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I never ride just to ride. I ride to catch a fox. I play baseball to make the team
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"I never ride just to ride. I ride to catch a fox. I play baseball to make the team"

- Sargent Shriver

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Sargent Shriver's quote speaks with the importance of having a purpose in life. He suggests that it is insufficient to merely go through the movements of life, but rather that one should have a goal in mind. In the quote, he uses the examples of riding a horse to catch a fox and playing baseball to make the group. These activities are refrained from doing for the sake of doing them, but rather to attain a particular result. This quote encourages us to think about what our goals are and to strive to achieve them. It advises us that life is not about merely going through the movements, however rather about having a function and working towards it. Shriver's quote is a pointer that we need to constantly have a goal in mind and strive to accomplish it.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Sargent Shriver somewhere between November 9, 1915 and today. He/she was a famous Politician from USA. The author also have 36 other quotes.

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