“New York is essentially national in interest, position, pursuits. No one thinks of the place as belonging to a particular state, but to the United States.” ThinkingStatesInterestUnitedUnited StatesNew YorkPositionParticularPursuitBelonging Author:James F. Cooper
“I'm convinced after spending three weeks in China and Tibet, unless the United States gets its act together, our grandchildren will be living in a world dominated by the People's Republic. China is simply inexorable in its pursuit of wealth, growth and power. It cares little about human rights, democracy, labor protections, fair trade rules or the environment. It is relentless in advancing its national interests.” PeopleWorldHumansLittlesStatesCareTogetherThreeGrowthInterestWealthUnitedUnited StatesDemocracyEnvironmentRightsWeekFairsLaborTradeHuman RightsChinaProtectionSpendingConvincedPursuitRepublicGrandchildrenRelentlessAdvancingInexorableTibetNational InterestsFair TradePursuit Of Wealth Author:Mort Kondracke
“The pursuit by the Iranian regime of nuclear weapons represents a direct threat to the entire international community, including to the United States and to the Persian Gulf region.” StatesCommunityUnitedUnited StatesWeaponsDirectThreatIncludingInternationalNuclearPursuitRegionsRegimesNuclear WeaponsIranianPersianInternational CommunityPersian Gulf Author:Condoleezza Rice
“[On the United States:] We are a wildly energetic people in our pursuit of pleasure, let alone in our pursuit of money, and we are very odd to look at as we go about our lives.” PeopleLooksStatesPleasureUnitedUnited StatesOur LivesPursuitOddEnergeticPursuit Of Money Author:Martha Gellhorn
“The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.... He who works for sweetness and light united, works to make reason and the will of God prevail.” ReasonLightUnitedPerfectionPursuitGods WillSweetnessPursuit Of Perfection Author:Matthew Arnold
“Pursuit and possession are accompanied by states of consciousness so wide apart that they can never be united.” StatesUnitedConsciousnessPossessionWidePursuitStates Of Consciousness Book:Delphi Complete Works of Jack London (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Jack London (Illustrated)