Seeking Quotes

I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is that some good can come out of my situation.
Jayson Blair

Good, Hope, Making

My dad is a bank president and my mom was an accountant and they didn't think that seeking the life of a freelance writer was very practical, you see. Of course, I was just as determined to do it.
Kevin J. Anderson

Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal.
Herman Hesse

Goal, Free, Means

There is no moral equivalency between those who would kill using children, innocent civilians, children and adults, in their homes and in their places of worship, to that of a government that is seeking those terrorists before they can engage in that awful activity.
George Pataki

Government, Children, Before

On the screen I saw tanks rolling through dusty streets, and fallen buildings, and forests of unfamiliar trees into which East Pakistani refugees had fled, seeking safety over the Indian border.
Jhumpa Lahiri

Through, Trees, Safety

I knew Anais Nin, who called me after I had been away for a few years. She was seeking help because at that time no one would give her a decent review. She was made fun of.
Marguerite Young

Time, Fun, Help

When I'm saying hysteria, I'm referring to Freud, because all the women were coming to him with symptoms and seeking help, and he just called it hysteria.
Cybill Shepherd

Women, Help, Saying

We know that al Qaeda is seeking radioactive materials and technology to launch a devastating attack, and that hundreds of radioactive sources have been lost or stolen in the U.S. and around the world.
Ed Markey

Technology, Lost, Around

I tell the person I won't take a picture or sign the autograph, but I will shake their hand. That kind of personal touch is all they're really seeking.
Chevy Chase

Person, Tell, Personal

Today we ought to be able to see first that Booker T. Washington faced a situation in which he was seeking desperately for a way out, and he could see no way out except capitulation.
C. L. R. James

Today, Able, Situation

In Europe, it appears that in the name of democracy, elites are pursuing an autocratic, centralized power, seeking economic control and social regimentation.
Maggie Gallagher

Power, Democracy, Control

It is like a voyage of discovery into unknown lands, seeking not for new territory but for new knowledge. It should appeal to those with a good sense of adventure.
Frederick Sanger

Good, Knowledge, Sense

In terms of 'Saving Face,' I was inspired by the stories of survivors who didn't let their attacks stop them from pursuing justice and seeking treatment.
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Justice, Inspired, Face

I like trying things, I am kind of adventurous and I like thrill seeking.
Joshua Bell

If I wasn't so insecure about myself I wouldn't work as hard as I do. I am constantly seeking approval.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Work, Hard, Insecure

A likely source for terrorists seeking to buy or steal nuclear materials is the former Soviet Union.
Lee H. Hamilton

Union, Nuclear, Likely

They make glorious shipwreck who are lost in seeking worlds.
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Lost, Glorious, Worlds

Europe has found itself confronted with fresh challenges - challenges of a global character, the nature of which is directly connected with changes in the international climate and the difficulties of seeking new models for co-operation.
Boris Yeltsin

Nature, Character, Found

I'm not seeking out genre films, but this just came my way, and Miramax was good enough to add a role for me because we wanted the chance to work together.
Jeri Ryan

Work, Good, Together

The ongoing strife in Iraq, and the billions of dollars that the President is seeking to continue that war, give me little comfort that this Administration has learned from its mistakes in Iraq.
Robert Byrd

War, Mistakes, Give

And obviously, when I started out, I had a little bit more curiosity than some, and went seeking out the original artists, or in some cases searching up country music.
Elvis Costello

Music, Country, Started

I have only been seeking to get them to the negotiating table and, thank God, that's where they are.
John Prescott

God, Thank, Table

We're all seeking order. We're all seeking control.
Michael Connelly

But I'm not worried about seeking out the approval of others - that high school thing of joining the club.
Stephan Jenkins

School, Others, High

Today, we realize there are those actively seeking to harm us, to destroy our infrastructure and take lives.
Dave Reichert

Today, Lives, Realize

Gang violence in America is not a sudden problem. It has been a part of urban life for years, offering an aggressive definition and identity to those seeking a place to belong in the chaos of large metropolitan areas.
Dave Reichert

Life, America, Problem

What does it mean to be Catholic and not a Catholic? I feel adrift, homeless. My Catholic imagination allows me to see the soul as a lit breath, seeking the divine. It persists.
Julianna Baggott

Mean, Soul, Divine

The suicide arrives at the conclusion that what he is seeking does not exist; the seeker concludes that what he has not yet looked in the right place.
Paul Watzlawick

Place, Exist, Conclusion

And, of course, customers really need to feel safe and are seeking reassurance when they fly.
David Neeleman

Safe, Fly, Customers

If somehow a proclamation were made that C.E.O.'s could only make a maximum of $300,000 a year, you would not have any shortage of very qualified men and women seeking the jobs.
James Sinegal

Women, Men, Made

Share with your Friends

Everyone likes a good quote - don't forget to share.

Related Definition

Seeking Definition

Marcus Aurelius

Popular Topics

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Get Social with BrainyQuote

BrainyQuote Desktop

BrainyQuote Mobile

Site

Quote of the Day

Social

BQ on Pinterest

Syndication

Funny Quote Feed

Love Quote Feed

Nature Quote Feed

About Us