Being named Michael Jordan – I think growing up playing sports and having a name like Michael Jordan – and I was extremely competitive – I used to get teased a lot. But it made me want to strive for greatness and be able to compete at whatever I decided to do.
The world remains a very hostile place for women in many corners of the globe. As such, we should all strive to battle such injustices wherever these might occur.
Performance is something we all strive to be better at. I’m no different than that. Who wants to look bad?
There’s nothing like having some healthy competition. We really strive to think outside the box by taking the standard approach the then twisting it a little, all the while trying something new.
As a rugby player, you strive to be an All Black, win a World Cup, and win a Super Rugby title.
There’s something attractive about making people temporarily forget their actual age by taking them out of their normal lives so completely. Doesn’t travel, by its very nature, strive to do this?
People think that once a band is ‘big’ that they make a ton of money, but that’s not true. It’s hard to make money. It’s financially a hard business until you hit gold. However, that only makes you strive toward your goal more and work harder because of it.
Always strive to excel, but only on weekends.
I think the most attractive people are the confident ones, regardless of their literal appearance, so I strive for that. Basically, I think you’ll always be the size your body needs to be if you only eat if you are hungry. If you never eat for any other reason, you’ll be just the right size for your body.
I always strive to set an example for my kids to work hard and develop a strong sense of work ethic.
If you strive toward the perfect run, accepting that you will always come up short of that is very intriguing. It makes me think about how in life in general, we always want to strive toward perfection, but sometimes perfection would be the worst thing.
I truly believe our work is an extension of who we are, and I constantly strive to push myself and my teams.
At Pixar, we do sequels only when we come up with a great idea, and we always strive to be different than the original.
I want to continue to strive towards deepening my relationship with God and finding peace in whatever trials or circumstances I may be given.
Strive for perfection. Nobody’s going to be perfect on this earth. But strive for perfection.
The kids of today have to be better than us. We must strive to create tools adequate for human beings that come with other things that are, at least, different from those we used to have.
I’m not a very good dancer. My feet don’t point far enough; my extension is embarrassing. Dance, for me, has been hard because it’s a strive for perfection.
At Cisco, we believe everyone has the potential to become a global problem solver. We strive to inspire, connect, and invest in opportunities that accelerate global problem solving by empowering people everywhere to work toward eradicating poverty, unemployment, climate change, and hunger.
Some of the ‘aha’ insights that scientists strive for may have to await the emergence of post-human intellects.
Few tragedies can be more extensive than the stunting of life, few injustices deeper than the denial of an opportunity to strive or even to hope, by a limit imposed from without, but falsely identified as lying within.
My goal is to really be a dominant player in this league and have nobody question that. That’s what I strive for.
I am saying that in Wales here we have a very clear election commitment and I hope, and I will express this view, I hope that every individual member of the Labour Party, will understand that and will strive to achieve unity so that we can deliver the yes vote in the Autumn.
Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive.
We do not just strive for a society in which every person has the opportunity to reach their full potential (all parties lay claim to that); we want to build a society in which whatever talents people have, they are rewarded with a comfortable standard of living when they apply them.
God always strives together with those who strive.
I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better.
My mother and brother made me strive to get good grades and get through school.
If you ever want to know why I’m not on a record label, look at ‘The X Factor!’ Honestly, of all the people that strive to break barriers in music and do good things and write great lyrics, not one of them would ever pass the first round on any of these competitions.
To me, Slow parenting is about bringing balance into the home. Children need to strive and struggle and stretch themselves, but that does not mean childhood should be a race. Slow parents give their children plenty of time and space to explore the world on their own terms.
That’s what I’ve been trying to strive for – to draw a clear picture, to open up a new dimension.
At the restaurant, we strive to create an excellent experience for our guests, and in the kitchen, we could not do this without having access to the best ingredients, equipment and tools, including Victorinox Cutlery.
Mississippi is an imperfect state, and I can predict with certainty that I will reflect that imperfection. Mississippians also strive for excellence, and I swear to reflect that as well.
Dreams from 1991 are becoming reality. We will build good relations between nations and people. We will strive towards mutual respect and equality of every individual, sex, race and national or any other minority.
Bobby Heenan did what every announcer should strive to do and that is to make talent bigger stars than they are and to embellish every talent’s TV persona.
It is my nature to strive to do my best. This does tend to take a toll on you.
I don’t want to be New Vocalist of the Year; that’s not a goal of mine. If those things come along, that would be awesome, but that’s not something I strive for.
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.
I consider myself endlessly lucky to have access to the Internet and technology. Through it, I’ve found myself and have been able to join a new discourse of females, young and old, who strive to change the way we look and treat ourselves.
You have to always continue to strive no matter how hard things get, no matter how troubled you feel. No matter how tough things get, no matter how many times you lose, you keep trying to win.
I strive for perfection, but I’m not perfect. But what I can say is my morals are totally different than any other 24-year-old rapper my age now. I look at life totally different. A whole other aspect. I have different views and morals on life in general. And opinions.
I come from a sports background and the spirit was always alive to strive for more, and better.
I guess because it feels more open, but I think being married is way sexier, because it’s really like your soul partner in a permanent fashion, and then you strive for it to be something permanent, and that type of commitment and trust, if you can achieve it, is so good for the soul.
Sylvia Plath, Rumi, there’s a lot of spoken word poets who do a really incredible job putting their spoken work into page poetry – that’s what I strive to do.
I’m uncomfortable with the word satire. In the U.K., there’s quite a bit of sledgehammer weight to that word, which is the antithesis of the subtle approach I strive for.
If you strive for the moon, maybe you’ll get over the fence.
We strive for greatness.
As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive for perfection.
Making it easier for people to connect with their doctors or medical advisors is a goal that we should strive to attain.
A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.
New York fans want a winner. They strive for a winner.
I was drawn to bakery and pastry. It’s the same discipline you employ in dance – you take the instruction, and you keep on practicing, seeking perfection. You never achieve it, but you strive.
We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace.
I strive to destroy fear and judgment that once stifled me.
True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island… to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.
Everyday I strive to, at least, recognise my short-comings and the things I have to do to be the best person that I can possibly be.
I’ve been ingrained since a young age to compete always and strive to be the best, and I think I’m working toward that.
It’s fantastic to strive towards a nice life where you eat nice organic food and your children go to a nice school and you can afford nice clothes and nice perfume and the hypoallergenic make-up. But there’s never a day goes by, and I mean this from the bottom of my heart, that I don’t think about where I’m from.
