When the mind forgets the purpose of Christian life, then even the clear fulfillment of virtue becomes profitless. — Marcus Eremita Copy Share Image
Unkind criticism is never part of a meaningful critique of you. Its purpose is not to teach or to help, its purpose… — Barbara Sher Copy Share Image
I have not the slightest pretension to call my verses poetry; I write now and then for no other purpose than to… — Alfred Nobel Copy Share Image
To have a purpose that is worthwhile, and that is steadily being accomplished, that is one of the secrets of life that… — Herbert Newton Casson Copy Share Image
My work in television is part of my ministry. My ministry is not religious at all - it's part of my life… — Jeannie Mai Copy Share Image
My position is that serious and good art has always existed to help, to serve, humanity. Not to indict. I don't see… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Austere perseverance, hash and continuous... rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistible greater with time. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
I'm not saying I'm some high priestess. I do things, I'm sure, that are damaging, but it's certainly not on purpose. — Sandra Bernhard Copy Share Image
Worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness; the nourishment of… — William Temple Copy Share Image
I originally started GoPro with the sole purpose of helping surfers capture photos of themselves and their friends while they were surfing.… — Nick Woodman Copy Share Image
In 1867, George Campbell, Duke of Argyll, had published The Reign of Law, a book that Darwin found deeply annoying. A supporter… — Jonathan Clements Copy Share Image
I'm not on Twitter for abuse. I don't think anyone's gotten on Twitter so that they can be abused, but people do… — Anika Noni Rose Copy Share Image
One has to ask what is the goal of life? What is the goal of life? My interpretation of it for myself,… — Suze Orman Copy Share Image
We have to start with a ban on the manufacturing and import of handguns. From there we register the guns which are… — Major Owens Copy Share Image
Basically, I feel fortunate to have realized what the goal is in life. There's no point in dying having gone through your… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
The great shift... is the movement away from the value-laden languages of... the "humanities," and toward the ostensibly value-neutral languages of the… — Thomas Szasz Copy Share Image
Passions, as fire and water, are good servants, but bad masters, and subminister to the best and worst purposes. — Roger L'Estrange Copy Share Image
There's a difference between a job and purpose. If I did my job without purpose, I wouldn't have the intention to put… — Jeannie Mai Copy Share Image
Without imperfections, there would be no mistakes. Without mistakes, there would be no way to learn and grow. Without learning and growing… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Movies are a combination of art and mass medium, but television is so single in its purpose-selling-that it operates without that painful,… — Pauline Kael Copy Share Image
People want to find a 'meaning' in everything and everyone. That's the problem - there is no meaning in everything. — Andrew Lakey Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think my purpose is as a saboteur when I'm working with other people, derailing what they're trying to do or… — Mark Leyner Copy Share Image
Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit, and the only means of making concrete the purpose of its varied quickness… — Mark Rothko Copy Share Image
But let me tell you what happens when regulations go too far, when they seem to exist only for the purpose of… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The more I thought about myself, the weaker I got. The more I recognized that I was serving a purpose larger than… — Eric Greitens Copy Share Image
In order for you to be good you don't need people's approval, just identify your gift and purpose in this world then… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
African art is functional, it serves a purpose. It's not a dormant. It's not a means to collect the largest cheering section.… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
Stress is like fire: When controlled and used for a purpose, it serves us well. Left unbridled, it can consume us. — Brendan Brazier Copy Share Image
Your self-sacrificin g devotion to your purpose in life and your unwavering faith will carry you through times of difficulty. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
“A responsible woman doesn’t see opportunities and needs and look the other way pretending not to see them rather she gets to… — Agu Jaachynma N.E Copy Share Image
We're helping those children who cannot help themselves and giving a push to those who can. We've done it by working together… — Jane D. Hull Copy Share Image
We shall never prevent the abuse of power if we are not prepared to limit power in a way which occasionally may… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
The true purpose of education is to prepare young men and women for effective citizenship in a free form of government. — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
There is no need of proving anything to anyone, we are here to acknowledge life's wonders, not to prove our worth. — Senora Roy Copy Share Image
And the purpose of small talk is not to be controversial, clever or even interesting. It's simply to fill the silent void… — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
Let us remember that the main purpose of American aid is not to help other nations, but to help ourselves. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
My story of success and failure is not just about music and being famous. It's about living and loving and trying to… — Wynonna Judd Copy Share Image
“It takes all shapes, sizes, and light to uplift this world. Be your own special kind of weird. You're of immense value!” — Kelly Martin Copy Share Image
We are much too much inclined in these days to divide people into permanent categories, forgetting that a category only exists for… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
I will concede to you one thing - 'Hustler' is offensive, even to the point of being iconoclastic. That's our purpose -… — Larry Flynt Copy Share Image
