Top 1200 Pursuit Of Happiness Quotes & Sayings - Page 19

Beware of Destination Addiction... a preoccupation with the idea that happiness is in the next place, the next job and with the next partner. Until you give up the idea that happiness is somewhere else, it will never be where you are.

Changing the world is not easy, but its pursuit will change you profoundly.

The pursuit of greatness means that laziness has no place in your life.

It is not a bad thing to settle for the Little Way, not the big search for the big happiness but the sad little happiness of drinks and kisses, a good little car and a warm deep thigh.

There is something self-defeating in the too-conscious pursuit of pleasure.

The pursuit of pleasure must be the goal of every rational person.

Conscience, as a mentor, the guide and compass of every act, leads ever to happiness. When the individual can stay alone with his or her conscience and get its approval, without knowing force or specious knowledge, then he or she begins to know what real happiness is.

Canada is the only country founded on the relentless pursuit of the rodent.

There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting.

What was really special about 'Hanna' as a character is her pursuit of agency.

God knows what is my greatest happiness, but I do not. There is no rule about what is happy and good; what suits one would not suit another. And the ways by which perfection is reached vary very much; the medicines necessary for our souls are very different from each other. Thus God leads us by strange ways; we know He wills our happiness, but we neither know what our happiness is, nor the way. We are blind; left to ourselves we should take the wrong way; we must leave it to Him.

No human pursuit achieves dignity until it can be called work.

As man is so constituted that it is utterly impossible for him to attain happiness save by seeking the happiness of others, so does it seem to be of the nature of things that individuals and classes can obtain their own just rights only by struggling for the rights of others.

An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.

For me socialism has never been an intellectual pursuit. It comes from my upbringing and experience.

The shaming of Washington, insofar as it is even possible, is a very noble pursuit.

I really think happiness is very closely aligned with success, and may almost be an interchangeable synonym. Happiness (like success) also comes from doing what we feel called to do in life; however, it's also obvious no one can experience one without the other.

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

Only when the pursuit ceases, is it possible to recognize what comprises you: pure being.

Pleasures seem solid in their pursuit; but are mere clouds in the enjoyment.

It is wise to keep in mind that no success or failure is necessarily final. Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Brilliant, inspiring . . . if you are on a pursuit of self-mastery, make time to read this!

Winning that team-pursuit Olympic gold medal was unbelievable.

The second you think you've arrived, someone passes you. You have to always be in pursuit.

Timeless and unclassifiable - that's the goal. My oddness is the pursuit of this above all else.

And in the fearless, reckless pursuit of intimate love, it is not the destination it's the journey.

If you don't enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are you're not going to be happy. If someone bases his happiness or unhappiness on major events like a great new job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn't going to be happy much of the time. If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.

I'm pretty aware that the pursuit of perfection is, inherently, a flawed concept.

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

By peace our condition has been improved in the pursuit of civilized life.

I am a big believer in the power of journalism; it's a heroic pursuit.

I can plod. I can persevere in any definite pursuit. To this I owe everything.

It is impossible to pursue happiness. Nobody has ever pursued it. One has to wait for it. And it is not a right at all. No law court can force you to be happy or force happiness to be with you. No government violence is capable of making you happy. No power can make you happy.

We take it for granted that life is hard and feel lucky to have whatever happiness we get. We do not look upon happiness as a birthright, nor do we expect it to be more than peace or contentment. Real joy, the state in which the Yequana spend much of their lives, is exceedingly rare among us.

The music world taught me a lot.It taught me how much happiness it could take from you. J. Cole said it in that interview: People forget their happiness and what makes them happy. Like, what you really wanted to do it for.

There are also times in life when a person has to rush off in pursuit of hopefulness.

Happiness, for me, is a function of the number of people I love, and I think joy and happiness is directly related to how many people are in our lives and how deeply we are bonded with those people.

If a human being is filled with happiness and positivity, this is what they radiate out into the world. We each affect our environment and that collective consciousness. The more people who are diving within and transcending and are getting that happiness and positivity, the better the world will be.

In the ardor of pursuit men soon forget the goal from which they start.

I don't like the word 'balance.' To me, that somehow conjures up conflict between work and family... as long as we think of these things as conflicting, we will never have happiness. True happiness comes from integration... of work, family, self, community.

What if culture itself is nothing but a halt, a break, a respite, in the pursuit of barbarity?

The pursuit of material gain is ultimately empty when measured against eternity.

Great achievers are driven, not so much by the pursuit of success, but by the fear of failure.

As for me, I am in pursuit of excellence. I have no time to get old.

The pursuit of truth, properly considered, shouldn't stop short of insanity.

Photographers undervalue the use of a wastebasket in their pursuit of fine photography.

True happiness is not made in getting something. True happiness is becoming something. This can be done by being committed to lofty goals. We cannot become something without commitment.

The pursuit of holiness is always on the path of obedience to the Word, never apart from it.

Modern political speechwriting is not a high-minded pursuit for brilliant talents.

Courage is simply doing whatever is needed in pursuit of the vision

Not a moment had been lost by General Hooker in the pursuit of Lee.

The rationale for loving others is the recognition of the simple fact that every living being has the same right to and the same desire for happiness, and not suffering, and the consideration that you as one individual are one life unit as compared with the mulititude of others in their ceaseless quest for happiness.

One is happy as a result of one's own efforts, once one knows of the necessary ingredients of happiness-simple tastes, a certain degree of courage, self-denial to a point, love of work, and, above all, a clear conscience. Happiness is no vague dream, of that I now feel certain.

The happiness we seek cannot be found through grasping, trying to hold on to things. It cannot be found through getting serious and uptight about wanting things to go in the direction we think will bring happiness. We are always taking hold of the wrong end of the stick. The point is that the happiness we seek is already here and it will be found through relaxation and letting go rather than through struggle.

Science is not a heartless pursuit of objective information; it is a creative human activity.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

Fishing is a quest for knowledge and wonder as much as a pursuit of fish.

The pursuit of things robs me of investing more in the work of Christ.

I came from anonymity, and I will continue to write as a private pursuit.

Reading is a private pursuit; one that takes place behind closed doors.