Quotes About Purpose

Life is not in having and getting, but in being and becoming.

As it is with a play, so it is with life, what matters is not how long the acting lasts, but how good it is.

Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?

Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

He lives long that lives well, and time misspent is not lived, but lost.

Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, This is the real me, and when you have found that attitude, follow it.

The wise don't expect to find life worth living; they make it that way.

Your job description is not your self description. Who you are is more important then what you do!

The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.

There is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.

Take a moment. Ask yourself, "Have I changed for the better or the worse? Who am I living my life for?" Self-evaluation.

How shall we learn to know ourselves? By reflection? Never; but only through action. Strive to do thy duty; then shalt thou know what is in thee.

Mortals must do what they are here to do creatively or they will become cranky.

Find what makes your heart sing and create your own music.

Everyone has unique gifts and talents. What you love is what you're gifted at. To be completely happy, to live a completely fulfilled life, you have to do what you love.

Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life to carry out a concrete assignment which demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated. Thus, everyone's task is as unique as his specific opportunity to implement it.

Your identity and your success go hand in hand. Many people sacrifice their identities by not doing what they really want to do. And that's why they're not successful.

Work is an essential part of being alive. Your work is your identity.

Once we get over our inflated ideas of self importance, we might actually do something important.

Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.

Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.

You must be prepared to sacrifice your self-love to the cause, you must be ready to treat the cause as if it is life itself.

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it.

A Real Woman... Knows, loves and serves God, and strives to accomplish his plan for her life.