“There is a paradox at the heart of our lives. Most people want more income and strive for it. Yet as Western societies have got richer, their people have become no happier.” PeopleWantHeartOur LivesStriveWesternIncomeParadoxWestern Society Author:Richard Layard, Baron Layard
“Of the time that is allotted to man here on the earth there is none to lose or waste. After suitable rest and relaxation there is not a day, hour or minute that we should spend in idleness, but every minute of every day of our lives we should strive to improve our minds and to increase the faith of the holy Gospel, in charity, patience, and good works, that we may grow in the knowledge of the truth as it is spoken and prophesied of and written about.” MenShouldMindMayEarthGrowsHoursLosesOur LivesWrittenMinutesHolyWasteIncreaseCharityStriveGood WorkRelaxationIdlenessSuitable Author:Brigham Young
“Because He came to earth, we have a perfect example to follow. As we strive to become more like Him, we will have joy and happiness in our lives and peace each day of the year. It is His example which, if followed, stirs within us more kindness and love, more respect and concern for others.” IfsYearsEarthJoyPerfectKindnessOur LivesExampleConcernAnd LoveStriveEach DayJoy And HappinessDays Of The YearConcern For Others Author:Thomas S. Monson
“We strive all the time to give our life its form, but we do so by copying willy-nilly, like a drawing, the features of the person that we are and not of the person we should like to be.” GivingShouldPersonsFormOur LivesIdentityStriveDrawingFeaturesCopying Book:In Search of Lost Time, Volume III: The Guermantes Way Source: In Search of Lost Time, Volume III: The Guermantes Way
“Let us beware of losing our enthusiasms. Let us ever glory in something, and strive to retain our admiration for all that would ennoble, and our interest in all that would enrich and beautify our life.” InterestOur LivesLosingGloryStriveEnthusiasmAdmiration Author:Phillips Brooks
“We can glut ourselves with how-to-raise children information . . . strive to become more mature and aware but none of this will spare us from the . . . inevitability that some of the time we are going to fail our children. Because there is a big gap between knowing and doing. Because mature, aware people are imperfect too. Or because some current event in our life may so absorb or depress us that when our children need us we cannot come through.” PeopleNeedsMayChildrenBigsKnowingOur LivesFailingEventsInformationOur ChildrenRaisesStriveCurrentsMatureGapsParenthoodImperfectDepressingSparesInevitabilityCurrent EventsKnowing And Doing Author:Judith Viorst
“We always want to see people strive and see the human spirit triumph against adversity. That's what it's all about because that's what we're doing. We're trying to triumph in our lives.” PeopleWantTryingHumansSpiritOur LivesAdversityStriveTriumphHuman Spirit Author:William H. Macy
“What we can do is to live out our lives as best we can with purpose, and love, and joy. We can use each day to show those who are closest to us how much we care about them, and treat others with the kindness and respect that we wish for ourselves. We can learn from our mistakes and grow from our failures. And we can strive at all costs to make a better world.” WorldUseShowsCareJoyPurposeWishGrowsCan DoMistakeKindnessOur LivesCostAnd LoveTreatsStriveEach DayClosestLearning From Our Mistakes Author:Barack Obama
“I think that fortune watcheth o'er our lives, surer than we. But well said: he who strives will find his goals strive for him equally.” ThinkingWellsSaidGoalOur LivesFortuneStriveStrifeWell Said Author:Euripides
“Why do we have to spend our lives striving to be something that we would never want to be, if we only knew what we wanted? Why do we waste our time doing things which... are just the opposite of what we were made for?” IfsWantMadeWantedOur LivesWasteOppositesStriveOur Time Book:No Man Is an Island Source: No Man Is an Island
“Buying found objects means repurposing something that was already made years before, sometimes decades before. It strikes a nice balance between the new and used equation we should strive for in our lives.” ShouldYearsMeanMadeSometimesUsedFoundNiceOur LivesObjectsBalanceStriveStrikesDecadesBuyingEquationsFound Objects Author:Nate Berkus
“We are born, we grow up, we live our lives as best we can. If we are thoughtful we are good parents and good partners. If we are wise we strive for integrity and intimacy. If we are fortunate we discover love and joy. If we are able, we make the world a little better than we found it.” IfsWorldLoveLittlesAbleJoyFoundGrowsParentBornGrowing UpWiseOur LivesIntegrityStrivePartnersIntimacyFortunateThoughtfulGood Parent Author:Robert Reich