Top 1200 Our Purpose In Life Quotes & Sayings - Page 16

The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.

The accouterments of life were so rich and varied, so elaborated, that almost no place at all was left for life itself. Each and every accessory was so costly and beautiful that it had an existence above and beyond the purpose it was meant to serve – confusing the observer and absorbing attention.

When I launched the development of the GNU system, I explicitly said the purpose of developing this system is so we can use our computers and have freedom, thus if you use some other free system instead but you have freedom, then it's a success. It's not popularity for our code but it's success for our goal.

I feel I am blessed that I have found my stride and relaxed into my life's purpose.

Americans want our leaders to defend our values, our culture, our legacy of liberty and our way of life, not apologize.

I talk to our kids now that they are grown up, and I ask them about the experiences that had growing up that really had a powerful influence on the way they view the purpose of life. The experiences that really shaped their values - my wife and I have no memory of those experiences!

To purify the heart is the one and only purpose that God has created this human life.

We seek to protect and preserve life for life's own sake in everything from our most fundamental laws of homicide to our road traffic regulations to our largest governmental programs for health and social security.

This life, this purpose, this American spirit that we hold dear - we are not alone. We do it together.

We have a lot of depressed people in the world because they don't know what their purpose is in life.

The purpose of life is not to fight against evil and misfortune; it is to unveil magnificence.

As soon as we see our dreams betrayed we realize that the intensest joys of our life have nothing to do with reality, and we are consumed with regret for the time when they glowed within us. And in this succession of hopes and regrets our life slips by.

What is the purpose of life?...To be the eyes and ears and conscience of the Creator of the Universe, you fool!

Having a sense of purpose in life is the best way to avoid dispair.

My belief is that the purpose of economic life is to meet the social needs of people.

Your lot in life? A lot is something you draw, like straws. It's chance. You didn't get this life by chance. You chose it on purpose. If you're dissatisfied from it, you can change it.

The purpose of this life and all its experiences is not to make ourselves what we think we should be. It is to unfold who we already are.

I think that is a very important component, to have passion, to have a dream, to have a purpose in life.

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

The story of my recent life.' I like that phrase. It makes more sense than 'the story of my life', because we get so many lives between birth and death. A life to be a child. A life to come of age. A life to wander, to settle, to fall in love, to parent, to test our promise, to realize our mortality- and in some lucky cases, to do something after that realization.

But it's only through joy and happiness that life has any value or purpose.

Ultimately, the purpose of magic is to free our potential, not bind us to ideas.

The federal statute is invalid, for no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and injure those whom the state, by its marriage laws, sought to protect in personhood and dignity.

Living is giving. We live life best as we give our strengths, gifts, and competencies in the service of God's mission. We are called to serve, not survive. Our giving makes a difference in our families, our work, our community, our world, and our church.

More and more people are beginning to feel that there must be another way of thinking, perceiving, and acting. And perhaps the beginning of another way of looking at the world is to re-evaluate all of our beliefs. It is, after all, our beliefs that determine what we are, experience, and expect. When we are willing to take a new look at our own beliefs, we then have an opportunity to begin rediscovering who and what we are and to redetermine our true purpose on Earth.

This life is only one of a series of lives which our incarnated part has lived. I have little doubt of our having pre-existed; and that also in the time of our pre-existence we were actively employed. So, therefore, I believe in our active employment in a future life, and I like the thought.

If you do not believe in a personal God, the question: 'What is the purpose of life?' is unaskable and unanswerable.

It is your birthright to have a life of meaning and purpose. Whether or not the people in your life have consistently celebrated your incarnation, you deserve to celebrate your existence.

You see, what is my purpose of performance artist is to stage certain difficulties and stage the fear the primordial fear of pain, of dying, all of which we have in our lives, and then stage them in front of audience and go through them and tell the audience, I'm your mirror; if I can do this in my life, you can do it in yours.

The purpose of our lives is to give birth to the best which is within us.

Depression is an illness that robs one of the meaning of life. Heal the illness. As the depression heals, enthusiasm, well-being, and a sense of life's purpose will return.

I believe that if you don't derive a deep sense of purpose from what you do, if you don't come radiantly alive several times a day, if you don't feel deeply grateful at the tremendous good fortune that has been bestowed on you, then you are wasting your life. And life is too short to waste.

I think part of my purpose in this life is to talk about magic, and to make it.

We must be educated in inner human modesty, so we can recognize that we are not, even for a moment, complete as human beings. Instead, we continue to develop from birth until death. We must recognize that every day of life has a special value, that it is not without purpose that we must learn to live through our thirties right after we have just gone through our twenties. We need to learn that each new day and each new year offers continual revelation.

In the Holy Relationship, it's understood that we all have unhealed places, and that healing is the purpose of our being with another person. We don't hide our weaknesses, but rather we understand that the relationship is a context for healing through mutual forgiveness.

The purpose of concept art as a genre is to unbrainwash our mathematical and logical faculties.

The idea of life having a purpose stands and falls with the religious system.

I've come to see that the way my life shows up is actually my purpose.

The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.

The purpose of life is to amount to something and have it make some difference that you lived at all.

If Washington were President now, he would have to learn our ways or lose his next election. Only fools and theorists imagine that our society can be handled with gloves or long poles. One must make one's self a part of it. If virtue won't answer our purpose, we must use vice, or our opponents will put us out of office, and this was as true in Washington's day as it is now, and always will be.

Passion is the fuel that will keep us joyfully fulfilling our purpose.

Even a small act of compassion grants meaning and purpose to our lives.

"Americans do not presume to equate God's purposes with any purpose of our own...."[Prayer] teaches us to trust, to accept that God's plan unfolds in his time, not our own.

John Hall, my geography teacher at school inspired me to a lifelong interest in geography and a curiosity about our world which has stayed with me through my life. Geography is a living, breathing subject, constantly adapting itself to change. It is dynamic and relevant. For me geography is a great adventure with a purpose.

Our greatest heart-treasure is a knowledge that there is in creation an individual to whom our existence is necessary - some one who is part of our life as we are part of theirs, some one in whose life we feel assured our death would leave a gap for a day or two.

To a pagan, there is no purpose to suffering. As a result, he lives a life of loneliness and frustration.

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

Desire is the factor that determines what your definite purpose in life shall be.

You see, what is my purpose of performance artist is to stage certain difficulties and stage the fear the primordial fear of pain, of dying, all of which we have in our lives, and then stage them in front of audience and go through them and tell the audience, 'I'm your mirror; if I can do this in my life, you can do it in yours.'

Everything in life got its purpose. Find its reason in every season.

Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.

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

Many a scientist has patiently designed experiments for the purpose of substantiating his belief that animal operations are motivated by no purposes. He has perhaps spent his spare time in writing articles to prove that human beings are as other animals so that 'purpose' is a category irrelevant for the explanation of their bodily activities, his own activities included. Scientists animated by the purpose of proving that they are purposeless constitute an interesting subject for study.

Celebrations infuse life with passion and purpose. They summon the human spirit.

If our hearts are ready for anything, we can open to our inevitable losses, and to the depths of our sorrow. We can grieve our lost loves, our lost youth, our lost health, our lost capacities. This is part of our humanness, part of the expression of our love for life.

The enemies of liberty and our country should make no mistake: America remains engaged in the world by history and by choice, shaping a balance of power that favors freedom. We will defend our allies and our interests. We will show purpose without arrogance. We will meet aggression and bad faith with resolve and strength. And to all nations, we will speak for the values that gave our nation birth... an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm.

It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others.

Americans want our leaders to defend our values, our culture our legacy of liberty and our way of life, not apologize...

To be truly happy, you need a clear sense of meaning and purpose in life.