Quotes with pursuit

Quotes 81 till 88 of 88.

  • Adlai Stevenson II We must recover the element of quality in our traditional pursuit of equality. We must not, in opening our schools to everyone, confuse the idea that all should have equal chance with the notion that all have equal endowments.
    Adlai Stevenson II
    American politician and governor (1900 - 1965)
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  • William Ellery Channing We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure.
    William Ellery Channing
    American Unitarian minister (1780 - 1842)
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  • Logan Pearsall Smith What pursuit is more elegant than that of collecting the ignominies of our nature and transfixing them for show, each on the bright pin of a polished phrase?
    Logan Pearsall Smith
    English writer (1865 - 1946)
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  • George Bernard Shaw What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • H. L. F. von Helmholtz Whoever, in the pursuit of science, seeks after immediate practical utility, may generally rest assured that he will seek in vain.
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  • Les Brown Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers or your clients and customers.
    Les Brown
    American motivational speaker, author and radio DJ (1945 - )
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  • E. F. Schumacher An attitude to life which seeks fulfillment in the single-minded pursuit of wealth - in short, materialism - does not fit into this world, because it contains within itself no limiting principle, while the environment in which it is placed is strictly limited.
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  • Arthur Peacocke For many decades now - and certainly during my adult life in academe - the Western intellectual world has not been convinced that theology is a pursuit that can be engaged in with intellectual honesty and integrity.
    Arthur Peacocke
    English Anglican theologian and biochemist (1924 - 2006)
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