Quotes About Purpose

Don't die old, die empty. That's the goal of life. Go to the cemetery and disappoint the graveyard.

You can only make the work that you have to make. And I am old enough now to know that I can't start making shows that are going to win awards. That way madness lies.

Old men should have more care to end life well than to live long.

God has use for all the old people.

I know I am old-fashioned, but I don't want to bring out a fashion line, I don't want to bring out an album. I just want to do the work as best as I can, and if that effects change for somebody, then that is great. I don't want to change the world.

The older I get, the more I have to think long and hard about what I need to say and why.

Sometimes, I wonder where we older women fit into the social scheme of things once nest-building has lost its charm.

I don't want to be an oldies act, kind of dragging around on the road just for the money.

You don't win the Olympic to make millions. People are always like, 'Where is your Lamborghini?'

There's a lot more to life than just the Olympic Games.

You ask any Olympian what the year after the Olympics is like - you always get the Olympic blues.

You don't want to do sevens just for the sake of going to the Olympics. its something you've got to want to do.

One of the things I noticed is that people really change when they realize their expiration date is coming, and they know what it is. Most of us don't: we just hope we can live as long as we can and do as much good as we can.

I don't want to die thinking I've only done one thing in my life.

I'm very wholehearted. I want to concentrate on one thing in my life at one time.

One time I had an awkward moment on purpose, you know, just to see what it feels like. I slipped getting out of my car at a big event. I got out of the car and fell face first into the street. A lot of cameras were on me. I was pretty embarrassed. I did it on purpose, though.

I'm 'One Time' for a reason.

I'm not a one-hit wonder who got lucky. This really is my life. I was born with this talent, and this is what I meant to be. I'm totally grateful.

Only one thing has to matter for everything to matter.

If you're on Earth as a single-purpose engine, and there's only one thing you want to do for the rest of your life, have at it.

Onstage or in films, you do affect peoples' lives, and sometimes that's very gratifying. But still, there's this little voice that says you should be doing something that matters.

I remember walking onstage in the first performance, and something hit me like a brick wall, and I just knew at that moment that this is something I had to do for the rest of my life, and I've never looked back.

I am called a legend, and people see me as one, but because of that, I don't think I should have to hide at home and only go on holidays, drink champagne, and watch TV. I am somebody that wants to impact onto people's lives.

God gave us the gift of life in heaven. Many people are given this gift, but they never open it. They never do anything with it.