Quotes about Pursuit

Happiness recedes from those who pursue her." Happiness will come upon me unexpectedly as a by-product, a surprising bonus for something I have invested myself in. And, most likely, that investment will include pain. It is hard to imagine pleasure without it.

Happiness is a battle to be waged and not a feeling to be awaited.

Just do what makes you happy and try. Just go out and audition.

That's all you can do as an actor - take the best thing available.

Pursuing the goal, the leader never looks back or calculates escape strategies if plans turn sour. Nor does a true leader cast blame for failure on subordinates.

Holy ambition has always been surrounded by distortions.

In spite of our foolishness and rebellious hearts, God has pursued us with relentless passion and patience, fully expressing to us His unfathomable love through the mercy and grace of the cross of His Son, Jesus Christ.

Whenever our pursuit is for blessings instead of for the Lord, He will remove or withhold so that we will cry out for Him again.

The wilderness is a dry place. It may be dry spiritually, financially, socially, or physically. It is here that God gives "daily bread," not "abundance of things." He meets our needs in this time — not necessarily our wants. The purpose of the wilderness — to purify us. Our pursuit is to be His heart, not His provision.

All you leave behind isn't worthy to be compared with the tiniest portion of that which I am seeking to enjoy.

People who never see it—they are wanderers. People who see it but never pursue it on their own—they are followers. People who see it and pursue it—they are achievers. People who see it, pursue it, and help others see and pursue it—they are leaders.

George Matthew Adams asserts, In this life, we get only those things for which we hunt, for which we strive, and for which we are willing to sacrifice. It is better to aim for something you want—even though you miss it—than to get something that you didn't aim to get, and which you don't want! If