The spectacle we find in true religions has as its purpose enchantment, not entertainment. The distinction is critical. By endowing things with… — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
“Process tells us how. Purpose tells us why. But in reality, it is academic to draw a line between them, they are… — Saul D. Alinsky Copy Share Image
In all His acts God orders all things, whether good or evil, for the good of those who know Him and seek… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
We ought not to look back, unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Maybe the true purpose of my life is for my body, my sensations and my thoughts to become writing, in other words,… — Annie Ernaux Copy Share Image
They [Federal Goverment] don't care if I am guilty or innocent. I serve their purpose in here. Other than what I have… — Leonard Peltier Copy Share Image
The task of propaganda lies not in a scientific training of the individual, but rather in directing the masses toward certain facts,… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
“According to his thinking, man was not born for a particular purpose. Quite the opposite: a purpose developed only with the birth… — Natsume Sōseki Copy Share Image
When we study Shakespeare on the page, for academic purposes, we may require all kinds of help. Generally, we read him in… — James Fenton Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, money in politics is an insidious thing - and a loophole in our campaign finance system was taken advantage of with… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
Conservatives in general, and even so called Tea Party conservatives, are not against transportation spending. Indeed, interstate commerce is one purpose of… — Barry Loudermilk Copy Share Image
I look upon statistics as the handmaid of medicine, but on that very account I hold that it befits medicine to treat… — Karl Pearson Copy Share Image
“People who maximize their potentials don’t even die; they live forever as long as this earth remains. They don’t die in the… — CLEMENT OGEDEGBE Copy Share Image
“Destiny. To believe that a life is meant for a single purpose, one must also believe in a common fate. Father to… — Emily Thorne Copy Share Image
The purpose is to be in gratitude forever. Live with applied consciousness, prosperity will break through the walls, flood you with it.… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi Copy Share Image
Its so important for business leaders to discover what their purpose is. In the days when the business seems overwhelming, or you… — Anne F. Beiler Copy Share Image
We must show new energy in fighting back an old evil. Nearly two centuries after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade,… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
“If we could push ajar the gates of life, And stand within, and all God's workings see, We could interpret all this… — Mary Riley Smith Copy Share Image
You have a special place in the world. All you have to do is find it. Do not give up on yourself,… — Ellen Hopkins Copy Share Image
He does have surprising, secret purposes. I open a Bible, and His plans, startling, lie there barefaced. It’s hard to believe it,… — Ann Voskamp Copy Share Image
Tis not the wholesome sharp mortality, Or modest anger of a satiric spirit, That hurts or wounds the body of a state,… — Ben Jonson Copy Share Image
“Strong is the man who can pull apart his own pride and hopelessness; courageous is the man who then reaches in, near… — Michael Brent Jones Copy Share Image
Electricity is an example of a general purpose technology, like the steam engine before it. General purpose technologies drive most economic growth,… — Erik Brynjolfsson Copy Share Image
“New beginnings always had something special—starting at the bottom and making it to the top produced something magical. When you reach your… — Alex Rogers Copy Share Image
No clowns were funny. That was the whole purpose of a clown. People laughed at clowns, but only out of nervousness. The… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The powers of congress must be defined, but their means must be adequate to the purposes of their constitution. It is possible… — Oliver Ellsworth Copy Share Image
Come, my friends Tis not too late to seek a newer world Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding… — Alfred Lord Tennyson Copy Share Image
As leaders we do not create growth. The best we can do is create an environment that is conducive to growth. It… — James Hunter Copy Share Image
It is a well-known fact that in countries in which the national debt is properly funded, and an object of established confidence,… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
A universe without purpose should neither depress us nor suggest that our lives are purposeless. Through an awe-inspiring cosmic history we find… — Lawrence M. Krauss Copy Share Image
“We are the same, you and I. Whether samurai or night-hawk, the Suruga Dainagon or member of the Toudouza, it makes no… — Takayuki Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
My dear friends you are a royal generation. You were preserved to come to the earth in this time for a special… — H. Burke Peterson Copy Share Image
Never discount a country by their size or resources. What may not be useful to yours, could be greatly beneficial to other… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
Connection is why we're here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. The power that connection holds in our… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
One of the problems with even suggesting that purpose of a Federal law is for law enforcement officers to assist in protecting… — Bobby Scott Copy Share Image
Whether it's writing a monologue or writing standup or writing a screenplay or writing a play, I think staying involved in the… — Denis O'Hare Copy Share Image
The purpose of work is to give people a chance to utilize and develop their faculties; to enable them to overcome their… — E. F. Schumacher Copy Share Image
Pop songs are not as graceful as they used to be. Performers today haven’t gone through the regimen of learning how to… — Hal David Copy Share Image
There are many people that can't see the light at the end of the tunnel. They have feelings of hopelessness and feel… — Jason Peter Copy Share Image
My opinion is that there would never have been an infidel, if there had never been a priest. The artificial structures they… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image