Purpose Quotes

5907 Purpose quotes by 3153 unique authors

The dark moments of our life will last only so long as is necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us. — Charles Stanley
Piling up material goods cannot fill the emptiness of lives which have no confidence or purpose. — Ronald Reagan
Connection gives purpose and meaning to our lives. — BrenÃ© Brown
The purpose of life is undoubtedly to know oneself. We cannot do it unless we learn to identify ourselves with all that lives. The sum-total… — Mahatma Gandhi
The new rule says that the FBI has the right to go to public places on the same terms and conditions as other members of… — John Ashcroft
As poet-philosopher Rabindranath Tagore reminds us, "We cannot cross the sea merely by staring at the water." Simplicity has power. And living on purpose comes… — Dan Millman
I believe that the telephone and telegraph and other such conveniences were permitted by the Lord to be developed for the express purpose of building… — Spencer W. Kimball
Civilization is a process in the service of Eros, whose purpose is to combine single human individuals, and after that families, then races, peoples and… — Sigmund Freud
Freedom is the natural condition of the human race, in which the Almighty intended men to live. Those who fight the purpose of the Almighty… — Abraham Lincoln
When war is waged, it is for the purpose of safeguarding or increasing one's capacity to make war. International politics are wholly involved in this… — Simone Weil
The first principle of ethical power is Purpose. By purpose, I don't mean your objective or intention-something toward which you are always striving. Purpose is… — Stephen Covey
Certainly I shall use the police, and most ruthlessly, whenever the German people are hurt. But I refuse the notion that the police are protective… — Hermann Goring
Any alliance whose purpose is not the intention to wage war is senseless and useless. — Adolf Hitler
The provisions we have made [for our government] are such as please ourselves; they answer the substantial purposes of government and of justice, and other… — Thomas Jefferson
The Gothic idea that we were to look backwards instead of forwards for the improvement of the human mind, and to recur to the annals… — Thomas Jefferson
I said there was a society of men among us, bred up from their youth in the art of proving by words multiplied for the… — Jonathan Swift
The goal of our life should not be to find joy in marriage, but to bring more love and truth into the world. We marry… — Leo Tolstoy
One of the main purposes of laws in a democratic society is to put burdens upon intelligence and reduce it to impotence. Ostensibly, their aim… — H. L. Mencken
Find your purpose and fling your life out to it. Find a way or make one. Try with all your might. Self-made or never made. — Orison Swett Marden
Reality, for all intents and purposes, is just life - the real world, pure and uncut, shot straight to the vein of our souls every… — Corey Taylor
If the bubble reputation can be obtained only at the cannon's mouth, I am willing to go there for it, provided the cannon is empty.… — Mark Twain
See first that the design is wise and just: that ascertained, pursue it resolutely; do not for one repulse forego the purpose that you resolved… — William Shakespeare
I'm glad [Ornette Coleman] is such an individualist. I like the firmness of thought and purpose that goes into what he's doing, even though I… — Paul Desmond
We sometimes emphasize the danger in a crisis without focusing on the opportunities that are there. We should feel a great sense of urgency because… — Al Gore
We are delighted to work with the Republican National Committee to build a conservative Congressional majority in 2014. They have a keen understanding for the… — Unknown Author

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