When our forbears - yours and mine - came to America, they came because this country promised them something. It promised them an opportunity, nourished by education, not merely to grind for a bare living, but to strive for a good life.

Education is the foundation for all we do in life, it shapes who we are and what we aspire to be. Creativity fuels innovation, and it's what all states should strive to instill in the next generations.

Strivers achieve what dreamers believe.

I realize now that I've hoped to be great - as an actress, as a mother - because I want to embody the greatness of women who didn't get to be all they could have been. Their dignity, their courage, and their brilliance make me strive to be better. They're a part of me.

We strive for a culture of constant communication. Team members know in real time if there are performance issues. Team leaders know in real time if a team member is unhappy.

The ebulliently sharp mind of 'White Christmas' director Walter Bobbie made me tremble and strive in the same breath. The deceptively 'simple' dialogue of David Ives, asking every actor to just. say. it. Float it on the breeze; it doesn't need 'explanation,' just energy and truth.

Nigeria has no business with poverty. With our human and material resources, we shall strive to eradicate poverty from our country.

Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment.

I've been through a lot of things in my personal and family life. That turned me into a fighter. I always strive to be the best I possibly can.

Perfection is impossible; just strive to do your best.

The architect should strive continually to simplify; the ensemble of the rooms should then be carefully considered that comfort and utility may go hand in hand with beauty.

If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.

The truest art I would strive for in any work would be to give the page the same qualities as earth: weather would land on it harshly; light would elucidate the most difficult truths; wind would sweep away obtuse padding.

It has always seemed to me that so long as you produce your dramatic effect, accuracy of detail matters little. I have never striven for it and I have made some bad mistakes in consequence. What matter if I hold my readers?

Life is destined for the realization of God in the Divine Consciousness, this is what one has to strive for and attain immortality.

In the measurement world, you set a goal and strive for it. In the universe of possibility, you set the context and let life unfold.

Always strive to do the unexpected.

The prologue of your life should be good.... but strive to make the epilogue brilliant!

It seems like news media strive on bad things, bad people or bad situation. They are always happy to report bad news. That will scare people. They like to install fear in people's live.

Setting aside commitments, we are left with the small slice of the day that embodies our daily freedom. You must strive to grow this slice of time.

Memories provide an anchoring mechanism in defining what we must emphasize in the present to achieve the future we strive to obtain.

Always strive for continuous improvement.

I rather now strive to reach rather than wait to receive!

Even if we try to conform to ideals and strive for perfection, we will always be pulled back to our core identity because it's the path of least resistance for our souls ? an energy force that wants nothing more than for us to honor and accept who we are and discover what we're meant to do in the world.