Pleasures seem solid in their pursuit; but are mere clouds in the enjoyment.
The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.
The pursuit of illusion is not about studying for prizes, or for study's sake. There's no right or wrong, no pass or fail.
In every passionate pursuit, the pursuit counts more than the object pursued.
Photographers undervalue the use of the wastebasket in their pursuit of fine photography.
The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying.
In pursuit of a more natural life, perhaps we ought to sit a little less and sweat a little more.
Goals live on the other side of obstacles and challenges. Be relentless in pursuit of those goals, especially in the face of obstacles. Along the way, make no excuses and place no blame.
We pursue God because, and only because, He has first put an urge within us that spurs us to the pursuit.
The pursuit of exotic beauty in such a life would have been like having a ball of tinfoil in your stomach, all that airy metal filling you up with hunger.
Study is a life long pursuit.
Education must be a lifelong pursuit. The person who doesn't read is not better off than the person who can't.
Happiness consists in the full employment of our faculties in some pursuit.
Gambling is a most foolish and imprudent pursuit.
When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity.
Everybody enjoys arguing about the current state of music because it feels as if you are talking about something incredibly important, yet it requires little understanding of the subject matter at hand. It's like world politics meets the pink questions in Trivial Pursuit. Points are made but nothing gets accomplished.
I'm on the pursuit of awesomeness, excellence is the bare minimum.
Readers and writers are united in their need for solitude, in their pursuit of substance in a time of ever-increasing evanescence: in their reach inward, via print, for a way out of loneliness.
The great Error of our Nature is, not to know where to stop, not to be satisfied with any reasonable Acquirement; not to compound with our Condition; but to lose all we have gained by an insatiable Pursuit after more.
He can feel no little wants who is in pursuit of grandeur.