Purpose Quotes

5907 Purpose quotes by 3153 unique authors

Whatever the price of the Chinese Revolution, it has obviously succeeded not only in producing more efficient and dedicated administration, but also in fostering high… — David Rockefeller
We need a program of psychosurgery for political control of our society. The purpose is physical control of the mind. Everyone who deviates from the… — Jose Manuel Rodriguez Delgado
What's the purpose of living in a loft if you put up walls? — Unknown Author
That which is useless dies. Animals that fail to serve some useful purpose in the scheme of things slowly but surely become extinct. Let any… — B. C. Forbes
Indeed, not all attacks-especially the bitter and ridiculing kind leveled at Darwin-are offered in good faith, but for practical purposes it is good policy to… — Hans Selye
So we must lay it down that the association which is a state exists not for the purpose of living together but for the sake… — Aristotle
... our purpose in founding our state was not to promote the happiness of a single class, but, so far as possible, of the whole… — Plato
As the British Constitution is the most subtle organism which has proceeded from progressive history, so the American Constitution is the most wonderful work ever… — William E. Gladstone
It is one of the great ironies of human history that some mortals with incorrect understanding of God and life's purposes sometimes scold God because… — Neal A. Maxwell
And always we had wars, and more wars, and still other wars - all over Europe, all over the world. "Sometimes in the private interest… — Mark Twain
History shows that great economic and social forces flow like a tide over communities only half conscious of that which is befalling them. Wise statesmen… — John Stuart Mill
Each day of your life, as soon as you open your eyes in the morning, you can square away for a happy and successful day.… — George Matthew Adams
We're wanting you to come to the place where you're beginning to offer your thought deliberately. Where you are guiding your thoughts on purpose, where… — Esther Hicks
Productiveness is your acceptance of morality, your recognition of the fact that you choose to live-that productive work is the process by which man's consciousness… — Ayn Rand
Words transform. Speak only with a good purpose. Say only things that serve you and others. Choose your words wisely. — Robert G. Allen
Religion is not something separate and apart from ordinary life. It is life - life of every kind viewed from the standpoint of meaning and… — A. Powell Davies
The purpose of art is higher than art. What we are really interested in are masterpieces of humanity. — Alonzo King
Separately there was only wind, water, sail, and hull, but at my hand the four had been given purpose and direction. — Lowell Thomas
If my soccer career were over, I would still come here because of the people. And despite the fact I've had to skip some school… — Lorrie Fair
They had bombed London, whether on purpose or not, and the British people and London especially should know that we could hit back. It would… — Winston Churchill
Whatever the lengths to which others may go, His Majesty's Government will never resort to the deliberate attack on women and children and other civilians… — Neville Chamberlain
Move with a purpose dude. — Joe Teti
The average American child sees 20,000 murders in TV before reaching age 18. This is considered normal. Every community has video rental stores filled with… — Rob Brezsny
But if we believe what we profess concerning the worth of the individual, then the idea of individual development within a framework of ethical purpose… — John W. Gardner
When language is used without true significance, it loses its purpose as a means of communication and becomes an end in itself. — Karl Jaspers

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