#pursuit

Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion. ↗

— Scott Adams

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I've always considered myself lucky that I do not have many passions. There's only one pursuit that I have ever truly loved, and that pursuit is writing. This means, conveniently enough, that I never had to search for my destiny; I only had to obey it. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#considered #conveniently #destiny #enough #ever

Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. ↗

— Barry Goldwater

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I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. ↗

— Barry Goldwater

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Science is not a heartless pursuit of objective information. It is a creative human activity, its geniuses acting more as artists than as information processors. ↗

— Stephen Jay Gould

#activity #artists #creative #geniuses #heartless

Wealth is a tool of freedom, but the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery. ↗

— Frank Herbert

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We have a history of gender and racial bias on our court that continues to undermine the system. Excluding individuals based on race is antagonistic to the pursuit of justice. ↗

— Anita Hill

#based #bias #continues #court #excluding

Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed to enriching our inner lives, when we focus on 'being more' rather than simply having more. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#being #committed #enriching #focus #genuine

Our nation was founded on the principals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. ↗

— Leonard Boswell

#happiness #liberty #life #nation #our

The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity. ↗

— Martin Van Buren

#general #government #interferes #less #private