Purpose Quotes

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Education is the knowledge of how to use the whole of oneself. Many men use but one or two faculties out of the score with… — Henry Ward Beecher
We have suffered unnumbered ills and crimes in the name of the Law of the Land. Our men, women and children have suffered not only… — Cesar Chavez
Whoever thinks much and to good purpose easily forgets his own experiences, but not the thoughts which these experiences have called forth. — Friedrich Nietzsche
The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best. — George Eliot
For the purpose of knowledge we must know how to make use of the inward current which draws us towards a thing, and also of… — Friedrich Nietzsche
I don't view prosecutors and attorneys as natural enemies. ... Though their roles are oppositional, the two simply have different roles to play in pursuit… — Sonia Sotomayor
And having thus chosen our course, without guile, and with pure purpose, let us renew our trust in God, and go forward without fear, and… — Abraham Lincoln
At the beginning of the war, and for some time, the use of colored troops was not contemplated; and how the change of purpose was… — Abraham Lincoln
Men are not flattered by being shown that there has been a difference of purpose between the Almighty and them. To deny it, however, in… — Abraham Lincoln
The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but the fly comes close. — Mark Twain
Deep religious beliefs stemming from the Old and New Testaments of the Bible inspired many of the early settlers of our country, providing them with… — Ronald Reagan
As to science, we may well define it for our purpose as "methodical thinking directed toward finding regulative connections between our sensual experiences". — Albert Einstein
I purpose publishing these Letters here in the world before I return to you. Two editions. One, unedited, for Bible readers and their children; the… — Mark Twain
Nature as a whole is a progressive realization of purpose strictly comparable to the realization of purpose in any single plant or animal. — John Dewey
"Americans do not presume to equate God's purposes with any purpose of our own...."[Prayer] teaches us to trust, to accept that God's plan unfolds in… — George W. Bush
There will be no major solution to the suffering of humanity until we reach some understanding of who we are, what the purpose of creation… — Woody Allen
I have encountered a few 'creationists' and because they were usually nice, intelligent people, I have been unable to decide whether they were really mad… — Arthur C. Clarke
Government being, among other purposes, instituted to protect the consciences of men from oppression, it certainly is the duty of Rulers, not only to abstain… — George Washington
the universe is under the control of a loving purpose, and that in the struggle for righteousness man has cosmic companionship (angels). Behind the harsh… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
From the explanatory notes that Willson wrote to accompany his symphony, A Symphony of San Francisco,: "Generally speaking, the first movement is intended to convey… — Meredith Willson

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