--- title: "17 Feel Purpose Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 17 Feel Purpose quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Feel Purpose sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b11/norman-schwarzkopf-6969_feel_it-s-nice-to-feel-that-you-have-a-purpos_368156.jpg" --- > [It's nice to feel that you have a purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-schwarzkopf/it-s-nice-to-feel-that-you-have-a-purpose/) [Norman Schwarzkopf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-schwarzkopf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b11/norman-schwarzkopf-6969_feel_it-s-nice-to-feel-that-you-have-a-purpos_368156.jpg) > [If you feel the purpose of life is struggle, Darwinian fitness, dog eat dog, then you will be eaten by a dog,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/if-you-feel-the-purpose-of-life-is-struggle-darwinian-fitness-dog-eat/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f89/frederick-lenz-8_animal_if-you-feel-the-purpose-of-life-is-strug_3182283.jpg) > [To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/to-see-the-world-things-dangerous-to-come-to-to-see-behind-walls-draw/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc2/anonymous-1_life_to-see-the-world-things-dangerous-to-com_1395389.jpg) > [“Walter Mitty: To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty/walter-mitty-to-see-the-world-things-dangerous-to-come-to-to-see/) [The Secret Life of Walter Mitty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35d/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitt_life_walter-mitty-to-see-the-world-things-dan_1748017.jpg) > [“Is this all there is to life? Will I always feel the same? Do I not have some purpose to fulfill, some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-lesser/is-this-all-there-is-to-life-will-i-always-feel-the-same-do-i-not/) [Elizabeth Lesser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-lesser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bb/elizabeth-lesser-1683_freedom_is-this-all-there-is-to-life-will-i-alwa_276147.png) > [I feel that my purpose is to shed light on some of the darker sides of our world, and to lend a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vic-mensa/i-feel-that-my-purpose-is-to-shed-light-on-some-of-the-darker-sides/) [Vic Mensa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vic-mensa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baf/vic-mensa-6550_darker-side_i-feel-that-my-purpose-is-to-shed-light_1498063.jpg) > [Balance is to choose happiness, to feel that the purpose of life is to love, not necessarily to be loved, to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/balance-is-to-choose-happiness-to-feel-that-the-purpose-of-life-is-to/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ac/frederick-lenz-8_balance_balance-is-to-choose-happiness-to-feel-t_3232293.jpg) > [“But sometimes at the bakery where I work, I'll give someone a loaf of bread-and it answers a need. For a moment,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helene-wecker/but-sometimes-at-the-bakery-where-i-work-i-ll-give-someone-a-loaf-of/) [Helene Wecker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helene-wecker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a27/helene-wecker-14200_loaf_but-sometimes-at-the-bakery-where-i-work_3213768.jpg) > [People have to feel needed. Frequently, we just offer a job and 'perks.' We don't always offer people a purpose. When people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-angelou/people-have-to-feel-needed-frequently-we-just-offer-a-job-and-perks/) [Maya Angelou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-angelou/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b43/maya-angelou-104_democratic_people-have-to-feel-needed-frequently-we_2597236.png) > [“Life without a purpose, to me, is just an existence. Even if you feel your only purpose is to drag yourself to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-l-kline/life-without-a-purpose-to-me-is-just-an-existence-even-if-you-feel/) [D. L. Kline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-l-kline/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a2/d-l-kline-71110_death-dying-afterlif_life-without-a-purpose-to-me-is-just-an_129869.jpg) > [My life was rough for a while, and a lot of people may have it rough at certain times. But that situation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-waller/my-life-was-rough-for-a-while-and-a-lot-of-people-may-have-it-rough/) [Darren Waller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-waller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/874/darren-waller-5764_life_my-life-was-rough-for-a-while-and-a-lot_2748876.jpg) > [I feel there's so much purpose that's left in me to share with people and I'm just ready to use my gift…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandy-norwood/i-feel-there-s-so-much-purpose-that-s-left-in-me-to-share-with-people/) [Brandy Norwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandy-norwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c63/brandy-norwood-7432_different_i-feel-there-s-so-much-purpose-that-s-le_185369.jpg) > [“I feel that there has to be a purpose to what we do. If there was no hope at all, we should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/i-feel-that-there-has-to-be-a-purpose-to-what-we-do-if-there-was-no/) [Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73e/chinua-achebe-781_death_i-feel-that-there-has-to-be-a-purpose-to_2451154.png) > [“Though not necessarily aware of when we feel purpose and meaning, we are nearly always aware of the sickening feeling when we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-burton/though-not-necessarily-aware-of-when-we-feel-purpose-and-meaning-we/) [Robert A. Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-burton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b53/robert-a-burton-22602_feel-purpose_though-not-necessarily-aware-of-when-we_549088.png) > [How can you feel loved, when you feel empty inside? How can you be heard, when no one listens? How can you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-martinez/how-can-you-feel-loved-when-you-feel-empty-inside-how-can-you-be/) [Jennifer Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-martinez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/380/jennifer-martinez-76546_feeling-lonely_how-can-you-feel-loved-when-you-feel-emp_1686886.jpg) > [The truth is that everyone is put on this earth with a purpose, a purpose of life, love, wisdom, and friendship. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah/the-truth-is-that-everyone-is-put-on-this-earth-with-a-purpose-a/) [Sarah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9d/sarah-11504_anti-bullying_the-truth-is-that-everyone-is-put-on-thi_327838.jpg) > [ “\[THE DAILY BREATH\] There are three important periods in your life. When you enter your twenties, you chase a career that other… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dragos-bratasanu/the-daily-breath-there-are-three-important-periods-in-your-life-when/) [Dragos Bratasanu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dragos-bratasanu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08b/dragos-bratasanu-13221_daily-inspiration_the-daily-breath-there-are-three-importa_2330486.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feel-purpose/#itemlist", "name": "Feel Purpose Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's nice to feel that you have a purpose.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Norman Schwarzkopf" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-schwarzkopf/it-s-nice-to-feel-that-you-have-a-purpose/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b11/norman-schwarzkopf-6969_feel_it-s-nice-to-feel-that-you-have-a-purpos_368156.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b11/norman-schwarzkopf-6969_feel_it-s-nice-to-feel-that-you-have-a-purpos_368156.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b11/norman-schwarzkopf-6969_feel_it-s-nice-to-feel-that-you-have-a-purpos_368156.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's nice to feel that you have a purpose.” — Norman Schwarzkopf", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you feel the purpose of life is struggle, Darwinian fitness, dog eat dog, then you will be eaten by a dog, or you will eat dog. 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But that situation is…” — Darren Waller", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I feel there's so much purpose that's left in me to share with people and I'm just ready to use my gift in the right way because I know I have a gift and it's unique and different than anybody else's. 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If there was no hope at all, we should just sleep or drink and wait for death. But we don’t want to do that. And why? I think something tells us that we should struggle. We don’t really know why we should struggle, but we do, because we think it’s better than sitting down and waiting for calamity.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chinua Achebe" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/i-feel-that-there-has-to-be-a-purpose-to-what-we-do-if-there-was-no/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73e/chinua-achebe-781_death_i-feel-that-there-has-to-be-a-purpose-to_2451154.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73e/chinua-achebe-781_death_i-feel-that-there-has-to-be-a-purpose-to_2451154.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73e/chinua-achebe-781_death_i-feel-that-there-has-to-be-a-purpose-to_2451154.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I feel that there has to be a purpose to what we do. 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How can you be heard, when no one listens? How can you feel there is purpose, when you are lost? How can you love, when you don't feel loved? How can you speak, when you have no voice? How can you feel important, when you always comes last? How can you keep going, when there is no end? How can you keep trying, when there is nothing left? How can you long for, when you are just tire out? 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How can you…” — Jennifer Martinez", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 16, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The truth is that everyone is put on this earth with a purpose, a purpose of life, love, wisdom, and friendship. There will be ups and downs along the way and times when you ask yourself: is it really worth it?. There will be people who will love you, people who will make you want to become a better person, and people who will do anything in their power to tear you down, But these are the things that make us stronger, the certain words of people telling us no you cant that makes our hearts and minds turn in every direction. Remember you are stronger then the strongest you can be. Everyone is worth it, no matter if you agree with their perspectives or not. So if anyone is having a hard time right now and needs a little hope just put your hand over your heart. 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