Purpose Quotes

5907 Purpose quotes by 3153 unique authors

Ships are to little purpose without skillful Sea Men. — Richard Hakluyt
I sometimes still go out hunting for bad weather, flying low in simple airplanes to explore the inner reaches of the clouds. Less experienced pilots… — William Langewiesche
Money is only used for two things. One, it's to make you comfortable, and the more comfortable you are the more creative you will become.… — Bob Proctor
The great challenge which faces us is to assure that, in our society of big-ness, we do not strangle the voice of creativity, that the… — Hubert H. Humphrey
The inlet of a man's mind is what he learns; the outlet is what he accomplishes. If his mind is not fed by a continued… — Unknown Author
We declare that one who uses the God-given body of another without divine sanction abuses the very soul of that individual, abuses the central purpose… — Jeffrey R. Holland
We might sometimes reflect and recall that the purpose of all our science, technology, industry, manufacturing, commerce, and finance is celebration, planetary celebration. This is… — Thomas Berry
The language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired. — Paulo Coelho
In the world it is called Tolerance, but in hell it is called Despair...the sin that believes in nothing, cares for nothing, seeks to know… — Dorothy L. Sayers
Why is art beautiful? Because it's useless. Why is life ugly? Because it's all ends and purposes and intentions. — Fernando Pessoa
For action, whatever its immediate purpose, also implies relief at doing something, anything, and the joy of exertion. This is the optimism that is inherent… — Blaise Cendrars
We live in a world of breathtaking material plenty. That has freed hundreds of millions of people from day-to-day struggles and liberated us to pursue… — Daniel H. Pink
Further, in writing, I feel corrupt and unethical if I have to look up a subject in a library as part of the writing itself.… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
To make a difference is just... I think... the purpose of what life is. — Anastacia
Nothing is finer for the purposes of great productions than a very gradual ripening of the intellectual powers. — John Keats
Look at the evils of the world around you and protect yourself from them. Our teachers give all the wrong messages to our youth, since… — Muhammad Iqbal
The words are purposes./The words are maps./I came to see the damage that was done/and the treasures that prevail. — Adrienne Rich
Let us be a temple-attending people. Attend the temple as frequently as personal circumstances allow. Keep a picture of a temple in your home that… — Howard W. Hunter
Let us truly be a temple-attending and temple-loving people...We should not go only for our kindred dead, but also for the personal blessings of temple… — Howard W. Hunter
Each one of us will travel a different road during this life. Each progresses at a different rate. Temptations that trouble your brother may not… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
A temple is a place in which those whom He has chosen are endowed with power from on high—a power which enables us to use… — David B. Haight
Armament should be an illegality everywhere, and some sort of international force should patrol a treaty-bound world. Partial armament is one of those absurdities dear… — H.G. Wells
A confidence problem exists on the part of the people of the region who desire democratic rule in principle, but remain suspicious of both the… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The purpose cannot be creating self-styled democracies, but rather encouraging steps that are conducive to establishing democratic rule at universal standards. Obviously, this would be… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan
People commonly educate their children as they build their houses, according to some plan they think beautiful, without considering whether it is suited to the… — Mary Wortley Montagu

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