Truth, also is the pursuit of it.

Truth, also is the pursuit of it.

There are situations which cannot honorably be met by art.

The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity.

A discrete series is a series of terms each of which is empirically derived, each one of which is empirically true. And this is the reason for the fragmentary character of those poems.

The situation of the Old Left was the theory of Socialist Realism, etc. It seemed pointless to argue. We stayed carefully away from people who wrote for the New Masses.

Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the most beautiful thing in the world, A limited, limiting clarity I have not and never did have any motive of poetry But to achieve clarity.

Things explain each other, not themselves.

A pure mathematical series would be one in which each term is derived from the preceding term by a rule.

Clarity clarity surely clarity is the most beautiful thing in the world a limited limiting clarity I have not and never did have any motive of poetry but to achieve clarity.

The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that still carries any reward.

Saddam Hussein has been tenacious in his pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and, unless he is removed from power, he will eventually harm our nation and our allies. Every moment we delay allows him to grow stronger.

I come before you to declare that my sex are entitled to the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame; life concludes before you have so much as sketched your work.

To many, Homer may appear lazy and a loser, but he's just much misguided. He's boorish, sure, but well meaning and, I guess, the one thing we have in common is the pursuit of lousy diets.

I think government has a major role to play in helping us with the pursuit of happiness.

Truth, also is the pursuit of it.

Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.

A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of success.

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the highest pleasure sustain him.

The preserve of ambition and folly in pursuit of illusion, or delusion.

It is this, at its most basic, that makes science a humane pursuit; it acknowledges the commonality of people's experience.

In the end, my pursuit of the elusive New York State driver's license became about much more than a divorced woman's learning to drive for the first time.

Religion is a temper, not a pursuit.

In my opinion, he only may be truly said to live and enjoy his being who is engaged in some laudable pursuit, and acquires a name by some illustrious action, or useful art.

My philosophy all my life has been the pursuit of excellence.

Your ability to communicate is an important tool in your pursuit of your goals, whether it is with your family, your co-workers or your clients and customers.

Even as we work to develop more sources of petroleum for the United States, we must continue our vigorous pursuit of alternative fuels, so that we can be powered by cleaner, more efficient sources of energy.

Manhattan is a narrow island off the coast of New Jersey devoted to the pursuit of lunch.

We must recognize the fact that many Nazis, Marxists and Fascists believe passionately in their fundamental rightness, and allow nothing to hinder them from their goal in the pursuit of their mission.

The ultimate goal of the educational system is to shift to the individual the burden of pursing his own education. This will not be a widely shared pursuit until we get over our odd conviction that education is what goes on in school buildings and nowhere else.

Just as invasion is the true and tried weapon in the hands of capital against the class struggle, so on the other hand the fearless pursuit of the class struggle has always proven the most effective preventative of foreign invasions.

But my most favourite pursuit, after my daily exertions at the Foundry, was Astronomy. There were frequently clear nights when the glorious objects in the Heavens were seen in most attractive beauty and brilliancy.

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.

Life is the most versatile thing under the sun; and in the pursuit of life and character the author who works in a groove works in blinkers.

Everything depends on a good job - strong families, strong communities, the pursuit of the American dream, and a tax base to support schools for our kids and services for our seniors.

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again.

The IRA has abandoned its armed struggle in pursuit of its goals by political means. This must be fully acknowledged. Continued challenge does nothing but obstruct and inhibit the peace process.

Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin.

We believe, as our founders did, that 'the pursuit of happiness' depends upon individual liberty; and individual liberty requires limited government.

An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.

Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.

It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving - as if it were an individual person - its own ends. History is nothing but the activity of men in pursuit of their ends.

The People have a right to the Truth as they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

At the time I came along, Hollywood's idea of teen movies meant there had to be a lot of nudity, usually involving boys in pursuit of sex, and pretty gross overall. Either that or a horror movie. And the last thing Hollywood wanted in their teen movies was teenagers!

And I think detente had manifestly failed, and that the pursuit of it was encouraging Soviet expansion and rendering the world more dangerous, and especially rendering the Western world in greater peril.

Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.

A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.