I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better.

- Ann Bancroft

Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known?

- Charles de Lint

No matter how hard we strive for objectivity, writers are biased toward tension - those moments in which character is forged and revealed.

- Brad Stone

Romance is mush, stifling those who strive.

- Billy Strayhorn

Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

- Buddha

Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are!

- Bethany Hamilton

I strive to be brief, and I become obscure.

- Baltasar Gracian

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.

- Alexander O'Neal

To be challenged means to strive. I'm almost certain that's true.

- Alfred Molina

Not to say that you shouldn't strive for success, but don't forget why you're doing it. It's not just for adoration.

- Adrian Grenier

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

- Abraham Lincoln

It is not enough to be well-intentioned; one must strive to put those intentions into action in a capable way. One must consider the effect his actions will have on others. Looked at like this, to persist in ignorance is itself dishonorable.

- Andrew Cohen

If you value a man's regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper - and despise it.

- Andre Maurois

Not everything is going to be successful. To strive for that is really naive. You just do the best you can do.

- Alan Ball

Transcend political correctness and strive for human righteousness.

- Anthony J. D'Angelo

Class never tries to build itself up by tearing others down. Class is already up and need not strive to look better by making others look worse.

- Ann Landers

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

- Alfred Lord Tennyson

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

- Albert Einstein

I come armed with a really good ignorance. I don't strive toward ignorance. I come by it naturally.

- Alan Alda

It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard, if we do not strive as well as pray.

- Aesop