Motivational Quotes

Purpose

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

- Disraeli, Benjamin

Best Quotes about Purpose

Man becomes greater in proportion to knowing himself and his faculties. Let him become conscious of what he is and he will soon also learn what he should be.

Schelling, Felix E.

How could there be any question of acquiring or possessing, when the one thing needful for a man is to become -- to be at last, and to die in the fullness of his being.

Saint-Exupery, Antoine De

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

The purpose in life is to collaborate for a common cause; the problem is nobody seems to know what it is.

Gschwandtner, Gerhard

I know of no such unquestionable badge and ensign of a sovereign mind as that of tenacity of purpose...

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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.

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We need not only a purpose in life to give meaning to our existence but also something to give meaning to our suffering. We need as much something to suffer for as something to live for.

Hoffer, Eric

What we determine we often break. Purpose is but the slave to memory.

Shakespeare, William

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

Diana, Princess of Wales

11.

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

Hildebrand, Kenneth

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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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Every man is occasionally visited by the suspicion that the planet on which he is riding is not really going anywhere; that the Force which controls its measured eccentricities hasn't got anything special in mind. If he broods on this somber theme long enough he gets the doleful idea that the laughing children on a merry-go-round or the thin, fine hands of a lady's watch are revolving more purposely than he is.

Thurber, James

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

Wizard, Her Majesty's

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

Ziglar, Zig

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Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Irving, Washington

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

Picasso, Pablo

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

Martyn, Henry

20.

It is good to follow one's own bent, so long as it leads upward.

Gide, Andre

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

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De

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Your cause belongs to those that can avenge your wrongs.

Winkworth

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Be the business never so painful, you may have it done for money.

Fuller, Thomas

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What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose.

Bulwer-Lytton, Edward G.

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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]

Bible

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

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

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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

Frankl, Viktor E.

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You can come to understand your purpose in life by slowing down and feeling your heart's desires.

Wieder, Marcia

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

Hemingway, Ernest

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One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek: That I may dwell in the house f the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple. [Psalms 27:4]

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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

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

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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.

Sophocles

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A purpose you impart is no longer your own.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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

Proverb

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

Brown, Les

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

Allen, James

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

Robbins, Anthony

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Many good purposes lie in the churchyard.

Henry, Philip

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

Buscaglia, Leo

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Mix a conviction with a man and something happens.

Powell, Adam Clayton

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The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

Disraeli, Benjamin

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A just cause is not ruined by a few mistakes.

Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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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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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