Purpose Quotes

5907 Purpose quotes by 3153 unique authors

The sole purpose of business is service. The sole purpose of advertising is explaining the service which business renders. — Leo Burnett
Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict; those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war. — William S. Burroughs
The purpose of technology is not to confuse the brain but to serve the body. — William S. Burroughs
America is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle. We as a people have such a purpose today. It is to… — George H. W. Bush
The momentum of freedom in our world is unmistakable - and it is not carried forward by our power alone. We can trust in that… — George W. Bush
I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean,… — George W. Bush
Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world,… — George W. Bush
Great countries need to secure their border for national security purposes, for economic purposes and for rule of law purposes. — Jeb Bush
The tongue may be employed about, and made to serve all the purposes of vice, in tempting and deceiving, in perjury and injustice. — Joseph Butler
The pilgrims on the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock. To my knowledge, they didn't wait around for a return trip to Europe. You settle some… — Buzz Aldrin
The purpose of going to Mars is for humans to first begin to occupy, permanently, another planet in the solar system. The astronauts or pilgrims,… — Buzz Aldrin
The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation. — John Cage
Bob Marley is a huge influence. I love reggae music, but I also love the purpose of the songs he writes and the style of… — Colbie Caillat
Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the Adriatic, from the Western Approaches to the Aegean. And while we must never… — David Cameron
We're so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being… — Joseph Campbell
Is the system going to flatten you out and deny you your humanity, or are you going to be able to make use of the… — Joseph Campbell
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the… — Albert Camus
My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures. — Sherman Alexie
I have followed holiness, I have taught truth, and I have been most in the main things; not that I thought the things concerning our… — Donald Cargill
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, 'Where's the self-help section?' She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose. — George Carlin
Your purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt. Relevant detail, couched in concrete, colorful… — Dale Carnegie
That is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great. — Willa Cather
I don't have any authority to talk about the domestic policies of America. But as an outsider, I am mystified by the fact that you… — Nick Cave
The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability. — Chanakya
I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by… — Charlie Chaplin

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