Purpose Quotes - Page 28

The plain wooden toothpick, it may be argued, is among the simplest of manufactured things. It consists of a single part, made of a single material, intended for a single purpose-from which it gets its simple name. It is also among the most convenient and ready of things. It can be used directly out of the box-there being no instructions to read, no parts to assemble, no priming or booting required, and no maintenance expected. When it has served its purpose, it is simply discarded.

Will power is but the unflinching purpose to carry the task you set for yourself to fulfillment.

Sustainable farms are to today's headlong rush toward global destruction what the monasteries were to the Dark Ages: places to preserve human skills and crafts until some semblance of common sense and common purpose returns to the public mind.

How many of us, who are engaged in the Lord's holy service, are secretly cherishing some proud purpose of excelling other men, of making a name, of securing money and applause.

It is better not to proceed at all than to proceed without purpose.

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

From a spiritual perspective every relationship we develop, from the most casual to the most intimate, serves the purpose of helping us to become more conscious.

Football is easy, it's not success. To me success is being a world changer. Football is my platform but not my purpose.

Those are weaklings who know the truth and uphold it as long as it suits their purpose, and then abandon it.

The purpose of visualization is insight, not pictures

A car for every purse and purpose.

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

A disciple serves the spiritual master with the sole purpose of getting instructions from him.

The first years in Parliament I did nothing - nothing to any purpose. My own distinction was my darling object.

The purpose of investing is not to simply optimise returns and make yourself rich. The purpose is not to die poor.

If you want to feel connected to your own purpose, know this for certain: Your purpose will only be found in service to others, and in being connected to the something far greater than your mind/body/ego.

Making money isn't the backbone of our guiding purpose; making money is the by-product of our guiding purpose. If you're doing something you love, you're more likely to put your all into it, and that generally equates to making money

To lay taxes to provide for the general welfare of the United States, that is to say, 'to lay taxes for the purpose of providing for the general welfare.' For the laying of taxes is the power, and the general welfare the purpose for which the power is to be exercised. They are not to lay taxes ad libitum for any purpose they please; but only to pay the debts or provide for the welfare of the Union.

I think we all want to know that if our lives don't turn out the way we imagine, there's still a purpose.

I can't say it strongly enough; to integrate meditation in action is the whole ground and point and purpose of meditation

Unknown objects are operating under intelligent control... It is imperative that we learn where UFOs come from and what their purpose is.

If you find what you do each day seems to have no link to any higher purpose, you probably want to rethink what you're doing.

Human nature demands recognition. Without it, people lose their sense of purpose and become dissatisfied, restless, and unproductive.

Pain serves a purpose. Without it you are in danger. What you cannot feel you cannot take care of.

The only purpose of advertising is to sell. It has no other function worth mentioning.