Purpose Quotes
Education, which was at first made universal in order that all might be able to read and write, has been found capable of serving quite other purposes. By instilling nonsense it unifies populations and generates collective enthusiasm.Bertrand Russell
I am often troubled as I try hard here to create a new sense of common purpose... that sometimes we forget that we are all in this because we are seeking a good that helps all Americans.William Jefferson Clinton
The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant.John Stuart Mill, "On Liberty", 1859
A state that dwarfs its men in order that they may be more docile instruments in its hands even for beneficial purposes, will find that with small men no great things can really be accomplished.John Stewart Mills
Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.Eric Hoffe
Dreams, ideas, and plans not only are an escape, they give me purpose, a reason to hang on.Steven Patrick Callahan
We scientists, whose tragic destiny it has been to make the methods of annihilation ever more gruesome and more effective, must consider it our solemn and transcendent duty to do all in our power in preventing these weapons from being used for the brutal purpose for which they were invented.Albert Einstein
I report to you that our country is challenged at home and abroad that it is our will that is being tried and not our strength our sense of purpose and not our ability to achieve a better America.Lyndon B. Johnson
The atom, being for all practical purposes the stable unit of the physical plane, is a constantly changing vortex of reactions.Unknown
Your purpose in relationships is simply to be your best self, regardless of the circumstances.Rosalene Glickman, Ph. D., Optimal Thinking: How to Be Your Best Self
To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.James Allen
All of us are working together for the same end; some of us knowingly and purposefully, others unconsciously.Marcus Aurelius, Meditations? Book Seven
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman, Epistle Dedicatory
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.Carl Gustav Jung
More men fail through lack of purpose than lack of talent.William Ashley
Commitment means that it is possible for a man to yield the nerve center of his consent to a purpose or cause, a movement or an ideal, which may be more important to him than whether he lives or dies.Howard Thurman
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.George Bernard Shaw
Any ideas, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.Napoleon Hill
What business strategy is all about; what distinguishes it from all other kinds of business planning - Is, in a word, competitive advantage. Without competitors there would be no need for strategy, for the sole purpose of strategic planning is to enable the company to gain, as effectively as possible, a sustainable edge over its competitors.Keniche Ohnae
A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.John Milton
Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.Washington Irving
Great minds have purposes, little minds have wishes.Washington Irving
This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us; to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves; to act in such a way that some part of us lives on.Oswald Spengle
The real danger from advertising is that it helps to shatter and ultimately destroy our most precious non - Material possessions the confidence in the existence of meaningful purposes of human activity and respect for the integrity of man.Paul Sweezy
The purpose of a liberal arts education is to learn that a person can like both cats *and* dogs!Sonjay Anand
Who knows why we live, and struggle, and die... Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom.Alan Stewart Paton
Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose.Elisabeth Kubler - Ross
My philosophy, in essence, is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.Ayn Rand
To display the greatest powers, unless they are applied to great purposes, makes nothing for the character of greatness.William Hazlitt, on the Pleasure of Hating
Empires do not suffer emptiness of purpose at the time of their creation. It is when they have become established that aims are lost and replaces by vague ritual.Frank Herbert, Dune
If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes, new to me whether it was printed yesterday or three hundred years ago.William Hazlitt
The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between the great and the insignificant, is energy - Invincible determination - - A purpose once fixed, and then death or victory.Sir Thomas Bowell Buxton
Every path serves a purpose.Gene Olive
If either man or woman would realize that the full power of personal beauty, it must be by cherishing noble thoughts and hopes and purposes; by having something to do and something to live for that is worthy of humanity, and which, by expanding and symmetry to the body which contains it.Upham
Anyone can become angry. That is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose and in the right way - That is not easy.Aristotle
Human consciousness arose but a minute before midnight on the geological clock. Yet we mayflies try to bend an ancient world to our purposes, ignorant perhaps of the messages buried in its long history. Let us hope that we are still in the early morning of our April day.Stephen Jay Gould
Some say it will bring war to the heavens, but its purpose is to deter war, in the heavens and on earth.Ronald Reagan
The prime purpose of eloquence is to keep other people from talking.Louis Vermeil
