#seeking

The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men are created different; they lose their social freedom and their individual autonomy in seeking to become like each other. ↗

— David Riesman

#become #both #created #different #each

I take great pride in having been able to overcome the Asian financial crisis and seeking the opportunities available to bring about an unprecedented growth in the economy. ↗

— Zhu Rongji

#about #asian #available #been #bring

My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love. ↗

— Yakov Smirnoff

#described #father #fell #freedom #harbor

Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#attempt #authority #comes #effort #hold

Seeking fortunes in America led to Germany losing people, and the American continent received many people whose contributions are particularly clear in the agricultural and technical fields. ↗

— Julius Streicher

#america #american #clear #continent #contributions

Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. ↗

— Gordon B. Hinckley

#problem-seeking #life

Sometimes in life there's no problem and sometimes there solution. Within this space - between these apparent poles - life flows. ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#conflict #contentment #finding-answers #going-with-the-flow #inner-fulfilment

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. ↗

— Marcel Proust

#discovery #eyes #having #landscapes #new

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost. ↗

— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

#different #fulfillment #gotten #happiness #just

We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of Israel. My administration will be steadfast in support Israel against terrorism and violence, and in seeking the peace for which all Israelis pray. ↗

— George W. Bush

#against #friends #important #israel #israelis