Their Purpose Quotes

71 Their Purpose quotes by 63 unique authors

Creation stories had never been regarded as historically accurate; their purpose was therapeutic. But once you start reading Genesis as scientifically valid, you have bad… — Karen Armstrong
I am convinced that those who get themselves involved in the machinery of power politics, even for the purpose of destroying it, are bound to… — Vinoba Bhave
The idea of death robs inquiry of its passionate vitality and empties our efforts of their purpose by coming to one predestined conclusion, death. Why… — James Hillman
As soon as error is corrected, it is important that the error be forgotten and only the successful attempts be remembered. Errors, mistakes, and humiliations… — Vince Lombardi
There is no word in our language which has been so much misused and prostituted as the word love. It has been preached by those… — Erich Fromm
I don't want my kids safe and comfortable. I want them BRAVE. ... I don't want to be the reason my kids choose safety over… — Jen Hatmaker
Perhaps there will be prattlers who, although completely ignorant of mathematics, nevertheless take it upon themselves to pass judgment on mathematical questions, and on account… — Nicolaus Copernicus
Written things are not for speech; their form is literary; they are stiff, inflexible, and will not lend themselves to happy and effective delivery with… — Mark Twain
All created forms are fractal, as is their purpose, use, and allotted time for existence. — Guy Finley
Basically, fundamentalism is a modern phenomenon. In the same way that Hitler evoked a mythological religion of German purity and the glory of the past,… — Azar Nafisi
I am indeed a fortunate man and today's hours are but a bonus, undeserved. Why have I been allowed to live this extra day when… — Og Mandino
It’s no longer about the Lost Boys. They keep trying to make their way out, then they meet other people and empathize with them. It’s… — Emmanuel Jal
Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from… — Gamaliel
If you don't love where you are right now, you won't love where you are going. Here is what I know: People who are passionate… — John C. Maxwell
However, those who have used those words use half the sentence to fit their purpose, which, of course, I believe is to discredit me and… — Louis Farrakhan
Bring me men to match my mountains: Bring me men to match my plains: Men with empires in their purpose and new eras in their… — Sam Walter Foss
You have to understand the way the liberal looks at something working. Their purpose here is not to provide you health care cheaply, affordably and… — Rush Limbaugh
Lina couldn't sleep at first, thinking of the old songs and what they meant. Someone, long ago, had hoped that at least a few people… — Jeanne DuPrau
Many religions have attempted to make statues of their gods very large, and the idea, I suppose, is to make us feel small. But if… — Carl Sagan
They may be called the Palace Guard, the City Guard, or the Patrol. Whatever the name, their purpose in any work of heroic fantasy is… — Terry Pratchett
Despicable creatures, vultures: without a doubt the most disgusting birds ever. I suppose they served their purpose, but did they have to be so greasy… — Rick Riordan
Each life has a different purpose, and some people can find their purpose more easily than others. The key, the most important thing you can… — Dan Wells
You have robbed me, and everyone here, of their purpose. That's not salvation, that's damnation. — Neal Shusterman
You people always hold onto old identities, old faces and masks, long after they've served their purpose. But you've got to learn to throw things… — Neil Gaiman
Only free peoples can hold their purpose and their honor steady to a common end, and prefer the interests of mankind to any narrow interest… — Woodrow Wilson

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