If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.
Every Latter-day Saint should make the study of this book a lifetime pursuit. Otherwise, he is placing his soul in jeopardy and neglecting that which could give spiritual and intellectual unity to his whole life.
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. I lost three times before I got elected. There's no limit. Stay in pursuit of your dreams.
I have never seen the Philosopher's Stone that turns lead into Gold, but I have known the pursuit of it turn a Man's Gold into Lead.
We will be relentless in our pursuit for perfection. We won't ever be perfect - but in the process we will achieve greatness.
There were times in the past that I got angry at some members of the press whose writings greatly disrupted my serious pursuit of art and my behavior as an artist.
There is no "playing with truth" in the Charkha programme, for satyagraha is not predominantly civil disobedience but a quiet and irresistible pursuit of Truth.
A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.
When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity.
Fashion is the pursuit of perfection, Style is the acceptance of one's flaws.
The world is devoted to physical science, because it believes theses discoveries will increase its capacity of luxury and self-indulgence. But the pursuit of science only leads to the insoluble.
Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.
While we shall never weary in the defense of freedom, neither shall we ever abandon the pursuit of peace.
The pursuit of perfection often impedes improvement.
The pursuit by the Iranian regime of nuclear weapons represents a direct threat to the entire international community, including to the United States and to the Persian Gulf region.
The pursuit of the difficult makes men strong
For the division of labor demands from the individual an ever more one-sided accomplishment, and the greatest advance in a one-sided pursuit only too frequently means dearth to the personality of the individual.
Let us both small and great push forward in this work, in this pursuit, if to our country, if to ourselves we would live dear.
The first and most important rule to observe. . . is to use our entire forces with the utmost energy. The second rule is to concentrate our power as much as possible against that section where the chief blows are to be delivered and to incur disadvantages elsewhere, so that our chances of success may increase at the decisive point. The third rule is never to waste time. Finally, the fourth rule is to follow up our successes with the utmost energy. Only pursuit of the beaten enemy gives the fruits of victory.
A life of ease is a difficult pursuit.