Motivational Quotes

Purpose

Many good purposes lie in the churchyard.

- Henry, Philip

Best Quotes about Purpose

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

Morgan, Arthur E.

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

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

Casals, Pablo

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

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

Ustinov, Peter

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

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

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

Buddha

You are only as strong as your purpose, therefore let us choose reasons to act that are big bold righteous and eternal.

Munro, Barry

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

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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There is no better test of a man's work than time, which also reveals the thoughts which lay hidden in his breast.

Simonides

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

Hubbard, L. Ron

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Mix a conviction with a man and something happens.

Powell, Adam Clayton

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My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right.

Schulz, Charles M.

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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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Are we interested in sight seeing or soul saving?

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

Robbins, Anthony

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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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The aims of life are the best defense against death.

Levi, Primo

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

Buscaglia, Leo

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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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Pep without purpose is piffle.

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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

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The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started.

Cousins, Norman

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

Martyn, Henry

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

Proverb

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

Seneca

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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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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]

Bible

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

Frankl, Viktor E.

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The purpose of man is in action not thought.

Carlyle, Thomas

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A purpose you impart is no longer your own.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

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What we must try to be, of course, is ourselves and wholeheartedly. We must find out what we really are and what we really want.

Boswell, Nelson

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

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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

Diana, Princess of Wales

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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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Winners are people with definite purpose in life.

Waitley, Denis

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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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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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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

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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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There is no road to success but through a clear strong purpose. Nothing can take its place. A purpose underlies character, culture, position, attainment of every part.

Munger, Thornton T.

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In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.

Sophocles

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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

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

Sharpman, Al

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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