Motivational Quotes

Purpose

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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Best Quotes about Purpose

A pilgrim is a wanderer with purpose.

Pilgrim, Peace

The only way you can be successful on a post or win at it is to be at cause over it.

Hubbard, L. Ron

Give me a man who says, This one thing I do, and not, These fifty things, I dabble in.

Moody, Dwight L.

They are not only idle who do nothing, but they are idle also who might be better employed.

Socrates

Better to die of something than to die in old age of nothing.

Sharpman, Al

The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.

Casals, Pablo

The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not.

Machiavelli, Niccolo

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

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

Morgan, Arthur E.

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The purpose of a man's heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out. [Proverbs 20:5]

Bible

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Bring me men to match my mountains: Bring me men to match my plains: Men with empires in their purpose and new eras in their brains.

Foss, Sam Walter

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I live for my sons. I would be lost without them.

Diana, Princess of Wales

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No one sat me down with a piece of paper and said, ?This is what is expected of you. But I?m lucky enough in the fact that I have found my role I love being with people.?

Diana, Princess of Wales

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

Wizard, Her Majesty's

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Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended, but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward toward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Bible

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

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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Purpose is what gives life a meaning.

Parkhurst, Charles H.

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

Picasso, Pablo

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It is essential that we enable young people to see themselves as participants in one of the most exciting eras in history, and to have a sense of purpose in relation to it.

Rockefeller, Nelson

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Our chief usefulness to humanity rests on our combining power with high purpose. Power undirected by high purpose spells calamity, and high purpose by itself is utterly useless if the power to put it into effect is lacking.

Roosevelt, Theodore

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

Martyn, Henry

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Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes; lesser ones exist on wishes and inclinations.

Hildebrand, Kenneth

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Multitudes of people, drifting aimlessly to and fro without a set purpose, deny themselves such fulfillment of their capacities, and the satisfying happiness which attends it. They are not wicked, they are only shallow. They are not mean or vicious; they simply are empty -- shake them and they would rattle like gourds. They lack range, depth, and conviction. Without purpose their lives ultimately wander into the morass of dissatisfaction. As we harness our abilities to a steady purpose and undertake the long pull toward its accomplishment, rich compensations reward us. A sense of purpose simplifies life and therefore concentrates our abilities; and concentration adds power.

Hildebrand, Kenneth

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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]

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Are we interested in sight seeing or soul saving?

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The sense of paralysis proceeds not so much out of the mammoth size of the problem but out of the puniness of the purpose.

Cousins, Norman

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Many men go fishing their entire lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

Thoreau, Henry David

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The aims of life are the best defense against death.

Levi, Primo

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Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt. Relevant detail, couched in concrete, colorful language, is the best way to recreate the incident as it happened and to picture it for the audience.

Carnegie, Dale

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

Proverb

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

Robbins, Anthony

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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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Winners are people with definite purpose in life.

Waitley, Denis

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I just wake up and say, You're a bum, go do something worthwhile today.

Brooks, Garth

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Don't become a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific.

Ziglar, Zig

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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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The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

Disraeli, Benjamin

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

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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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Ordinary people think merely of spending time. Great people think of using it.

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Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose.

Buscaglia, Leo

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When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and your discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.

Patanjali

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Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated purpose.

Disraeli, Benjamin

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The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder -- waif, a nothing, a no man. Have a purpose in life, and, having it, throw such strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given you.

Carlyle, Thomas

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Blessed are the single-hearted, for they shall enjoy much peace. If you refuse to be hurried and pressed, if you stay your soul on God, nothing can keep you from that clearness of spirit which is life and peace. In that stillness you will know what His will is.

Carmichael, Amy

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Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.

Allen, James

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The great and glorious masterpiece of man is how to live with purpose.

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De

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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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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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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