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Purpose Quotes - Page 92

Does life have any meaningful purpose?

"DeLay Criticized for 'Only Christianity' Remarks". Tom DeLay's speech at the First Baptist Church of Pearland, Texas, www.washingtonpost.com. April 12, 2002.

A share in two revolutions is living to some purpose.

Letter to GeorgeWashington, 16 Oct. 1789

Although our prospect is peace, our policy and purpose are to provide for defense by all those means to which our resources are competent.

Thomas Jefferson (2004). “Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness”, p.59, Modern Library

In the morning fix thy good purpose; and at night examine thyself what thou hast done, how thou hast behaved thyself in word, deed, and thought.

St. Augustine, Dr. Howard Taylor, Mrs. Howard Taylor, Apostolic Fathers, J. Oswald Sanders (2010). “Moody Classics Complete Set: Includes 19 Classics of the Faith in a Single Volume”, p.1550, Moody Publishers

There is no good reason why we should fear the future, but there is every reason why we should face it seriously, neither hiding from ourselves the gravity of the problems before us nor fearing to approach these problems with the unbending, unflinching purpose to solve them aright.

Theodore Roosevelt (1908). “The Roosevelt Policy: Speeches, Letters and State Papers, Relating to Corporate Wealth and Closely Allied Topics, of Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States”