Purpose Quotes

"The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls." "I do not seek. I find. " "You lose nothing when fighting for a cause." "Each time I thought I had achieved my ‘life’s purpose,’ I discovered it was only another step in my journey." "Our chief usefulness to humanity rests on our combining power with high purpose. Power undirected by high purpose spells calamity, and high purpose by itself is utterly useless if the power to put it into effect is lacking." "And we need things in life that are exciting and inspiring. It can't just be about solving some awful problem. There have to be reasons to get up in the morning." "The world has the habit of making room for the man whose actions show that he knows where he is going." "Here is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it." "One of the most essential things you need to do for yourself is to choose a goal that is important to you." "Not having goals is like having no idea where you want to go when you step up to an airline counter to buy a ticket." "Success isn’t about how much money you make, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives." "Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart." "In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." "I wanted kicks—the kind of melodramatic thrills and chills I found in movies—but more than that, I wanted a sense of purpose."