Best 7398 quotes in «purpose quotes» category

Prose exists to convey meaning, and no meaning such as prose conveys can be expressed as well in poetry. That's not poetry's purpose.

Psychotherapy can be one of the greatest and most rewarding adventures, it can bring with it the deepest feelings of personal worth, of purpose and richness in living.

Purpose in the human being is a much more complex phenomenon than what used to be called will power.

Purpose must be deliberately conceived and chosen, and then pursued.

Puritanism carried the ethos of the rational organization of capital and labor. It took over from the Jewish ethic only what was adapted to this purpose.

Purpose and laughter are the twins that must not separate. Each is empty without the other.

Purpose is a desire for something in our own power, coupled with an investigation into its means.

Purpose is a soft virtue- but it's what gives you steel in your spine.

Purpose is not an add-on, it’s not an initiative. It is a culture change and it never finishes

Purpose, or mission, is determined by the development of values, balance, ethics, humor, morality, and sensitivities. It manifests itself in the way we look at life.

Purpose provides activation energy for living.

Purpose should determine approach.  At the end of the day, it's what we do, not what we purposed to do, that defines our lives and reputations.

Purpose without virtue is vanity.

Purpose, and to be thoroughly wedded to that purpose, is three quarters of salvation.

Purpose has to do with one's calling - deciding what business you are in as a person.

Purpose is a man-made fiction. Nobody on their deathbed gets a plaque that says "he focused on only one thing for his entire life!" Those are counterfeit thoughts in a counterfeit society.

Purpose ... is held to be most closely connected with virtue, and to be a better token of our character than are even our acts.

Purpose is not necessary to make a building beautiful.

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

Purpose! Purposes are for animals with a hell of a lot more dignity than the human race! Just hop on that strange torpedo and ride it to wherever it's going.

Purpose directs passion and passion ignites purpose.

Purpose gives birth to hope and instills the passion to act.

Purpose is the ultimate fuel for our journey through life. When we drive with purpose we don't get tired or bored and our engines don't burn out.

Purpose is when you know and understand what you were born to accomplish. Vision is when you see it in your mind and begin to imagine it

Purpose of counter-intelligence action is to disrupt and it is immaterial whether facts exist to substantiate the charge. If facts are present it aids in the success of the proposal but the Bureau feels … that disruption can be accomplished without facts to back it up.

Purpose of words is to create silence. Purpose of action is to bring deep rest. Purpose of deep rest is to bring you fulfillment. In fulfillment you find joy, bliss

Purposes, like eggs, unless they be hatched into action, will run into rottenness.

Purpose can never be about achievement; it is much bigger.

Purpose is the engine, the power that drives and directs our lives.

Putin never wanted all of Ukraine. He wanted for historical purposes to take Crimea. He did. Then he wanted a part of Ukraine that he could always use to advance Russian interests. And he is now at a point where nobody in the West is shouting, hey, stop. Give us back Crimea. It's all accepted. And so he has won.

Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death.

RAILROAD, n. The chief of many mechanical devices enabling us to get away from where we are to where we are no better off. For this purpose the railroad is held in highest favor by the optimist, for it permits him to make the transit with great expedition.

Raphael and Titian seem to have looked at Nature for different purposes; they both had the power of extending their view to the whole; but one looked only for the general effect as produced by form, the other as produced by colour.

Reading without purpose is sauntering not exercise.

Reagan didn't want to wear his faith on his sleeve in a political way. Reagan thought that was egregious, and he was first turned off by it in the 1976 campaign when he thought Jimmy Carter was doing it. Reagan simply did not want ever to appear to be using faith for political purposes.

Realistic thinking is based on what others think is possible-but they are not you and have no way of knowing your potential and purposes

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 develop into full human beings.

Reason had overthrown faith, and had defeated the purpose of God.

Reason and the reasoning faculty need no foreign assistance, but are sufficient for their own purposes. They move within themselves, and make directly for the point in view. Wherefore, acts in accordance with them are called right acts, for they lead along the right road.

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

RECONCILIATION, n. A suspension of hostilities. An armed truce for the purpose of digging up the dead.

Regrets are only felt by those who do not understand life's purpose.

Religion is something that is very well intentioned, for all intents and purposes, for everyone around the world, but sometimes it can start to get warped.

Reignite the fire in your heart. Live on purpose.

Religion has nothing to do with compassion; it is our love for God that is the main thing because we have all been created for the sole purpose to love and be loved.

Riding exhilarated me; it gave me a joy and a purpose.

Remember God is not surprised by your inabilities, your imperfections, or your faults.  He has always known everything about you that you are just now finding out, and he chose you on purpose for himself.

Remember this. Bear Bryant retired at age 69, and he died 28 days after he stopped coaching. If you don't have something, and a purpose in your life, you're gonna die.

Revival is the return of God's manifest presence to His people for the purpose of them renewing their relationship with Him, with each other and for the good of the broader society. It is necessary because much of what God determines to do, or not do, in the world is determined by His relationship to His people.

Right after 'Raymond' I had a world-is-my-oyster attitude, but I found out I don't like oysters. I had this existential emptiness.'What is my purpose? Who am I?' I had a big identity crisis.