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And the
pursuit
of truth is on the line as well.
It may never be possible to prove conclusively that the universe either is, or isn’t, a simulation, but we’ll always be pushing science and technology forward in
pursuit
of the question: what is the nature of reality?
And for me, to try and find the kind of wonder, but also a kind of futility that lies in that very fragile pursuit, is part of my art work.
And I believe that a truly successful life is the one which is spent in the
pursuit
of becoming the best possible version of yourself when you take that last breath.
Today, I'm still in
pursuit
of finding the beauty in human and nonhuman creativity.
My first point is that the
pursuit
of happiness is obligatory.
In part, we have the legacy of Freud, who was a pessimist, who said that
pursuit
of happiness is a doomed quest, is propelled by infantile aspects of the individual that can never be met in reality.
There was once a statement made by a psychologist that said that 80 percent of the
pursuit
of happiness is really just about the genes, and it's as difficult to become happier as it is to become taller.
Today, those conversations are still informed by de Beauvoir’s insistence that in the
pursuit
of equality, “there is no divorce between philosophy and life.”
Of course, this would have been a disastrous pursuit, because at the cellular level, my daughter had rare blueprints.
Now, social organization has reached the global level, and I guess, if there's good news I can say I'm bringing you, it's just that all the salvation of the world requires is the intelligent
pursuit
of self-interests in a disciplined and careful way.
My next
pursuit
was I wanted to see how long I could go without breathing, like how long I could survive with nothing, not even air.
CA: But Danny, the whole American endeavor is about life, liberty, the
pursuit
of happiness.
And back in the early 20th century, the
pursuit
of powered man flight was like the dot com of the day.
He was in
pursuit
of the result.
He was in
pursuit
of the riches.
Now, that sounds esoteric, and indeed it was an esoteric pursuit, but the quantum theory quickly led to an understanding of the behaviors of electrons in materials like silicon, for example.
Actually, in fact, if you look in the dictionary, many dictionaries define
pursuit
as to "chase with hostility."
Only now, investment isn't going to be about the relentless and mindless
pursuit
of consumption growth.
The plot about the government's attempts to destroy a group of telekinetics it originally trained as military weapons ends ambiguously enough with the hero, himself gifted, in
pursuit
of a telekinetic survivor bent on revenge.
Hot in
pursuit
all the way is a 17th Centruy bounty hunter named Redfern and his reluctant sidekick Kassandra.
Little of Chance's villainy has much to do with his
pursuit
of Plunkett and MaCleane.
I can imagine some experts being employed in the making of this movie, but then being conveniently ignored in the
pursuit
of the heroic, and sadly fantastical storyline.
But once the interesting characters leave the screen, we're stuck with Adam again and his
pursuit
of the profound.
He responds to the deaths of some of his hands weakly; he escapes from Knox's gang by hiding in a full rain barrel; his escape to the high country and
pursuit
by John Russell seem superfluous, as does much of the film.
In
pursuit
of one of the kidnappers Griffin loses him on the roof of a building but finds a large pool of blood & no visible signs of what happened to him.
But Conroy continues his
pursuit
and Willis flees to Mexico where Willis has a mistress.
This leads to
pursuit
of a giant catfish and the temporary disappearance of one of the brothers.
When Elsa is murdered, Marlowe's interest in solving the case becomes personal, and he sets out through a labyrinth of Los Angeles landmarks, including the Hollywood Bowl, the scatological and esoteric attractions of Hollywood Boulevard, and Santa Catalina Island in
pursuit
of the rocks, determined to get at them before either of the two wealthy competitors.
I would compare this film to The Day of the Jackal, another film about the
pursuit
of a dangerous international criminal.
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