Purpose Quotes

My goal in life is to unite my avocation with my vocation, As my two eyes make one in sight.

What we live by we die by.

I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it.

Adhere to your purpose and you will soon feel as well as you ever did. On the contrary, if you falter, and give up, you will lose the power of keeping any resolution, and will regret it all your life.

I am not wanting in the purpose, though I may fail in the strength, to maintain my freedom from bad influences. ... May the Almighty grant that the cause of truth, justice, and humanity, shall in no wise suffer at my hands.

Just as in ordinary life a man with a fixed life-goal... will always be superior to others who live aimlessly.

Any alliance whose purpose is not the intention to wage war is senseless and useless.

The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual.

The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise... Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.

Each individual creature on this beautiful planet is created by God to fulfil a particular role.

People don't want lots and lots of single purpose devices. They do not want to have to learn how to set up something for photos, another thing for music, another thing for video.

Every why has a wherefore.

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

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.

The secret of success is focus of purpose.

My main purpose in life is to make money so I can afford to go on creating more inventions.

I want to make a dent in the universe.

My passion has been to build an enduring company where people were motivated to make great products. Everything else was secondary. Sure, it was great to make a profit, because that was what allowed you to make great products. But the products, not the profits were the motivation.

I don't think of my life as a career. I do stuff. I respond to stuff. That's not a career - it's a life!

The important point is to not just follow your passion but something larger than yourself.