Purpose Quotes

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One should not understand this compulsion to construct concepts, species, forms, purposes, laws ('a world of identical cases') as if they enabled us to fix… — Friedrich Nietzsche
For me, the idea of a creation is not conceivable without invoking the necessity of design. One cannot be exposed to the law and order… — Wernher von Braun
Continuity of purpose is one of the most essential ingredients of happiness in the long run, and for most men that comes chiefly through their… — Bertrand Russell
When the frustration of my helplessness seemed greatest, I discovered God's grace was more than sufficient. And after my imprisonment, I could look back and… — Charles Caleb Colton
I do not believe that one can earnestly seek and find the priceless treasure of God's call without a devout prayer life. That is where… — Ravi Zacharias
Strange is our situation here on earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. — Albert Einstein
That which rises and sinks is made up of what it rises from. The finality of the universe is the God Arunachala. Meditating on Him… — Ramana Maharshi
All excellence involves discipline and tenacity of purpose. — John W. Gardner
There is no road to success but through a clear strong purpose. Nothing can take its place. A purpose underlies character, culture, position, attainment of… — Thornton T. Munger
The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose, aiming at something outside self. — Hugo Black
Try to relax, and you will find out that you feel more tense than ever. Try harder and you will feel more tense and more… — Rajneesh
This whole society, up to now, has been very violent with the individual. It does not believe in the individual; it is against the individual.… — Rajneesh
A warrior feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He… — David Gemmell
It is annoying to be honest to no purpose. — Ovid
Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer. — Teresa of Avila
Progress, under whose feet the grass mourns and the forest turns into paper from which newspaper plants grow, has subordinated the purpose of life to… — Karl Kraus
Tis this desire of bending all things to our own purposes which turns them into confusion and is the chief source of every error in… — Sarah Fielding
You don't have to preach honesty to men with creative purpose. Let a human being throw the engines of his soul into the making of… — Walter Lippmann
I call not that virginity a virtue, which resideth onely in the bodies integrity; much less if it be with a purpose of perpetually keeping… — John Donne
Weep for me, whoever has charity, truth and justice! I did not come on this voyage for gain, honor or wealth, that is certain; for… — Christopher Columbus

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