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Quotes About Pursuit

Clausewitz insisted on aggressively following up after concentrating force at the decisive point. Any strategy that doesn't account for how to exploit victory is incomplete, inadequate. "What remains true under all imaginable conditions," he wrote, "is that no victory will be effective without pursuit; and no matter how brief the exploitation of victory, it must always go further than an immediate follow-up.
~ James C. Collins
The function of leadership—the number one responsibility of a leader—is to catalyze a clear and shared vision for the company and to secure commitment to and vigorous pursuit of that vision. As we discussed earlier, this is a universal requirement of leadership, and no matter what your style, you must perform this function.
~ James C. Collins
When I finally caught up with Abraham Trahearne, he was drinking beer with an alcoholic bulldog named Fireball Roberts in a ramshackle joint just outside of Sonoma, California, drinking the heart right out of a fine spring afternoon.
~ James Crumley
I am best served in my life's goals if I lay in the dark, brood, sleep, listen to classical music, spend time with my few friends, and chase women. That's what I do. I chase women. I spend time with my few friends. I brood. I sleep. I earn money, and I work.
~ James Ellroy
I am in awe of the brand, and there is nothing I would do or contemplate doing that would any way impact the unique pedestal that Steinway occupies in the industry, 160 years, uncompromising reputation for excellence, and it's my goal to safeguard that reputation and continue that pursuit of perfection.
~ John Paulson
If I wasn't a writer/director, I would be an investigative journalist. There's something about being an undercover journalist. I mean, that's freakin' cool!
~ Paul Wesley
I've got two undergraduate degrees: one is a Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy and a Master's in Psychology. I'm gunning for my Ph. D. in Psychology but that's currently on hold.
~ Xavier Woods
The thing I'm particularly interested in is natural history. In its heyday, the mid- and late-nineteenth century, when people were going out and gathering the first huge caches of data and trying to understand what was living and growing everywhere, there was such a sense of freshness to that pursuit. It's very exciting.
~ Andrea Barrett
I believe that the pursuit of truth and right ideas through honest debate and rigorous argument is a noble undertaking.
~ Charles Krauthammer
Dhol' is a light-hearted thriller revolving around four unemployed guys who are chasing money. It's my first attempt at comedy.
~ Kunal Khemu
There's nothing like going on with a thing.
~ Anthony Trollope
life is really generous to those who pursue their Personal Legend
~ Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
Get to know everything is impossible, but we should to strive for this.
~ Anastasia Novyh "Allatra"
Peace is the only destination worth searching for.
~ Debasish Mridha
The pursuit of any worthwhile goal requires that you give up something that feels comfortable, secure, and safe in the moment to get you closer to your future dreams.
~ Mensah Oteh
Unfortunately, wisdom and happiness are old enemies, and where one can be found, the other seldom lingers. - Wollof
~ Joseph Lallo
The harder you search the more troubled you become.
~ Compton Gage
Pursue knowledge as though it is your life-blood, then you will know greatness!
~ Monique Rockliffe
Don't wait for wisdom to come and rescue you, seek it daily.
~ Matshona Dhliwayo
To plan and talk is good but to plan and take action is even greater.
~ Euginia Herlihy
I am the seeker, the act of seeking, and the one who is sought.
~ Karan Bajaj, The Seeker
If you eagerly search, you will find what you seek.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
There's always something funny about men chasing women.
~ David Spade
Don't chase women, they will chase you. They are like horses in a pasture: if you don't go drooling over her, she is going to want to know why.
~ Piers Morgan