Purpose Quotes

5907 Purpose quotes by 3153 unique authors

The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live. — Mortimer Adler
My own life in India, since I came to it in 1893 to make it my home, has been devoted to one purpose, to give… — Annie Besant
Fork: An instrument used chiefly for the purpose of putting dead animals into the mouth. — Ambrose Bierce
For some individuals - some soldiers, some contractors - combat provides a kind of purpose and meaning beyond which all else potentially pales in comparison. — Kathryn Bigelow
It's never been my purpose to become an American icon, or more famous or richer. — Juliette Binoche
Don't solicit feedback on your product, idea or your business just for validation purposes. You want to tell the people who can help move your… — Sara Blakely
The purpose of terrorism lies not just in the violent act itself. It is in producing terror. It sets out to inflame, to divide, to… — Tony Blair
If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs. — Aesop
Popularity gets up people's noses. But I understand the importance and the function of popular music. There is an artistic purpose. Popular music helps people… — Andrea Bocelli
When you align yourself with God's purpose as described in the Scriptures, something special happens to your life. — Unknown Author
The purpose of science is not to analyze or describe but to make useful models of the world. A model is useful if it allows… — Edward de Bono
During our travels, the Indians entertained me well; and their affection for me was so great, that they utterly refused to leave me there with… — Daniel Boone
I'm a big micro manager; I'm a stickler about organisation; everything needs a place, a purpose, and micro managing myself even when I'm in the… — Christina Aguilera
Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little to any good purpose. — David Brainerd
I think some people ramp a side of themselves up for performance purposes. — Jo Brand
Experience teaches us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficent. — Louis D. Brandeis
For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in… — Richard Branson
All of us have a place in history. Mine is clouds. — Richard Brautigan
But what if I fail of my purpose here? It is but to keep the nerves at strain, to dry one's eyes and laugh at… — Robert Browning
I'm reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose. — Kobe Bryant
Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contain information of importance, like a signpost or a warning notice. — James Buchan
Whatever else it was, Adolf Hitler's short-lived regime was also a colossal industrial process by which the wealth and productive power of much of Europe… — James Buchan
To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind. — Pearl S. Buck
The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself… — Mitch Albom
There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have accomplished their purpose they will go home and will not… — Sitting Bull

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