Pursuit Quotes

As our nation has grown in size and stature, however-as our industrial economy expanded-these political rights proved inadequate to assure us equality in the pursuit of happiness.

For too many of us life was no longer free; liberty no longer real; men could no longer follow the pursuit of happiness.

A blind pursuit of cheap popularity has nothing to do with revolution.

To me, that's the key thing, the pursuit of happiness. That's the basic, ultimate freedom.

Like Shakespeare, I too am often occupied with the pursuit of my creative endeavors and dealing with all aspects of life's mundane matters. "Who are the best musicians for these songs?" "Am I recording in the right studio?" "Is this song in the right key?" Some things never change, even in 400 years. Not once have I ever had the time to ask myself, "Are my songs literature?" So, I do thank the Swedish Academy, both for taking the time to consider that very question, and, ultimately, for providing such a wonderful answer.

Vegetarianism serves as the criterion by which we know that the pursuit of moral perfection on the part of humanity is genuine and sincere.

It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving - as if it were an individual person - its own ends. History is nothing but the activity of men in pursuit of their ends.

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.