My Purpose Quotes

What's the trick? There are three of them: A sense of real purpose, a sense of humor, and a sense of constant curiosity. Keep using those to the grave because learning really never ends.

Every program has (at least) two purposes: the one for which it was written and another for which it wasn't.

Authentic freedom is actually the freedom of knowing who you are, why you are here, your purpose in life and where you are going when you leave here.

Love is the essential existential fact. It is our ultimate reality and our purpose on earth.

You shouldn't do science just to improve wealth - do science for the sake of human culture and knowledge. There must be some purpose in life that is higher than just surviving.

I define love thus: The will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth.

The secret of passion is purpose.

Recovery is about purpose and meaning in life, not “sobriety” and meetings.

America's highways, roads, bridges, are an indispensable part of our lives. They link one end of our nation to the other. We use them each and every day, for every conceivable purpose.

We have to have a purpose greater than the endless struggle to satisfy personal desires.

It's not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something.

One of my core beliefs is that everything happens for a reason and some things just aren't to my taste. All the things that happen in my life are divinely inspired and they happen for a purpose.

The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness.

The purpose of social work should not be to distribute favours, but to restore rights.

Sometimes nothing is so solid to me as writing - I suppose that's what a vocation means - at times a torment, a bad conscience, but all in all, purpose and direction.

Two things are necessary for success in life; one is a sense of purpose and the other, a touch of madness.

God's purpose is not to perfect me to make me a trophy in His showcase; He is getting me to the place where He can use me. Let Him do what He wants.

The purpose of life is to matter and be ever mindful of the opportunities that we can both individually and collectively provide for others.

To give life a meaning, one must have a purpose larger than self.

Every single moment shapes our future. Be intentional. Live on purpose!

Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow.

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.

Some strive to make themselves great. Others help others see and find their own greatness. It's the latter who really enrich the world we live in

You are not a burden, an accident, or a mistake. You are meant for amazing things that you can't even imagine for yourself.

Nothing is more creative... nor destructive... than a brilliant mind with a purpose.

There is purpose and worth to each and every life.

Everything happens for a reason and a purpose, and it serves you.

Even if the crises that are looming up are overcome and a new run of prosperity lies ahead, deeper problems will still remain. Modern capitalism has no purpose except to keep the show going.

Evolution works by selection, not by instruction. There is no final cause, no teleology, no purpose guiding the overall process

Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.

A definite purpose, like blinders on a horse, inevitably narrows its possessor's point of view.

The most powerful music is music with purpose.

View the events you consider obstacles as perfect opportunities to test your resolve and find your purpose.

To want to be what one can be is purpose in life.

Purpose is the thread that connects the dots to everything you do that leads you to an extraordinary life.

How are you going to keep your workplace engaged, retained, active and motivated? It all comes down to what kind of meaning and purpose can you provide.

Stop looking for your purpose. BE it!

The purpose of art is to bring people into presence.

What is the use of a new-born child ?

There's no grander sight in the world than that of a person fired with a great purpose, dominated by one unwavering aim.

The walking stick serves the purpose of an advertisement that the bearer's hands are employed otherwise than in useful effort, and it therefore has utility as an evidence of leisure.

The purpose of the photograph is to reveal the love that is felt in a single image.

I don't approve of the use of animals for any purpose that involves touching them - caging them.

You seem to have no real purpose in life and won't realize at the age of twenty-two that for a man life means work, and hard work if you mean to succeed.

When Columbus took off, the purpose was to improve trade relations with China. That problem has not been solved to this very day, but just look at the by-products.

The self is made, not given

Good pain is pain in the service of a purpose. Bad pain is pain endured because we are resisting a needed growth step.

Generous gestures yield the most when that isn't their purpose.

Leaders have followers. The primary role of a leader is to convey to those followers a sense of purpose, vision, and mission.

Every meal should be prepared with love and eaten in peace, because its purpose is to strengthen us for the service of Love.