Purpose Quotes

5907 quotes by 3153 authors

Reasons always came with a purpose, to give the appearance of a struggle between principle and desire. Principle had power only until you found what… — Tobias Wolff
The act of loving is an act of self-evolution even when the purpose of the act is someone else's growth. — M. Scott Peck
The true purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it… — Shunryu Suzuki
The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves. — Shunryu Suzuki
The purpose of spiritual life is not to create some special state of mind. A state of mind is always temporary. The purpose is to… — Jack Kornfield
You cannot find any peace by escaping from human pain and suffering; you have to find peace and harmony right in the midst of human… — Dainin Katagiri
The purpose of an organization is to enable ordinary humans beings to do extraordinary things. — Peter Drucker
The only purpose of advertising is to make sales. It is profitable or unprofitable according to its actual sales. — Claude C. Hopkins
Danny Tiatto is not going to make a mistake on purpose. — Kevin Keegan
If you have a purpose in which you can believe, there's no end to the amount of things you can accomplish. — Marian Anderson
The best businesses are really ones that can combine passion, profits, and purpose. — Tony Hsieh
No. The purpose is not the destination but the journey itself. Only those who understand this simple truth can experience true happiness. — Amish Tripathi
The law of the [Cub Scout] pack guides the boys to move in the direction of being helpful, friendly, courteous, trustworthy and promote qualities which… — John C. Maxwell
Death is not only an unusually severe punishment, unusual in its pain, in its finality and in its enormity, but is serves no penal purpose… — William J. Brennan
The 4-H Clubs believe in and practice the full development of our talents. They believe in physical and mental health. Beyond this there is an… — Fred M. Vinson
The purpose of time management and getting more done in less time is to enable you to spend more face time with the people you… — Brian Tracy
The very purpose of a knight is to fight on behalf of a lady. — Thomas Malory
I felt the most intense pleasure in piercing the stone in order to make an abstract form and space; quite a different sensation from that… — Barbara Hepworth
I would like to have an ample fund to spread the light of Republicanism, but I am willing to undergo the disadvantage to make certain… — William Howard Taft
I've never sung a single song in my whole life on purpose to shock anyone. My 'hot numbers' are all, if you will notice, written… — Sophie Tucker

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