Purpose Quotes

5907 quotes by 3153 authors

But this had been a sin of passion, not of principle, nor even purpose. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
The path to realizing our dreams is never smooth. Invariably we encounter bends, turns, detours, and roadblocks. Sometimes our frustrations make us want to give… — Susan L. Taylor
Be brave and be patient. Have faith in yourself; trust in the significance of your life and the purpose of your passion. — Jillian Michaels
Our purpose in this project is to begin to turn that fear of cancer, actually America's greatest fear, into a future, not only free of… — Andrew von Eschenbach
To the contrary: His life hummed with meaning and purpose. But the meaning he wrestled from existence lay beyond the comfortable path: McCandless distrusted the… — Jon Krakauer
You're some special kind of hostage, that's for sure. Maybe, well, do you think my purpose in life is to give myself up to the… — Unknown Author
We are vanishing from the earth, yet I cannot think we are useless or else Usen would not have created us. He created all tribes… — Geronimo
The tea party saved the Republican Party. In a broad sense, the tea party rescued it from being the fat, unhappy, querulous creature it had… — Peggy Noonan
I have no purpose to introduce political and social equality between the white and black races. There is physical difference between the two which, in… — Abraham Lincoln
Liberals don't care. Their approach is to rip out society's foundations without asking if they serve any purpose. Why do we have immigration laws? What's… — Ann Coulter
God accomplishes His purposes heart to heart. — David B. Haight
The very purpose of a bill of rights is to withdraw certain subjects from...political controversy, to place them beyond the reach of majorities. — Robert H. Jackson
The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority's ability to harm a minority. — James Madison
One of the things I will talk about, that no president has talked about before, is I think the dangers of contraception in this country.… — Rick Santorum
Its avowed purpose is to excite sexual desire, which, I should have thought, is unnecessary in the case of the young, inconvenient in the case… — Malcolm Muggeridge
Like the vast majority of Americans, I've opposed same-sex marriage, but I've also opposed unjust discrimination against anyone, for racial or religious reasons, or for… — Mitt Romney
As her sons have seen her: the mother in patriarchy: controlling, erotic, castrating, heart-suffering, guilt-ridden, and guilt-provoking; a marble brow, a huge breast, an avid… — Adrienne Rich
We always marry someone for the purpose of finishing our childhood. — Harville Hendrix
Clearly understand, there isn't any situation that isn't made worse by worry. Worry never solves anything. Worry never prevents anything. Worry never heals anything. Worry… — Bob Proctor
Juvenile delinquency serves many purposes, including that of providing sadistic adults with fantasies suited to their special tastes. — Edgar Friedenberg

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