Strive to be Quotes

“Don’t strive to be superior to others”

“The ambitious strive to be well known”

“Women strive to be the change they want to see in the mirror.”

“Strive to be beyond what others perceive you to be, by striving beyond the limits of yourself.”

“Strive to be more than number one—strive to be the greatest number one.”

“Within the earth’s womb each metal grows slowly developing and transforming into its perfection, its highest manifestation – gold. Nature and God are striving towards perfection, everything moves towards One. Just as human strive to become fully conscious, so all the metals strive to reach their purest state – gold.”

“As I said, to put our faith in tangible goals would seem to be, at best, unwise. So we do not strive to be firemen, we do not strive to be bankers, nor policemen, nor doctors. We strive to be ourselves. But don’t misunderstand me. I don’t mean that we can’t be firemen, bankers, or doctors — but that we must make the goal conform to the individual, rather than make the individual conform to the goal...In short, he has not dedicated his life to reaching a pre-defined goal, but he has rather chosen a way of life he knows he will enjoy. The goal is absolutely secondary: it is the functioning toward the goal which is important.”

“Man should strive to be a gentleman in a barbaric world, merciful in a merciless time and humane in an inhumane culture.”

“Strive to be a person of character not a person of power.”