Quotes About Purpose

What is the worth of anything we do? The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life.

Who is it who decides that one man should live and another should die? My life wasn't worth any more than his, but he's the one who's buried, while I get to enjoy at least a few more hours above the ground. Is it chance, random and cruel, or is there some purpose or pattern to all this, even if it lies beyond our ken?

For her, choices were simple; either there was an action she could take to improve the situation, in which case she took it, or there was not, and everything else said on the subject was so much meaningless noise.

The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender your will to change and experience life. But options are before you; choose one and dedicate yourself to it. The deeds will give you a new hope and purpose.

The purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done. This is what fate demands of us.

when air, food, and shelter are assured, only two things matter. Work and companionship. To be alone and without purpose is to be the living dead.

I cannot pretend that I regard this with favor, but the purpose of life is not what we want but what needs to be done.

Book should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?

Saphira: The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life. But options are before you; choose one and dedicate yourself to it. The deeds will give you new hope and purpose. Eragon: But what can I do? Saphira: The only true guide is your heart. Nothing less than its supreme desire can help you.

A weapon is a tool, and if it is beautiful, then it is beautiful because it is useful. A sword that could not fulfill its function would be ugly to my eyes no matter how fair its shape, not even if it were adorned with the finest jewels and the most intricate engraving.

I'm not fighting for myself anymore.... It makes a difference.

Hagas lo que hagas, básalo en lo que sea más importante para ti. Sólo entonces tendrá profundidad y significado, y hallará eco en los demás.

The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life. But options are before you; choose one and dedicate yourself to it. The deeds will give you new hope and purpose. But what can I do? The only true guide is your heart. Nothing less than its supreme desire can help you.

I cannot pretend that I regard this with favor, but the purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done. This is what fate demands of us. - Oromis

Death is part of who we are. It guides us. It shapes us. It drives us to madness. Can you still be human if you have no mortal end?

Who is it who decides that one man should live and another should die? My life wasn't worth any more than his, but he's the one who's buried, while I get to enjoy at least a few more hours above the ground. Is it chance, random and cruel, or is there some purpose or pattern to all this, even if it lies beyond our ken?

What is the worth in anything we do? The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life. But options are before you; chose one and dedicate yourself to it. The deeds will give you hope and a new purpose

The worth is in the act. Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life. But options are before you; choose one and dedicate yourself to it. The deeds will give you new hope and purpose.

By pursuing that which you love the most. When you can have anything you want by uttering a few words, the goal matters not, only the journey to it. A lesson for you. You'll face the same dilemma one day, if you live long enough….

the purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done. This is what fate demands of us." So now I ask you, said Glaedr, Saphira

Your worth halts when you surrender the will to change and experience life. But options are before you; choose one and dedicate yourself to it. The deeds will give you new hope and purpose.

Y qué tengo que decidir exactamente? Se sorprendió cuando Inarë le acarició cariñosamente la mejilla, sonriendo. - Quién quieres ser, porsupuesto. ¿Acaso no se reducen a eso todas nuestras decisiones? Y ahora, debo irme. Tengo gente a la que incordiar y sitios de los que escapar. Elige bien, viajera. Piensa a la larga. Piensa deprisa. Comete el camino.

her father's side—had been prone to saying, which was that ". . . the meaning of life, Kira, is moving things from point a to point b. That's it. That's all we really do." "But what about when we talk?" she had said, not entirely understanding. "That's just moving an idea from in here," and he tapped her on the forehead, "out into the real world.

I crawled through space and time, a worm inching through a labyrinth built by the dreams of a mad god. This I learned, meatbag, this and nothing more: when air, food, and shelter are assured, only two things matter. Work and companionship. To be alone and without purpose is to be the living dead.