A Christian cannot help being free, because in the pursuit and attainment of his object, no one can either hinder or retard him.
The excellence and inspiration of truth is in the pursuit, not in the mere having of it. The pursuit of all truth is a kind of gymnastics; a man swings from one truth with higher strength to gain another. The continual glory is the possibility opening before us.
The magnitude of this event (911) turned the world into a scary place. And perhaps the scariest part of all was that these terrorists believed they were doing God's work. They were trained to view life on earth as of no value and that no act, no matter how barbaric, was off-limits if in pursuit of jihadd.
My philosophy all my life has been the pursuit of excellence.
The pursuit of knowledge is more valuable than its possession.
Generations of human beings were transformed into machines in the relentless pursuit of material wealth: We lived to work.
There are different levels of scripting that we all use; I think I'm the most improvised of the three, and probably Andrew's the most written. But all of that is in pursuit of similar things, and I think that we kind of recognize that in each other.
A scientist is as weak and human as any man, but the pursuit of science may ennoble him even against his will.
A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.
As you consider selecting songs for your worship services, consider them in light of the truth of the gospel. Imagine the songs as teachers--because they are! If your people could understand your doctrine only through the music you sing, what would they know about God and His pursuit of us? If your people could understand your church's beliefs only through the music, what would they know?
I wasn't in the drama department, but I auditioned anyway and he not only cast me but also included a few sketches that I wrote, which really sparked my pursuit of comedy.
You have a real life if and only if you do not compete with anyone in any of your pursuits.
There are also times in life when a person has to rush off in pursuit of hopefulness.
There's no point in spending your life in the pursuit of something that's easy.
What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.
Here's one of the great challenges of life. Being happy with what you have while in pursuit of what you want.
The continual pursuit of meanings-wider, clearer, more negotiable, more articulate meanings- is philosophy.
The shaming of Washington, insofar as it is even possible, is a very noble pursuit.
True purity, however, is a direction, a persistent, determined pursuit of righteousness. This direction starts in the heart, and we express it in a lifestyle that flees opportunities for compromise.
It is not by delusion, however exalted, that mankind can prosper, but only by unswerving courage in the pursuit of truth.