High Purpose Quotes
12 quotes by 11 authors
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When neither high purpose nor the categorical imperatives of religion will do, the only argument against suicide is life itself. You pause and attend: the…
— Al Alvarez
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The function of free speech under our system of government is to invite dispute. It may indeed best serve its high purpose when it invites…
— William O. Douglas
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MAGIC, n. An art of converting superstition into coin. There are other arts serving the same high purpose, but the discreet lexicographer does not name…
— Ambrose Bierce
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Over the past two decades the pharmaceutical industry has moved very far from its original high purpose of discovering and producing useful new drugs. Now…
— Marcia Angell
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If a man's associates find him guilty of being phony, if they find that he lacks forthright integrity, he will fail. His teachings and actions…
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Men grow when inspired by a high purpose, when contemplating vast horizons. The sacrifice of oneself is not very difficult for one burning with the…
— Alexis Carrel
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In order to be a leader a man must have followers. And to have followers, a man must have their confidence. Hence, the supreme quality…
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
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A piece of simple goodness--a letter gushing from the heart; a beautiful unstudied vindication of the worth and untiring sweetness of human nature--a record of…
— Douglas William Jerrold
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Our chief usefulness to humanity rests on our combining power with high purpose. Power undirected by high purpose spells calamity, and high purpose by itself…
— Theodore Roosevelt
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Ours is a land rich in resources; stimulating in its glorious beauty; filled with millions of happy homes; blessed with comfort and opportunity. In no…
— Herbert
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That was the miracle of Abraham Lincoln, politician. He pursued the high purpose of moving justice forward via the low arts of patronage and patronization.…
— Joe Klein
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You cultivate the essential virtues: high purpose, intelligence, decency, humility, fear of the Lord, and the passion for freedom.
— William F Buckley
Who Wrote These High Purpose Quotes
11 authors contributed a total of 12 High Purpose Quotes as follows: