Quotes About Purposeful

You don't need a ton of moves to get to where you want to be. You don't have to expend energy in a wasteful way. That doesn't mean not playing hard. It means playing smart.

I'm a fan of records you get and you listen to them from beginning to finish - records where everything is there for a purpose. There was never any filler on those records - it was all well planned out.

Each and every role I have done has been a conscious decision.

What does sincerity mean if it is chosen as deliberate strategy?

Hitler doesn't stir up hatred without a purpose.

Imagination tends to be truly useful if accompanied by the power of mental control - if the worlds in one's head can be purposefully manipulated and distinguished from the real one outside it.

Prayer concerns God, whose purposes and plans are conditioned on prayer. His will and His glory are bound up in praying.

Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.

He was wont to speak plain and to the purpose.

Anything that's not functional is merely decorative.

I mean it's purposeful, even if we don't realize it. The desire to put things in our path, to figure out how to finally leave the behind….

This was not a man to be swayed by gentleness, beauty, or sweet words. He would bend—assuming he was even capable of bending—only for reasons of his own.

I find that comforting and an equally purposeful way to think, that there's lots of ways to flex both your strengths and your weaknesses.

I'm not really the type that likes to put out a project just to say I've put it out - I like to make them count.

I try to make what I say count.

I want people to know that I'm not just this crazy person flailing around. A lot of thought goes into what I do.

It refuses to pursue business (even though there are big volumes to be had) that doesn't involve value-added for its clients in some meaningful way, rather than simply benefit from labor cost arbitrage.

Life becomes fulfilling only when you act from the level of meaning.

I write mysteries to say something, not just for entertainment

Every person has a longing to be significant; to make a contribution; to be a part of something noble and purposeful.

People who add value to others do so intentionally. I say that because to add value, leaders must give of themselves, and that rarely occurs by accident.

Approach every meeting with a purposeful, high-energy, ready-to-make-a-contribution attitude, and watch how fast leadership's perception of you follows your behavior.

The task of leadership is to be intentional about the way we group people and the questions that we engage them in.

I'm not lazy. I'm simply judicious about excess movement.