Purpose Quotes

If it were not my purpose to combine barbarian things with things Hellenic, to traverse and civilize every continent, to search out the uttermost parts of land and sea, to push the bounds of Macedonia to the farthest Ocean, and to disseminate and shower the blessings of the Hellenic justice and peace over every nation, I should not be content to sit quietly in the luxury of idle power, but I should emulate the frugality of Diogenes.

People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It is important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoy working.

I don't create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done.

I think life on Earth must be about more than just solving problems... It's got to be something inspiring, even if it is vicarious.

If you're changing the world, you're working on important things. You're excited to get up in the morning.

Our foreign policy is a complete and total disaster. No vision. No purpose. No direction. No strategy.

Just a few months ago, in that beautiful Pennsylvania field, an assassin's bullet ripped through my ear. But I felt then, and believe even more so now, that my life was saved for a reason.

In the game of life, when the final buzzer sounds, the only stat you carry with you is the number of assists you made.

When we are victorious on a world scale I think we shall use gold for the purpose of building public lavatories in the streets of some of the largest cities of the world.

The reason I've been able to be so financially successful is my focus has never, ever for one minute been money.

Passion is the log that keeps the fire of purpose blazing.

If you don't know what your passion is, realize that one reason for your existence on earth is to find it.

You have to find what sparks a light in you so that you in your own way can illuminate the world.

The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.

You are built not to shrink down to less but to blossom into more.

Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.

I know where my lane is, and I know how to stay in my lane. My lane is evolving the consciousness of people.

God can dream a bigger dream for you than you can dream for yourself, and your role on Earth is to attach yourself to that divine force and let yourself be released to it.

Beginning when we are girls, most of us are taught to deflect praise. We apologize for our accomplishments. We try to level the field with our family and friends by downplaying our brilliance. We settle for the passenger's seat when we long to drive. That's why so many of us have been willing to hide our light as adults. Instead of being filled with all the passion and purpose that enable us to offer our best to the world, we empty ourselves in an effort to silence our critics.

I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint-and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.