• The pursuit of strength is inherently difficult and entirely worthwhile.

  Mike Berry

  Worthwhile, Difficult

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• Walking is simple and second nature for most of us. It's an everyday kind of activity, not something that's frequently the rage of fashion or touted for its sex appeal. Yet few physical pursuits in this life are ultimately as rewarding. It's a wonderfully satisfying way to spend an hour, and afternoon, a day, or longer.

  Charlie Cook

  Fashion, Sex, Simple

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• Although the universe is under no obligation to make sense, students in pursuit of a Ph. D. are.

  Robert Kirshner

  Students, Obligation, Make Sense

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• If men must die, why not in honorable pursuit of knowledge? Far be it that our ideas of manhood should be dwarfed to the size of a golden dollar.

  George W. Melville

  Men, Ideas, Dollars

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• Read the Declaration of Independence to your children as a tradition every Fourth of July. Make sure they understand why the word "pursuit" precedes the word "happiness."

  Jeff Bezos

  Children, July, Independence

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• The free society does not guarantee virtue, any more than it guarantees happiness. But it allows for the pursuit of both, a pursuit rendered all the more meaningful and profound because success is not guaranteed, it has to be won through personal striving.

  Dinesh D'Souza

  Meaningful, Profound, Doe

  Dinesh D'Souza (2012). “What's So Great About America”, p.190, Regnery Publishing

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• Neither the adventure of goodness nor the pursuit of righteousness gets headlines.

  Eugene H. Peterson

  Adventure, Goodness, Headlines

  Eugene H. Peterson (2009). “Run with the Horses: The Quest for Life at Its Best”, p.14, InterVarsity Press

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• The moment the Spirit has quickened us to life in regeneration our whole being senses its kinship to God and leaps up in joyous recognition. That is the heavenly birth without which we cannot see the Kingdom of God. It is, however, not an end but an inception, for now begins the glorious pursuit, the heart's happy exploration of the infinite riches of the Godhead.

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

  Heart, Riches, Kingdoms

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• Greatness is not attainable, but in the pursuit of it, you can achieve excellence.

  Vince Lombardi

  Greatness, Excellence, Achieve

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• You are here on earth for a divine purpose. It is not to be endlessly entertained or to be constantly in full pursuit of pleasure. You are here to be tried, to prove yourself so that you can receive the additional blessings God has for you.

  Richard G. Scott

  Blessing, Earth, Purpose

  "Finding Joy in Life". Richard G. Scott's priesthood session address at the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah, www.lds.org. April 1996.

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• Our predicament is not the difficulty of attaining happiness, but the difficult of avoiding the misery to which the pursuit of happiness exposes us.

  Michael Joseph Oakeshott

  Pursuit Of Happiness, Misery, Predicaments

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• The surest way of achieving your goal is through the single-minded pursuit of simple actions.

  Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

  Simple, Goal, Way

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• Success - To rise from the illusion of pursuit to the disillusion of possession.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Illusion, Possession, Disillusion

  Elbert Hubbard, Bert Hubbard (1923). “Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work”

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• We are all addicts in various stages of degradation where I live on the Upper West Side, some to heroin, some to small dogs, and some to the New York Times. The heroin is cut, the dogs are paranoid, and the Times cheats by skimping on the West Coast ball scores. No matter, each of us goes upon the street solely in pursuit of his own particular curse.

  Murray Kempton

  Dog, New York, Cutting

  Murray Kempton (1994). “Rebellions, perversities, and main events”, Crown

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• It is an important thing, in our never-ending pursuit of happiness, to stop and just be happy for a while.

  Mark Twain

  Pursuit Of Happiness, Important, Just Be Happy

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