`Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
Thomas Paine
Deliberately to pursue happinesss is not the surest way of achieving it. Seek it for its own sake and I doubt whether you will find it.
Robert J. McCracken
You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I`m innocent. You`ve got to believe I`m innocent. If you don`t, take my job.
Richard M. Nixon
`Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
Thomas Paine
You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don`t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can`t take their eyes off you.
Maya Angelou
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
My parents divorce and hard times at school, all those things combined to mold me, to make me grow up quicker. And it gave me the drive to pursue my dreams that I woundn`t necessarily have had otherwise.
Christina Aguilera
(1975 quote) "I first started thinking about being an actor when I was in college at the University of Missouri. I auditioned for a television play, and the director, who has some professional New York credits, encouraged me to pursue acting. In college I...
Tom Berenger
When you feel in your gut what you are and then dynamically pursue it - don`t back down and don`t give up - then you`re going to mystify a lot of folks.
Bob Dylan
A facial birth defect doesn`t get in the way of achievement. Parents need to instill a positive sense of self-esteem in their children so they can pursue their dreams.
Stacy Keach
(on researching his role as Plainview in There Will Be Blood (2007)) I read a lot of correspondence dating from that period. Decent middle-class lives with wives and children were abandoned to pursue this elusive possibility. They were bank clerks and shi...
Daniel Day-Lewis
I was blessed to have family members who encouraged me to pursue my dreams. Whether it is your parents, or your uncles or your aunts or even the neighbor down the road, it`s important that kids have someone who encourages them to chase their rainbow.
Dolly Parton
On the day of his acquittal in 1995: "When things have settled down a bit I will pursue as my primary goal in life the killer or killers who slaughtered Nicole and Mr. Goldman."
OJ Simpson
I wanted to do a Christmas movie. I had been offered Surviving Christmas (2004), and I opted not to pursue that one any further. And then Elf (2003) came along and I thought it really plays into my sensibilities. I thought the one thing about Will Ferrell...
Jon Favreau
I`ll probably pursue doing more movies but not horror movies or movies with killers in them. I`ll try to stick to happy movies. I want to act and direct like Jodie Foster. I admire her because she went to college and she is still doing the same thing.
Lindsay Lohan
I`m so proud of my heritage, but yes, I think there`s always a danger when people put you on a pedestal. Especially when you`re just trying to live your life and pursue your dreams. The intention is not to represent Asian Americans, but to be an Asian Ame...
Lucy Liu
(on his decision to pursue an acting career) So I was the associate editor of a medical journal in Chicago, and I was thirty seven, and all of a sudden I just sort of started going through this dark night of the soul... where I just... . Is this going to ...
John Mahoney
I want to pursue as much of a serious acting career as I can, not just a flimsy overnight career. I take it very seriously and I really want to pursue it for the rest of my life.
Emilie de Ravin
I want to pursue as much of a serious acting career as I can, not just a flimsy overnight career. I take it very seriously and I really want to pursue it for the rest of my life.
Emilie de Ravin
I feel great about it. I did six full years, and I loved it. I just felt like it was time. Not everything is going to be a perfect decision. Sometimes you hit, sometimes you miss, and that`s the way it goes. - about leaving "Saturday Night Live" to pursue...
Molly Shannon
(on why he moved to Chicago to pursue an acting career) "It was within Greyhound striking distance of home. It was a good place to start out."
Ron Livingston
I am definitely less green than I was back then. What I meant by that was that I wasn`t an actor and really at that point had no intention of continuing to pursue acting. What I did in Rent" was just very natural. From day one I just connected to the role...
Adam Pascal
Without renouncing the support of physics, it is possible for the physiology of the senses, not only to pursue its own course of development, but also to afford to physical science itself powerful assistance.
Alejandro Moreno
With Juiced: Eliminator and the portability of the PSP, those sitting on the metro, on a train or at their desk, can pursue innovative new game-play modes, pink-slip and crew racing, delivering a red-line adrenaline rush strong enough to replace the morni...
Anthony Desjardins
`Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
Thomas Paine
