Quotes About Purpose

Think about it: Why should we care whether what makes us happy is just an electrical impulse in our brain or something funny that we see some fool do on TV? Does it matter what makes you smile? Wouldn't you rather be happy for no reason than unhappy for good reasons?

we must be thankful that we are all together. And we must believe that there is a reason we are still alive

When there is no family, what else is there to fight for? I was blinded with obsession, for something that could never fill me. I lost everything that mattered.

I hate to think of you stuck here all day every day, doing nothing with that brilliant brain of yours." "It never was brilliant. Anyway, who keeps these books to see who's used themselves wisely and who's wasted?

If I was free, if I was just me, then what was I? What could I do; what could I become

The years I have squandered in puerile excitement, in going hither and thither, in seeking to force nature and time, I ought to have spent in solitude and meditation, in endeavoring to make myself worthy of being loved.

I must walk right up to my last moment.

La perfección consiste en hacer su voluntad, en ser lo que él quiere que seamos...

Teresa no entiende la santidad como una serie de obras que tenemos que ejecutar o vicios que extirpar. Su planteamiento es más sencillo. Se trata de «ser lo que Dios quiere que seamos» (MsA 2vº) en cada momento y situación.

Life is your barque not your home!

Ignorance is no excuse. Deep down inside, all of us know exactly who and what we are, and what we should be doing in this lifetime.

A warrior cuts out all unnecessary acts; in this way he saves his personal power.

Man's only justification for physical existence is to learn; this is his destiny which he cannot avoid under any circumstances.

Warriors win battles, not by ignoring them, but through clarity.

THE LIFE OF A WARRIOR MUST BE CONTAINED. IF YOU ARE GOING TO SUCCEED AS A WARRIOR YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO WASTE YOUR PERSONAL POWER IN LIVING A LIFE WHICH IS HELTER-SKELTER.

There is no thing such as luck. If something comes your way it is because, in one way or another, you have intended it.

Consider every path carefully, testing it in whichever way you feel necessary – then ask yourself, but only yourself, one question: 'does this path have a heart?

Each and every generation must discover its own mission or drown into the well of oblivion

Where is God in suffering? He's in it with us, and in it for us:

It doesn't matter if you work at a fast food joint or if you are the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Your job title does not define your purpose. The size of your paycheck does not make you worthy. What makes you valuable is your contribution to the world and the legacy that you leave behind. Stop defining yourself by what you do, and start defining yourself by who you are!

You can accomplish almost anything when you're trying to accomplish what you care about. Wear yourself out with focused, disciplined work on a purpose that connects with who you truly are. You have a unique voice and a unique drive that are longing to be expressed. Start living through this expression and you'll find the joy and success you've been hoping for. So follow your heart and take your brain with you every step of the way.

Ye spend all your days contriving forms and rules for the principles of your Faith, while that which profiteth you in all this is to comprehend the good-pleasure of your Lord and unitedly to become well-acquainted with His supreme Purpose.

Life is very short, and there's no time For fussing and fighting, my friend

There is no place you can be that isn't where your meant to be.