Purpose Quotes

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Do not consider Collectivists as "sincere but deluded idealists". The proposal to enslave some men for the sake of others is not an ideal; brutality… — Ayn Rand
There is no greater fallacy than the belief that aims and purposes are one thing, while methods and tactics are another ... All human experience… — Emma Goldman
The very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy. One's right to life, liberty and… — Robert H. Jackson
Again I admonish you not to be turned from your stern purpose of defending your beloved country and its free institutions by any arguments urged… — Abraham Lincoln
Say to yourself, 'I'm here on purpose, I can accomplish anything I desire, and I do it by being in harmony with the all-pervading creative… — Wayne Dyer
I will keep my body charged with energy for fulfillment of my purpose, in accord with that which is commanded of me... — Walter Russell
You have to gather your energy together...conserving it and insulating it from dissipation in every direction other than that of your purpose. — Walter Russell
Austere perseverance, hash and continuous... rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistible greater with time. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
When two or more people coordinate in a spirit of harmony and work toward a definite objective or purpose, they place themselves in a position,… — Napoleon Hill
If you want to feel connected to your own purpose, know this for certain: Your purpose will only be found in service to others, and… — Wayne Dyer
Peter Keating: "Do you always have to have a purpose? Do you always have to be so damn serious? Can't you ever do things without… — Ayn Rand
Your sole purpose in life is to attain God-realization. All else is useless and worthless. — Sivananda
In effective personal leadership, visualization and affirmation techniques emerge naturally out of a foundation of well thought through purposes and principles that become the center… — Stephen Covey
No species ... possesses a purpose beyond the imperatives created by genetic history ... The human mind is a device for survival and reproduction, and… — E. O. Wilson
To understand God's thoughts, one must study statistics, for these are the measure of His purpose. — Florence Nightingale
I have been asked whether I would agree that the tragedy of the scientist is that he is able to bring about great advances in… — Leo Szilard
No one has yet been found so firm of mind and purpose as resolutely to compel himself to sweep away all theories and common notions,… — Francis Bacon
The life and soul of science is its practical application, and just as the great advances in mathematics have been made through the desire of… — Lord Kelvin
The purpose of science is to develop, without prejudice or preconception of any kind, a knowledge of the facts, the laws, and the processes of… — Robert Andrews Millikan
As to Science, she has never sought to ally herself to civil power. She has never attempted to throw odium or inflict social ruin on… — John William Draper

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