Purpose Quotes

5907 quotes by 3305 authors

The lines that I ink make rappers get kinda nervous. People telling me to sink when I'm trying to surface Groupies all up in my… — Wiz Khalifa
It is a mark of insincerity of purpose to spend one's time in looking for the sacred Emperor in the low-class tea shops — Ernest Bramah
Instinct is action taken in pursuance of a purpose, but without conscious perception of what the purpose is — Van Hartmann
Literature always anticipates life. It does not copy it, but moulds it to its purpose. The nineteenth century, as we know it, is largely an… — Oscar Wilde
We ought not to look back, unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors and for the purpose of profiting by dear bought… — George Washington
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after. — Henry David Thoreau
The high prize of life, the crowning fortune of man, is to be born with a bias to some pursuit which finds him in employment… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The whole art of teaching is the only art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards; and… — Anatole France
Writing is a job. A drunk writer is about as useful as a drunk surgeon. You can spend the rest of the day swimming in… — Steve Gilliard
Men are not generally sufficiently aware of the distinction between the law of God and his purpose; they are apt to suppose, that as the… — John Witherspoon
To whom it may concern, I refuse to be another being on this earth. I'm breathing for a purpose. — Unknown Author
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and the end of human existence. — Rev Run
I do believe real MEN exist. But all the BOYS serve a purpose. To show you the BAD so you can recognize & appreciate the… — Keri Hilson
This ole sucka mc stepped up to me. Challenged Andre to a battle and I stood there patiently. As he spit and stumbled over cliches,… — Andre 3000
Then I explain verses, that remain on the surface. At times it get deep, but I never defeat the purpose. — Rakim
You can really think a person has your back when their purpose or their intentions are, you know, could really just be, their motives, you… — Ciara
Principal Lewis: Smith! What's the meaning of this?! Steve: Principal Lewis, I am taking your office. Pursuant to Pearl Bailey High Statuete 39-F, quote, "The… — American Dad
Sublime is a hodgepodge of all types of bands I have been into since I was a kid. Not like I mix it all up… — Brad Nowell
You know, honestly I feel that in this day and age right now there are too many rock bands that have went mainstream - us… — 3 Doors Down
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line. Miles away from those I love purpose hard to find. — Avenged Sevenfold

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