Purpose Quotes

5907 Purpose quotes by 3153 unique authors

If you would reflect well and wisely, you would realize that those events you regard as personal misfortunes have served a useful purpose even in… — Christine de Pizan
Fortitude. ... It means fixity of purpose. It means endurance. It means having the strength to live with what constrains you. — Hilary Mantel
Keep the pressure on, with different tactics and actions, and utilize all events of the period for your purpose. — Saul Alinsky
The purpose of life is a life with a purpose. So I’d rather die for a cause, than live a life that is worthless. — Immortal Technique
Real literature is something much better than a harmless instrument for getting through idle hours. The purpose of great literature is to help us to… — Russell Kirk
In truth, one cannot, it seems, oppose mechanism and finalism, one cannot oppose mechanism and anthropomorphism, for if the functioning of a machine is explained… — Georges Canguilhem
People - pardon me, journalists and politicians - have often accused me of believing that I'm above the law. And yet, who isn't? Everywhere you… — L. Neil Smith
Examine every word you put on paper. You'll find a surprising number that don't serve any purpose. — William Zinsser
Jews can make more money accidentally than you can on purpose, — Jerry Falwell
God employs different strategies for different places or purposes — Rick Joyner
Did you know that from the beginning of time the whole purpose of God was to reproduce Himself?...And when we stand up here, brother, you're… — Unknown Author
I influenced the BG style by not being able to draw perspective. The BG artists developed cool graphic painting styles to make my bad backgrounds… — John Kricfalusi
The law has no claim to human respect. It has no civilizing mission; its only purpose is to protect exploitation. — Peter Kropotkin
We think the purpose of a child is to grow up because it does grow up. But its purpose is to play, to enjoy itself,… — Alexander Herzen
The object of a comedy is not to correct morals or ridicule the vices of society; no, a comedy should depict the discrepancies between life… — Vissarion Belinsky
The Revolutionist is a doomed man. He has no private interests, no affairs, sentiments, ties, property nor even a name of his own. His entire… — Sergey Nechayev
There is a means to every end. A root to any cause. Sometimes the root is more evil than any cause, though it's the cause… — Michael Connelly
You do not conceive a novel as easily as you conceive a child, nor even half as easily as you create nonfiction work. A journalist… — Zelda Popkin
God’s purpose is “to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.”2 That is fundamental to all we do. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in… — Richard G. Scott
In order to ask with real intent or to act with full purpose of heart, we must always make an accompanying commitment. — Dallin H. Oaks
When we give thanks in all things, we see hardships and adversities in the context of the purpose of life... We are meant to learn… — Dallin H. Oaks
Teenagers also sometimes think, 'What's the use? The world will soon be blown all apart and come to an end.' That feeling comes from fear,… — Boyd K. Packer
Likewise the piercing of the body for multiple rings in the ears, in the nose, even in the tongue. Can they possibly think that is… — Gordon B. Hinckley
The Lord doesn't care at all if we spend our days working in marble halls or stable stalls. He knows where we are, no matter… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Teams should be able to act with the same unity of purpose and focus as a well motivated individual. — Bill Gates

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