Purpose Quotes
A man can go on without wealth, and even without purpose, for a while. But he will not go on without hope.C. Neil Strait
Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.Fran Lebowitz
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
If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely meant us to stick it out.Arthur Koestle
See first that the design is wise and just that ascertained, pursue it resolutely do not for one repulse forego the purpose that you resolved to effect.William Shakespeare
Life becomes religious whenever we make it so when some new light is seen, when some deeper appreciation is felt, when some larger outlook is gained, when some nobler purpose is formed, when some task is well done.Sophia Blanche Lyon Fahs
The primary purpose of the Data statement is to give names to constants; instead of referring to pi as 3. 141592653589793 at every appearance, the variable Pi can be given that value with a Data statement and used instead of the longer form of the constant. This also simplifies modifying the program, should the value of pi change.Fortran manual for Xerox Computers
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
Dreams, ideas, and plans not only are an escape, they give me purpose, a reason to hang on.Steven Patrick Callahan
The wise man thinks about his troubles only when there is some purpose in doing so; at other times he thinks about others things.Bertrand Russell
She knows what is the best purpose of education: not to be frightened by the best but to treat it as part of daily life.John Mason Brown
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.Morris Adle
It is not our purpose to become each other it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is.Hermann Hesse
The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people - - That is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature.James Thurbe
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
To what purpose should I trouble myself in searching out the secrets of the stars, having death or slavery continually before my eyes?Anaximenes
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.William Shakespeare, "The Merchant of Venice", Act 1 scene 3
Thoughts lead on to purposes purposes go forth in action actions form habits habits decide character and character fixes our destiny.Tryon Edwards
The basic purpose of a liberal arts education is to liberate the human being to exercise his or her potential to the fullest.Barbara M. White
Many persons have the wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self - Gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.Helen Kelle
America - A great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far - Reaching in purpose.Herbert Hoove
The wit makes fun of other persons the satirist makes fun of the world the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people - - That is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature.James Thurbe
The universal and lasting establishment of peace constitutes not merely a part, but the whole final purpose and end of the science of right as viewed within the limits of reason.Immanuel Kant, The Science of Right
As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose.Bhagavad Gita
Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.Washington Irving
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
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.Aristotle
The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.Quentin Crisp
Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.Thomas Alva Edison
A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.Kurt Vonnegut, Sirens of Titan
The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder - waif, a nothing, a no man. Have a purpose in life, and, having it, throw such strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given you.Thomas Carlyle
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.William Cowpe
The purpose of life is to live a life of purpose.Richard Leide
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.Anatole France, The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
I cannot believe that the purpose of life is merely to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate. I think it is above all to matter, to count, to stand for something. To have it make some difference that you lived at all.Leo Rosten
The purpose of parenting is to provide steady and wide - Ranging opportunities for a child. The child does the rest.Michael
My purpose in life does not include a hankering to charm society.James Dean
Find out who you are and do it on purpose.Dolly Parton
