Strive Quotes

So we strive for perfection in the areas in which we can control, and that isn't necessarily what provides contentment and joy for ourselves and, more importantly, for our children.

We must strive to encourage East and West not only to move towards each other but also to encourage them to find a new philosophy, a philosophy which will serve as a tool determining the future of Planet Earth - our common and only shelter.

The President of the United States should strive to be always mindful of the fact that he serves his party best who serves his country best.

With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds.

Strive for continuous improvement, instead of perfection.

Romance is mush, stifling those who strive.

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it.

Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them.

We must strive to become good ancestors.

Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.

Why should we strive, with cynic frown, to knock their fairy castles down?

Men should strive to think much and know little.

I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.

A man should not strive to eliminate his complexes but to get into accord with them: they are legitimately what directs his conduct in the world.

There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university a place where those who hate ignorance may strive to know, where those who perceive truth may strive to make others see.

You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all you can give.

It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.

Brazilian music has many of the ingredients that I strive for in my own music: Strong melodies and a disciplined but intense rhythmic concept, and interesting harmonies.

The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people.

I'm over it. You strive to win a Super Bowl and you do everything you can to get there. But being in the Hall of Fame, you never play for that honor. It's incredible.

The important thing for the survival of the Thai society is that the majority of those who work, both in the government and the private sector, still strive to work in the same direction; this is why the Thai nation still stands.

Try to help others. Consult their weaknesses, relieve their maladies; strive to raise them up, and by so doing you will most effectually raise yourself up also.

Strive for continuous improvement, instead of perfection.

Everyday I strive to, at least, recognise my short-comings and the things I have to do to be the best person that I can possibly be.

Each must in virtue strive for to excel; That man lives twice that lives the first life well.

There's a certain groove you pick that makes the music flow, and when you have it it's in your pocket. It's the feeling behind the rhythm... to me, the hardest thing to strive for is that feeling, behind the groove.

Only the insecure strive for security.

Fail I alone, in words and deeds? Why, all men strive and who succeeds?

The past is our definition. We may strive with good reason to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it. But we will escape it only by adding something better to it.