Top 1200 Pursuit Of Excellence Quotes & Sayings - Page 12
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Last updated on October 1, 2024.
In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.
An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
Every mental pursuit takes its reality and worth from the ardour of the pursuer.
A refined ability to learn from failure and to grow through losses is necessary to achieve excellence in any human endeavor.
Not a moment had been lost by General Hooker in the pursuit of Lee.
I suppose the pursuit of fashion has always carried a price, monetary or otherwise.
Work, mental or manual, is the means whereby attention is compelled, it is the instrument of all knowledge and virtue, the root whence all excellence springs.
A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.
We are in a situation where we can have a developing backup quarterback because of the excellence of Tony Romo. We can have that behind him. To me, that's what you're ideally striving for.
The Athenians are right to accept advice from anyone, since it is incumbent on everyone to share in that sort of excellence, or else there can be no city at all.
I know most of the black players who preceded and followed me at Duke. They all contribute to our tradition of excellence on the court.
The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself.
My father values talent. He is colorblind and gender neutral. When Donald Trump is in charge, all that counts is ability, excellence, and effort.
Slow down in your pursuit of happiness and it's more likely to catch up with you.
When you begin moving toward excellence, you will find very little competition. You're competing with only 20% of the population.
Our nation was founded on the principals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
The ethics of excellence are grounded in action - what you actually do, rather than what you say you believe. Talk, as the saying goes, is cheap.
The French have a saying that whatever excellence a man may exhibit in a public station he is very apt to be ridiculous in a private one.
The "pursuit of happiness" is responsible for a good part of the ills and miseries of the modern world.
To me, that's the key thing, the pursuit of happiness. That's the basic, ultimate freedom.
The excellence of every art is its intensity, capable of making all disagreeables evaporate, from their being in close relationship with beauty and truth.
I make an idol of my moral consciousness. My pursuit of the good is corrupted by the sin of idolatry.
The pursuit of balance can create imbalance because sometimes something is true.
Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
Brilliant, inspiring . . . if you are on a pursuit of self-mastery, make time to read this!
The pursuit of things robs me of investing more in the work of Christ.
True Excellence requires a worthy dream, a good Idea of how to realize it and the courage to risk failure to achieve it.
What if culture itself is nothing but a halt, a break, a respite, in the pursuit of barbarity?
Reading is a private pursuit; one that takes place behind closed doors.
Ironically, the pursuit of happiness can lead us into the eternal trap of chasing unhappiness.
Neither life nor happiness can be achieved by the pursuit of irrational whims.
Justice means that we want life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all people.
Excellence calls for character . . . integrity . . . fairness . . . honesty . . . a determination to do what's right. High ethical standards, across the board.
any pursuit of happiness contrary to the common good is doomed to failure.
We all must die. There is no better way to do so than in the pursuit of something you love.
There are times when salmon play no part in the proceedings of a day that is obstensibly spent in their pursuit.
[W]hat counts is that one perceives excellence and dares to give it expression, which sounds little but is in fact a great deal.
The American people and our allies around the world can rely on CIA's vigilance, excellence, and determination to proudly serve.
Let me say this: I only expect the black media to uphold the standards of excellence in journalism and when you do that, you have to go in with a neutral mind.
Egypt is coming back - is becoming - is going to become, you know, a center of excellence for the region and maybe for the rest of the world.
Success comes when we wake up every day in that never-ending pursuit of why we do what we do.
Today, society is sacrificing love, values and dharma in its pursuit of materialistic gains.
One has to devote oneself to a particular pursuit. To be successful at anything, you have to make a total commitment to it.
There are also times in life when a person has to rush off in pursuit of hopefulness.
The pursuit of material gain is ultimately empty when measured against eternity.
The pursuit of eternity is no longer the prerogative of the gods - it is the business of us all, here and now.
I look for the day...when the only criterion of excellence or position shall be the ability and character of the individual; and this time will come.
You've just got to focus on excellence and try not to be distracted by the news and the rumors and the absurdities of the stories that were coming out.
One will observe that all things are arranged according to their degrees of beauty and excellence, and that the nearer they are to God, the more beautiful and better they are.
One must espouse some pursuit, taking it kindly at heart and with enthusiasm.
Individual freedoms are the primary engine by which the pursuit of happiness can be maximally instantiated.
Excellence when concealed, differs but little from buried worthlessness.
[Lat., Paullum sepultae distat inertiae
Celata virtus.]
Neither a life of anarchy nor one beneath a despot should you praise; to all that lies in the middle a god has given excellence.
When the pursuit of natural harmony is a shared journey, great heights can be attained.
The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward.
A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success
Happiness consists in the full employment of our faculties in some pursuit.
The pursuit of holiness must be anchored in the grace of God; otherwise it is doomed to failure
Whilst all the world is in pursuit of power, culture corrects the theory of success.
Tall peaks are not always better than long plateaus as true greatness must include protracted excellence.
