Motivational Quotes

Purpose

A man should conceive of a legitimate purpose in his heart, and set out to accomplish it. He should make this purpose the centralizing point of his thoughts. It may take the form of a spiritual ideal, or it may be a worldly object, according to his nature at the time being; but whichever it is, he should steadily focus his thought forces upon the object which he has set before him. He should make this purpose his supreme duty, and should devote himself to its attainment, not allowing his thoughts to wander away into ephemeral fancies, longings, and imaginings. This is the royal road to self-control and true concentration of thought. Even if he fails again and again to accomplish his purpose (as he necessarily must until weakness is overcome), the strength of character gained will be the measure of his true success, and this will form a new starting point for future power and triumph.

- Allen, James

Best Quotes about Purpose

It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end

Hemingway, Ernest

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

It's not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted.

O'Connor, Mary

When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.

Stone, W. Clement

At a turbulent public meeting once I lost my temper and said some harsh and sarcastic things. The proposal I was supporting was promptly defeated. My father who was there, said nothing, but that night, on my pillow I found a marked passage from Aristotle: Anybody can become angry--that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way -- that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.

Gordon, Arthur

A pilgrim is a wanderer with purpose.

Pilgrim, Peace

The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De

Everything happens for a reason and a purpose, and it serves you.

Robbins, Anthony

Anyone can live heroically and successfully for one day. The man who achieves a high purpose makes that day the pattern for all the days of his life.

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What on earth are you doing for Heaven's sake?

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The aims of life are the best defense against death.

Levi, Primo

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Purpose is what gives life a meaning.

Parkhurst, Charles H.

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I think that a lot of women are made to feel that they have not done the one thing that they were put on the earth to do if they didn't do the normal thing, if they didn't take the most traveled path. And it's unfortunate.

Griffith, Nanci

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Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were entreating through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. [2 Corinthians 5:20]

Bible

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He who clings to life shall lose it -- but losing it in a right cause will gain it.

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Knowing our personal mission further enhances the flow of mysterious coincidences as we are guided toward our destinies. First we have a question, then dreams, daydreams, and intuitions lead us toward the answers, which usually are synchronistically provided by the wisdom of another human being.

Redfield, James

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All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.

Thurber, James

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Everything in the universe has a purpose. Indeed, the invisible intelligence that flows through everything in a purposeful fashion is also flowing through you.

Dyer, Wayne

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The purpose of man is in action not thought.

Carlyle, Thomas

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Lack of something to feel important about is almost the greatest tragedy a man may have.

Morgan, Arthur E.

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Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

Cowper, William

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The secret of man's being is not only to live but to have something to live for.

Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.

Eliot, George

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Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Irving, Washington

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Battle doesn't need a purpose; the battle is its own purpose.

Proverb

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Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.

Ustinov, Peter

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Allen, James

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You have to know what is right for you and go after it regardless of what others say.

Brown, Les

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Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

Buddha

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A just cause is not ruined by a few mistakes.

Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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The first principle of ethical power is Purpose. By purpose, I don't mean your objective or intention-something toward which you are always striving. Purpose is something bigger. It is the picture you have of yourself-the kind of person you want to be or the kind of life you want to lead.

Blanchard, Ken

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If we don't stand for something, we may fall for anything.

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Many people flounder about in life because they do not have a purpose, an objective toward which to work.

Halas, George

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To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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To be a Sufi is to cease from taking trouble; and there is no greater trouble for thee than thine own self, for when thou art occupied with thyself, thou remainest away from God.

Sa'id, Abu

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Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ; so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel. [Philippians 1:27]

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Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.

Frankl, Viktor E.

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You, betrayed by time and space, Seek and find your proper place.

Wizard, Her Majesty's

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I see no business in life but the work of Christ.

Martyn, Henry

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It is your work in life that is your ultimate seduction.

Picasso, Pablo

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If you don't stand up for something, you may fall for anything.

Brown, Les

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The meaning of life is to give life meaning.

Hudgins, Ken

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What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning

Angelis, Barbara De

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What is my life if I am no longer useful to others.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

Disraeli, Benjamin

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The whole life is but a point of time; let us enjoy it, therefore, while it lasts, and not spend it to no purpose.

Plutarch

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For an athlete to function properly, he must be intent. There has to be a definite purpose and goal if you are to progress. If you are not intent about what you are doing, you aren't able to resist the temptation to do something else that might be more fun at the moment.

Wooden, John

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Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?

Seneca