Sentence examples for decided to strive from inspiring English sources

Gradually, he decided to strive to produce a Jewish art, depicting in paint the fear and dislocation that his idol, Franz Kafka, had encapsulated in words.

"Who knows," he writes, "what existence might be like if we all decided to strive for the best?" His many years of study fostered in him a conviction that good and evil exist, and that we can discern them without recourse to any particular religious authority.

I've made a lot of progress in my life in part because I decided to strive to turn that ugly experience into something else, something beautiful.

Now that you've decided to strive for more responsibility, you have to let your boss know -- in no uncertain terms -- that you are ready for a promotion.

And, when we get things wrong, or when people judge or blame us, we decide to strive even harder rather than acknowledging the impossible standards that have been set.

On this Mother's Day, let's decide to strive for a world where every woman can take control of their own body and fertility, experience a safe pregnancy and childbirth, and bring into this world a child who wanted, loved and cared for, and treated equally despite their gender -- not only by the Mothers, but by the societies to which they are born into.

Not only Harman, but Peter Mandelson and Jack Straw had had enough of Brown and had decided not to strive officiously to keep him alive.

Shepard strove for political importance; he decided to build Woodlea as a symbol of power and influence.

From then on he decided to dedicate himself to serving the community rather than striving for personal success.

"If we're just decided to never be bored as a couple, then you always have something to play with, to strive for," she said.

As homes are increasingly striving to deliver person-centred care [ 48, 49] we decided to conceptualise the top level in these terms.