Quotes About Purpose

the meaning of life is not some kind of answer, which, once learned, is forever possessed. For life to stay meaningful it must continue to contain things of value, and that is an ongoing work in progress. Meaning can vanish: what we once found gave us a reason to exist we can lose or tire of.

Sometimes I think the purpose of life is to reconcile us to its eventual loss by wearing us down, by proving, however long it takes, that life isn't all it's cracked up to be.

I'm not romantic. But I shall think that the heart has other uses, rather than just pumping blood.

We are made exactly as God wants us to be. We only need to lift our minds above Earth's empty sorrows so that we can rejoice in the Divine joy.

We all only live once. So we are obligated to make good use of the time that we have and to do something that is meaningful and satisfying. This is something that I find meaningful and satisfying. That is my temperament. I enjoy creating systems on a grand scale, and I enjoy helping people who are vulnerable. And I enjoy crushing bastards.

His life was centred in Christ and everything was done as to the Lord.

I wanted to believe that in the end, the universe would take care of us, and we would end up exactly where we were meant to be.

Personally, I believe certain things are meant to be and "coincidence" is far too casual a word for what happens to many of us.

It's not always easy when you're young—to know what that is—but with experience comes wisdom, and in time all the puzzle pieces slide into place. Eventually, you know what you are meant for, and you can see clearly what will give your life meaning.

Well, I have news for you. Life is short. It flies by faster than you think, and you never know when the rug will get pulled out from under you, so if you really want something more, you need to get busy.

What's the point of living if you don't belong anywhere?

With determination and purpose, I head into the light.

I shouldn't have been there. I should never have been born.

Why am i here? What's my purpose?

For years I've been trying to turn myself into someone I'm not. Because that's what Court wanted. But you get me. I can be the man I want to be with you—the man I'm meant to be. You needed me to be that man. I'm a cop. Always have been, always will be.

Sometimes in life, we all need a little nudge to get us moving in the right direction. If we ignore it, we're likely to get a shove.

Julia taught me what it takes to find your way in the world. It's not what I thought it was. I thought it wa all about-I don't know, confidence or will or luck. Those are all some good things to have, no question. But there's something else, somethng that these things grow out of. It's joy.

Without the Project I was nothing but a secretary on a road to nowhere, drifting toward frosted hair and menthol addiction.

Maybe I needed to make like a potato, winnow myself down, be part of something that was not easy, just simple.

We can't stick together if we're going to different places," CeeCee said.

There's nothing complicated or expensive about living purposefully and meaningfully. And we don't have to travel to some exotic place to "find ourselves," or to make a difference. The most effective practices that afford us the most happiness and meaning are done within the context of our daily lives. This is the premise of all my work – bringing our ideas and practices into our daily life. The place we make a real difference is within our own personal lives.

There are cities that are damned for some people by the mere fact that they seem created to close off the distances that are the only reason for living.

Ce qui commence par : "Je me hâtais de déplaire exprès, par crainte de déplaire naturellement" (Mauriac) continue par : "Je me hâtais d'échouer exprès,par crainte d'échouer naturellement", et pourrait se terminer un jour par : "Je me hâtais de mourir exprès,par crainte de mourir naturellement" (une phrase d'excellent comique).

It's never been my purpose to become an American icon, or more famous or richer.