Quotes About Purpose

There is no reason that the universe should be designed for our convenience.

It is the lot of man to share in the deeper aspirations of the universe around him and to share his own destiny as well as that of the universe, now by adjusting himself to its forces, now by putting the whole of his energy to his own ends and purposes.

We don't know why we are here and the context of our role in the universe, and the thought of an infinite universe. It's something the human mind can't really grasp. It's statistically impossible that there's not life on other planets.

I don't think there is a hidden purpose to the universe that you have to puzzle out.

I believe that there are no mistakes in the universe, so I think it all happens as it should!

We need God, not in order to understand the why, but in order to feel and sustain the ultimate wherefore, to give a meaning to the universe.

There is a coherent plan in the universe, though I don't know what it's a plan for.

I think many people are terribly afraid of being demoted by the Darwinian scheme from the role of authors and creators in their own right into being just places where things happen in the universe.

Halcyon people have put aside and left their homes, their million dollar salaries, full professorships at major universities, and fully seed-funded startup companies to be part of this effort.

American colleges are now increasingly reflexive in maintaining politically correct dialogue over controversy, and some say universities have lost sight of education's ultimate purpose.

Universities are not like supermarkets: their job is to serve the country, not just the customers who happen to walk through their doors.

Universities should be supporting Teach First, actively promoting it among their students and financially supporting them to join the scheme, using a small fraction of their income from higher fees for this purpose.

Just because you're in college, or a university student, that does not mean you're the only thing you are.

At university, my generation were ready to fight, but we didn't really have anything to fight for.

I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was growing up, really. So when I decided to go to university instead of drama school, it was with the intention of becoming an actor afterwards.

When I left university, I idled around without focus for much too long.

If four years of university can increase your effectiveness of what you can do for others in the name of Christ, it is the best investment that you can make. But if the education is simply to get a job to make a lot of money, you have to raise the question of why you're doing it.

'Gonzo' means taking an unknown thing to an unknown place for a known purpose. But sometimes we're lost in an unknown place for no known purpose.

People are afraid of their own lives. Shouldn't your goal be to have a meaningful life? Unknown, mysterious, thrilling?

I feel there is an unknown energy pushing me to do certain things in life.

Now for me, acting is all I want to do for the rest of my life. So I am going to give 100 per cent to it. Whether I am becoming poor or rich, famous or unknown, it does not matter. This is what I am here for.

Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.

Remember that you are needed. There is at least one important work to be done that will not be done unless you do it.

Unless you and your mate are united in purpose, dedication, and loyalty, you will not succeed to the extent you otherwise could.