The whole purpose of climbing something like Everest is to effect some sort of spiritual and physical gain. But if you compromise… — Yvon Chouinard Copy Share Image
A prince, therefore, must not mind incurring the charge of cruelty for the purpose of keeping his subjects united and confident; for,… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Its very important to me to be respected by true talented artists and great minds than by the masses who need to… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
“He thought how silly it was that he believed in something so arbitrary. He foolishly believed he had a purpose, that he… — Kris Noel Copy Share Image
To me, the best purpose of an interview would be to illuminate some things about how somebody works for the benefit of… — Will Oldham Copy Share Image
Many of the artifacts of my house had become potential devices for my own destruction: the attic rafters (and an outside maple… — William Styron Copy Share Image
In an age of global standardization, regional voices also remind both writer and reader that no life is lived generically. If the… — Dana Gioia Copy Share Image
People need a sense of purpose. Gross margins are not the stuff of which dreams are made. And even without going so… — Jean Pascal Copy Share Image
The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself, but in… — James Thurber Copy Share Image
A Christian can believe that God 'ordained' the 'powers that be' - including political rulers and slaveholders - for purposes too deep… — Joseph Sobran Copy Share Image
“Self-leaders do not look for followers because they are busily pursuing their influencial dreams that followers will trace and ask for. Followers… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
I believe the use of noise to make music will increase until we reach a music produced through the aid of electrical… — John Cage Copy Share Image
Multi-millionaires who pay half or less than half of the percentage of tax the rest of us pay justify their actions by… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
The true leader is a different sort; he seeks effective activity which has a truly beneficient purpose. He inspires others to follow… — Haile Selassie Copy Share Image
I believe God made me with a purpose. He gave me the passions and the talents to pursue a specific thing. I… — Cooper Kupp Copy Share Image
“There is something stunningly narrow about how the Anthropic Principle is phrased. Yes, only certain laws and constants of nature are consistent… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
The purpose of music is to elevate the spirit and inspire. Not to help push some product down your throat. It puts… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
“Books had shown me, however, that all people everywhere wanted their lives to have purpose and meaning. This longing was universal. Even… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Each one of us will travel a different road during this life. Each progresses at a different rate. Temptations that trouble your… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
Just imagine that the purpose of life is happinesss only- then life becomes a cruel and senseless thing.You have to embrace what… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
Friendship, on the other hand, serves a great host of different purposes all at the same time. In whatever direction you turn,… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
I don't really like saying "the gays"... I'm not sure why. I suppose I say "the Jews." but I don't say "the… — Sarah Silverman Copy Share Image
Natural selection, the blind, unconscious, automatic process which Darwin discovered, and which we now know is the explanation forthe existence and apparently… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
If time is treated in modern physics as a dimension on a par with the dimensions of space, why should we a… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
I am building a foundation in Cameroon, and it's not just about the sport. The goal of the foundation is not to… — Francis Ngannou Copy Share Image
God is bigger than time, dates, and appointments. He wants you to move through this day with a quiet heart, an inward… — Roy Lessin Copy Share Image
He is free who lives as he wishes to live; who is neither subject to compulsion nor to hindrance, nor to force;… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
The universe exists under a reign of eternal law, surpassing the imperfect laws of human government. Such orderliness, such domination by law,… — John Andreas Widtsoe Copy Share Image
Whatever efforts one may make, one must revert to the realization that religion is the real basis of morality; religion is the… — Madame de Stael Copy Share Image
I feel that adolescence has served its purpose when a person arrives at adulthood with a strong sense of self-esteem, the ability… — Virginia Satir Copy Share Image
Members of legislative bodies are selected by political parties, largely financed or otherwise influenced by private capitalists who, for all practical purposes,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
God has overlooked the times of such ignorance, yet now he is telling mankind that they should all everywhere repent. Because he… — Paul the Apostle Copy Share Image
It made Fire so angry, the thought of such a medicine, a violence done to herself to stop her from creating anything… — Kristin Cashore Copy Share Image
We are all a part of the divine spark. All have a purpose in creation and that purpose is called Love. That… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
Before you were born—before any of your defects were apparent to you—they were absolutely apparent to God. That didn’t stop Him from… — Steven Furtick Copy Share Image
The very shape of our dreams defines us. We learn about the world and try out our thoughts and visions in them.… — Isobelle Carmody Copy Share Image
Yet if there's no reason to live without a child, how could there be with one? To answer one life with a… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, people will follow you or people will be energised by you if they buy into your… — Paul Polman Copy Share Image
Worms'-Meat, n. The finished product of which we are the raw material. The contents of the Taj Mahal, the Tombeau Napoleon and… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Through the art of personal development, we see an opportunity for these animals to inspire compassion, essentially creating a path to deep… — Ian Somerhalder Copy Share Image