The first purpose of clothes... was not warmth or decency, but ornament… Among wild people, we find tattooing and painting even prior… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
In using the strong hand, as now compelled to do, the government has a difficult duty to perform. At the very best,… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
For me, when my agents and reps send me a script, I read it through, just for the story purpose of it,… — Dania Ramirez Copy Share Image
The foundation of life and purpose is to find the why in you. The why in you is purpose, knowing who you… — Jeremy Limn Copy Share Image
It is not desirable that we should live as in the constant atmosphere and presence of death; that would unfit us for… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
I think that as poets, we can get away with stuff because we can ride on the melt of metaphor. We cover… — David Biespiel Copy Share Image
True to form, many of the people who desire to frustrate God's purposes of giving mortal tabernacles to His spirit children through… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Once you start to ask patients about their priorities, you discover what they're living for. Once you uncover that, it helps you,… — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
The fishes are also employed for the same purpose on any yard, which happens to be sprung or fractured. Thus their form,… — William Falconer Copy Share Image
Playing an icon [superman], you don't try to be an icon because that defeats the purpose. The responsibility attached is enormous, and… — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
“With God, you are stronger than your struggles and more fierce than your fears. God provides comfort and strength to those who… — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
Think of two people, living together day after day, year after year, in this small space, standing elbow to elbow cooking at… — Christopher Isherwood Copy Share Image
You have a limited time to stay on earth. You must try to use that period for the purpose of transforming your… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
One of the purposes of the Olympic Games is to bring the nations of the world closer together, so that they can… — Herbert Hainer Copy Share Image
But fortunately for us and for all men, it has not been given unto us to judge, nor to execute, nor to… — Richard L. Evans Copy Share Image
Barack Obama is a threat to the continued existence of the United States, and he must be impeached, or resign. The real… — Kesha Rogers Copy Share Image
The Lord is in control. He knows the end from the beginning. He has given us adequate instruction that, if followed, will… — M. Russell Ballard Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say the purpose of making art is to enjoy it necessarily. For me, it happens to be the thing I… — Sean Lennon Copy Share Image
(He) mourned mankind, and the blindness of men, who thought that the Kosmos had rules and limits that would shelter them from… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share Image
“Maintain a belief system that admits that all things are possible for those responsible to have them done. It's nothing to deny;… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Water and petrol both come from the earth, and though they seem to be alike and even the same, they are in… — Sadhu Sundar Singh Copy Share Image
The moment you have a child, in an instant your life is not for you, and your life is completely, 100 percent… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
“Life is a beautiful journey, full of joy and pain You never know when it will end, don’t let a moment pass… — Mehek Bassi Copy Share Image
Our tenet ever was . . . that Congress had not unlimited powers to provide for the general welfare, but were restrained… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“To get inspiration, go to the nature; for silence, go to the nature; to question the meaning of life, go to the… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
Some aspects of gymnastics don't really get that much attention, and when you have people send you letters, it makes you feel… — Sam Mikulak Copy Share Image
This objective of getting what we want from other people-or getting them to do what we want them to do-threatens the autonomy… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
When you're going to school primarily for career purposes, it's more important to focus on which program is best for you. In… — Marty Nemko Copy Share Image
“Coming true is not the only purpose of a dream. Its most important purpose is to get us in touch with where… — Lisa Bu Copy Share Image
I have never looked at foreign countries or gone there but with the purpose of getting to know the general human qualities… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Is the purpose of free elections to allow the most clever and vicious person to aggregate power, or is the purpose of… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
“The greatest gift creation has given to all of you is that life is fundamentally meaningless. That means it has no built-in… — Bashar Copy Share Image
Grant me the stormy seas over a life of ease, the toil and madness of a life of effort, and adventure ,… — Brendon Burchard Copy Share Image
The purpose of a fish trap is to catch fish, and when the fish are caught the trap is forgotten. The purpose… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are other people that think that dreams actually do serve a purpose. But what that purpose is, we're not really sure.… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
I know I have a very unusual style of playing, where other more recognized and technically proficient players might look at me… — Dave Matthews Copy Share Image
“Belief in immortality is harmful because it is not in our power to conceive of the soul as really incorporeal. So this… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
The object of a comedy is not to correct morals or ridicule the vices of society; no, a comedy should depict the… — Vissarion Belinsky Copy Share Image
We could fight the fuss till we get like friends, Or somebody bite the dust and we split like ends. Even in… — ASAP Rocky Copy Share Image
Having a higher purpose is more than just about profits. You actually end up making more profits in the long run because… — Tony Hsieh Copy Share Image
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