Purpose Quotes - Page 49

I know my time will come soon enough, but I will not dwell on it. What is the purpose? We might as well dwell on the work of our teeth or on the mechanics of our walk. It is there, it will always be there, and I don't intend to spend my glorious hours looking over my shoulder to see death's icy face.

We are here for the sake of others

From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that we are here for the sake of each other.

They came to know the incorrigible sorrow of all prisoners and exiles, which is to live in company with a memory that serves no purpose.

The guiding purpose of the government regulator is to prevent rather than to create something.

God does not stop at rescuing us; the purpose of that rescue is to enjoy fellowship with us.

When we're in our true being, the purpose of life is to feel that every moment is the purpose.

We come unbidden into this life, and if we are lucky we find a purpose beyond starvation, misery, and early death which, lest we forget, is the common lot.

The Almighty has His own purposes.

The purpose of Zen is the perfection of character.

There is no purpose in living where there is nothing to do.

I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.

Happinessis a byproduct of function. Those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war.

The principle inherent in the clause that prohibits pointless infliction of excessive punishment when less severe punishment can adequately achieve the same purposes invalidates the punishment.

Scouting is a Game with a Purpose

But there is a higher law than the Constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes.

Making money isn't the backbone of our guiding purpose; it is the by-product of our guiding purpose.

I will keep my body charged with energy for fulfillment of my purpose, in accord with that which is commanded of me.

But for what purpose was the earth formed?" asked Candide. "To drive us mad," replied Martin.

There are some that only employ words for the purpose of disguising their thoughts.

Money is only a human invention. I get paid for my work, it's a system of trade, but it's not my purpose and reason for living.

Why produce even females? Why should there be future generations? What is their purpose? When aging and death are eliminated, why continue to reproduce? Why should we care what happens when we're dead? Why should we care that there is no younger generation to succeed us?

It cannot suffice to invent new machines, new regulations, new institutions. It is necessary to change and improve our understanding of the true purpose of what we are and what we do in the world. Only such a new understanding will allow us to develop new models of behavior, new scales of values and goals, and thereby invest the global regulations, treaties and institutions with a new spirit and meaning.

People working together in a strong community with a shared goal and a common purpose can make the impossible possible.

A purpose is the eternal condition of success.