Purpose Quotes - Page 72

To will the obligatory in relation to death is to fall in line with the major immutable cycles of Nature, especially human nature, and to understand that (whether or not there is a purpose or meaning to life or a life of the spirit beyond the life of the body) no one, absolutely no one, escapes being finite and mortal. And knowing this, and then to accept it, to will it, and not to be in an unnecessary state of angst or rebellion or terror over it.

The true, unacknowledged purpose of capital punishment is to inspire fear and awe -- fear and awe of the State.

The purpose and function of government is not to preside over change but to prevent change. By political methods when unavoidable, by violence when convenient.

The purpose of torture is not getting information. It's spreading fear.

Psychotherapy can be one of the greatest and most rewarding adventures, it can bring with it the deepest feelings of personal worth, of purpose and richness in living.

Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.

People need a sacred narrative. They must have a sense of larger purpose, in one form or another, however intellectualized. They will find a way to keep ancestral spirits alive.

Fancy Restaurant: one that serves cold soup on purpose.

We can only feel happy and fulfilled if we're engaged in our (soul's) purpose.

Everything we see in a Catholic church is there for a single purpose: to tell a love story.

AS for all those mistakes I make - they are on purpose - to teach you how to deal with them

You know, the purpose of reconciliation is to avoid the filibuster. The filibuster is an effort to talk something to death.

I define success as a deep sense of peace, and we find the most peace when we live out our true calling and fulfill the purpose we were created for. History is filled with examples of people who had an abundance of material possessions but no peace because no matter how much stuff you have, there's not enough money in the world to fill the hole in your soul.

Winners are people with definite purpose in life.

The majority of people consider their work a means to an end. People who work for money only come to the end faster than people who are involved in their life’s purpose every day.

Find your purpose, find your voice.

Every life has a purpose. Share your story and you may help someone find their own.

Whatever you are struggling with, is a reminder for you to find your true purpose in this lifetime.

Books had shown me, however, that all people everywhere wanted their lives to have purpose and meaning. This longing was universal.

The purpose of technique is to free the unconscious. If you follow the rules ploddingly, they will allow your unconscious to be free.

For the purposes of life and conduct, and society, a little good sense is surely better than all this genius, and a little good humour than this extreme sensibility.

The reader becomes God, for all textual purposes. I see your eyes glazing over, so I'll hush.

Living "in" a story, being part of a narrative, is much more satisfying than living without one. I don't always know what narrative it is, because I'm living my life and not always reflecting on it, but as I edit these pages I am aware that I have an urge to see my sometimes random wandering as having a plot, a purpose guided by some underlying story.

God accomplishes His purposes heart to heart.

Whatever you do for the sole purpose of having others admire you, your efforts will most likely be in vain.