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Pursuit and seduction are the essence of sexuality. It's...

Pursuit and seduction are the essence of sexuality. It's part of the sizzle.

Quote by Camille Paglia about sex, seduction

The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of...

The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.

Quote by Matthew Arnold about light, perfection

Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of...

Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy

Quote by Guillaume Apollinaire about happiness, good, good luck

The pursuit of science does not, in England, constitute a...

The pursuit of science does not, in England, constitute a distinct profession, as it does in many other countries.

Quote by Charles Babbage about country, science

Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion.

Quote by Scott Adams about people, principle, religion, nothing, things

When others stood idly by, you and your families gave...

When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity.

Quote by Gerry Adams about nation, people, contentment

Someone told me there was a publisher that could find a good home for my songs, but I didn't want to give up my pursuit of a career in the business as an artist.

Quote by Michael Bolton about career, home, affair, artists, good, good luck

Love is simply the name for the desire and the pursuit of...

Love is simply the name for the desire and the pursuit of the whole.

Quote by Aristophanes about love, name

America stands for liberty, for the pursuit of happiness and for the unalienable right for life. This right to life cannot be granted or denied by government because it does not come from government, it comes from the creator of life.

Quote by George W. Bush about rightness, life, liberty, god, happiness

I am about to be married, and am of course in all the...

I am about to be married, and am of course in all the misery of a man in pursuit of happiness.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about happiness, man

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm...

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about things

God may not play dice but he enjoys a good round of...

God may not play dice but he enjoys a good round of Trivial Pursuit every now and again.

Quote by Federico Fellini about god, good, good luck

I actually encountered the written dharma, and I met a...

I actually encountered the written dharma, and I met a teacher. Before that, I was engaged in philosophical pursuit in school.

Quote by Richard Gere about teachers, school

Italy is an enormous asset in my life now. I feel it's just a privilege for me to have actually met someone who is from a country that is so fantastic. And so a lot of it is the exploration of that country, trying to learn its language, eating its...

Quote by Colin Firth about country, food, language, life

Wealth is a tool of freedom, but the pursuit of wealth is...

Wealth is a tool of freedom, but the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery.

Quote by Frank Herbert about wealth, slavery, tools

Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in...

Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about life

Truth, also is the pursuit of it.

Truth, also is the pursuit of it.

Quote by George Oppen about truth

And the fifteenth century was an impassioned age, so ardent and serious in its pursuit of art that it consecrated everything with which art had to ad as a religious object.

Quote by Walter Pater about age, art, magic, olderness

Nature of course is the best guide in the matter of...

Nature of course is the best guide in the matter of choosing a pursuit.

Quote by James Payn about nature

You have a little bit of talent, a certain amount of good fortune and a lot of hard work in pursuit of whatever truth you can find in it, and if you are really lucky, a terrific partner and I have that and those four things worked out for me.

Quote by Donald McNichol Sutherland about success, wealth, contentment, talent, truth, work, things, good, good luck

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