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Purpose Quotes - Page 46

I prayed to rediscover my childhood, and it has come back, and I feel that it is just as difficult as it used to be, and that growing older has served no purpose at all.

1910 DieAufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge (translated by Stephen Mitchell inThe Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, 1989).

I would never use a long word, even, where a short one would answer the purpose.

Oliver Wendell Holmes (2007). “Medical Essays”, p.302, Reprint Services Corporation

Consider We are born Not with purpose, But with potential.

Octavia E. Butler (2012). “Parable of the Talents”, p.432, Open Road Media

The purpose of a vacation is to have the time to rest. But many of us, even when we go on vacation, don't know how to rest. We may even come back more tired than before we left.

"Exclusive Interview With Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh". Interview with Marianne Schnall, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 21, 2010.

The purpose of the Bible is simply to proclaim God's plan to save His children.

Max Lucado (2015). “Let the Journey Begin: Finding God's Best for Your Life”, p.38, Thomas Nelson Inc

Leader and followers are both following the invisible leader-the common purpose.

Mary Parker Follett (2013). “Freedom and Co-ordination (RLE: Organizations): Lectures in Business Organization”, p.55, Routledge