“Every man wishes to pursue his occupation and to enjoy the fruits of his labours and the produce of his property in peace and safety, and with the least possible expense. When these things are accomplished, all the objects for which government ought to be established are answered.” MenGovernmentWishEnjoyObjectsProduceOughtSafetyPropertyFruitEvery ManPursueAccomplishedLabourExpensesOccupation Author:Thomas Jefferson
“If I want to pursue the art of painting - or music or writing or sculpture - it requires only my time and a few dollars for materials. If, however, I want to produce a motion picture I have to go out and raise a million dollars!” IfsWantWritingArtMillionsProducePaintingMaterialsRaisesDollarsPursueMy TimeSculptureMillion DollarsMotion Pictures Author:Orson Welles
“Each pursues his private interest and only his private interest; and thereby serves the private interests of all, the general interest, without willing it or knowing it. The real point is not that each individual's pursuit of his private interest promotes the totality of private interests, the general interest. One could just as well deduce from this abstract phrase that each individual reciprocally blocks the assertion of the others' interests, so that, instead of a general affirmation, this war of all against all produces a general negation.” WellsWarRealIndividualInterestKnowingProduceWillingPursuitPursueBlockPhrasesAbstractAffirmationAssertionTotalityNegation Author:Karl Marx
“One difference between those who make it and those who don't--regardless of their field of endeavor--is not the "talent" difference. Those who go over the top have a dream and the dream has them. They make the commitment and pursue that dream with dogged patience and persistence. Commitment produces consistent, enthusiastic effort that inevitably produces greater and greater rewards.” DreamDifferencesEffortGreaterTalentFieldsProduceCommitmentRewardsPursuePersistenceConsistentEndeavorEnthusiasticOver The TopPatience And Persistence Book:Over the Top: Moving from Survival to Stability, from Stability to Success, from Success to Significance Source: Over the Top: Moving from Survival to Stability, from Stability to Success, from Success to Significance
“Because peace is a fruit of the Spirit, we are dependent upon the Spirit's work in our lives to produce the desire and the means to pursue peace. But we are also responsible to use the means He has given us and to take all practical steps to attain both peace within and peace with others.” MeanUseSpiritDesireGivenStepsOur LivesProduceResponsibleFruitPracticalsPursueDependentPeace WithinFruits Of The SpiritPeace With Others Author:Jerry Bridges
“I don't expect my flight to produce a generation of astronauts and cosmonauts back home, but I hope it will encourage people to pursue their dreams.” PeopleHomeDreamGenerationsProducePursueFlightAstronautBack Home Author:Mark Shuttleworth