Pursue Quotes - Page 34

• In college, the guys aren't worrying about whether they'll be able to pursue their career dreams and still have kids.

  Gail Collins

  Dream, Kids, College

  "Having None of Having It All". Interview with David Brooks, opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com. March 13, 2013.

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• May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the Olympic Torch pursue its way through ages, increasing friendly understanding among nations, for the good of a humanity always more enthusiastic, more courageous and more pure.

  Pierre de Coubertin

  Joy, Understanding, Humanity

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• America gains most when individuals have great freedom to pursue personal goals without undue government interference.

  Sylvia Earle

  Government, America, Goal

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• Everyone needs a certain amount of money. Beyond that, we pursue money because we know how to obtain it. We don't necessarily know how to obtain happiness.

  Gregg Easterbrook

  Money, Needs, Certain

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• I still sing on bits and pieces. Singing's something that I love to do, but it's not something that I pursue as a career.

  Idris Elba

  Careers, Singing, Pieces

  "Idris Elba: 'My film about Nelson Mandela is hands down the best'". Interview with Stuart Heritage, www.theguardian.com. March 28, 2013.

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• Prison continues, on those who are entrusted to it, a work begun elsewhere, which the whole of society pursues on each individual through innumerable mechanisms of discipline.

  Michel Foucault

  Jail, Discipline, Prison

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• I decided to pursue music, so I dropped out of school and I told my parents I didn't want any money from them. I got three jobs and I just hit the ground running.

  Lady Gaga

  Running, Jobs, School

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• Very few, if any, first-generation black or white or Asian kids will pursue a Ph.D. They'll pursue the professions for economic security. Many will go to law school and/or business school.

  Henry Louis Gates

  School, Kids, Law

  "Henry Louis Gates Uncovers 'Faces Of America'". "Talk of the Nation" with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. February 17, 2010.

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• If we had failed to pursue the facts as far as they led, we would have denied the public any knowledge of an unprecedented scheme of political surveillance and sabotage.

  Katharine Graham

  Political, Facts, Surveillance

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• The truth has never been of any real value to any human being - it is a symbol for mathematicians and philosophers to pursue. In human relations kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.

  Graham Greene

  Truth, Honesty, Kindness

  Graham Greene (1960). “The Heart of The Matter”

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• The appalling crackdown that we witnessed in Hama and other Syrian cities on 30 and 31 July only erode the regime's legitimacy and increase resentment. In the absence of an end to the senseless violence and a genuine process of political reform, we will continue to pursue further EU sanctions.

  William Hague

  July, Cities, Political

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• A woman who is willing to be herself and pursue her own potential runs not so much the risk of loneliness, as the challenge of exposure to more interesting men - and people in general.

  Lorraine Hansberry

  Running, Loneliness, Being Alone

  "Wild Women Talk Back : Audacious Advice for the Bedroom, Boardroom, and Beyond". Book by Autumn Stephens (p. 15), 2004.

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• We must give Oklahoma families the opportunity to thrive and prosper. We must give all Oklahomans the tools necessary to pursue the American dream. And then, we must get out of the way.

  Brad Henry

  Dream, Opportunity, Oklahoma

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• For the past several years, I have remained what others would consider underground. I did this in order to build a community of people, like-minded in their desire for freedom and the right to pursue their goals and lives without being manipulated and controlled by a media protected military industrial complex with a completely different agenda.

  Lauryn Hill

  Military, Past, Media

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The danger I faced was not accepted as reasonable grounds for deferring my tax payments, as authorities, who despite being told all of this, still chose to pursue action against me, as opposed to finding an alternative solution.

  Lauryn Hill

  Alternatives, Action, Accepted

  "Here's Why Lauryn Hill Refused To Pay Federal Taxes In The First Place" by Mandi Woodruff, www.businessinsider.com. April 23, 2013.

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• When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.

  Billy Joel

  Musician, Young, Conservatory

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• John and I were lucky because our mother was a strong woman with high expectations and a strong sense of values. She encouraged us to pursue things we were interested in and not think about what other people wanted us to do.

  Caroline Kennedy

  Mother, Strong Women, Thinking

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• I've always valued the input of the people I love. So in the past, whenever I'd make a decision - what to wear to an event, whether to pursue a job opportunity - I'd consult those closest to me, like my mother, husband, or manager.

  Alicia Keys

  Mother, Jobs, Husband

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• I still think my whole career was accidental. I didn't pursue it. I feel like I'm cheating sometimes.

  Ben E. King

  Cheating, Thinking, Careers

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Color possesses me. I don't have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour: Color and I are one. I am a painter.

  Paul Klee

  Art, Pain, Color

  1914 The Diaries of Paul Klee 1898-1918, entry 926.

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• If I had to start over, I'd pursue photography - probably to the exclusion of acting.

  Jessica Lange

  Photography, Starting Over, Acting

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• We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as a Christian people, there is now but one course to pursue. We must accept the situation.

  Robert E. Lee

  Christian, Fighting, Long

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• Even though I build buildings and I pursue my architecture, I pursue it as an artist. I deliberately keep a tiny studio. I don't want to be an architectural firm. I want to remain an artist.

  Maya Lin

  Artist, Want, Tiny

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• When you have a dream that you can't let go of, trust your instincts and pursue it. But remember: Real dreams take work, They take patience, and sometimes they require you to dig down very deep. Be sure you're willing to do that.

  Harvey Mackay

  Letting Go, Dream, Real

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• Through their own actions, customers can hold companies responsible to higher standards of social responsibility. Through collective action, they can leverage their dollars to combat the force of those investors who myopically pursue profits at the expense of the rest of society.

  Simon Mainwaring

  Responsibility, Dollars, Action

  "10 Actions Consumers Can Take to Reinvent Capitalism" by Simon Mainwaring, www.huffingtonpost.com. Junt 7, 2011.

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