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title: "5 Basic Purpose Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God's will to mine, but to mold my will into His.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/the-basic-purpose-of-prayer-is-not-to-bend-god-s-will-to-mine-but-to/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56f/timothy-keller-240_god-s-will_the-basic-purpose-of-prayer-is-not-to-be_614324.png)

> [The basic purpose of life insurance is to create cash…nothing more or nothing less. Everything else confuses and complicates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-feldman/the-basic-purpose-of-life-insurance-is-to-create-cash-nothing-more-or/)

[Ben Feldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-feldman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/620/ben-feldman-8869_cash_the-basic-purpose-of-life-insurance-is-t_651611.png)

> [The cocktail party has a simple function in modern society. Its basic purpose is to pay off social debts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-boyle/the-cocktail-party-has-a-simple-function-in-modern-society-its-basic/)

[Hal Boyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-boyle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce4/hal-boyle-46199_cocktail-parties_the-cocktail-party-has-a-simple-function_954944.jpg)

> [The quest for a war-free world has a basic purpose: survival. But if in the process we learn how to achieve it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-rotblat/the-quest-for-a-war-free-world-has-a-basic-purpose-survival-but-if-in/)

[Joseph Rotblat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-rotblat/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fe/joseph-rotblat-16206_achieve_the-quest-for-a-war-free-world-has-a-bas_2086760.png)

> [The basic purpose of a liberal arts education is to liberate the human being to exercise his or her potential to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-m-white/the-basic-purpose-of-a-liberal-arts-education-is-to-liberate-the/)

[Barbara M. White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-m-white/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/barbara-m-white-84777_art_the-basic-purpose-of-a-liberal-arts-educ_2434543.jpg)

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