Quotes About Purpose

The engineer, and more generally the designer, is concerned with how things ought to be - how they ought to be in order to attain goals, and to function.

The end of a melody is not its goal; but nonetheless, if the melody had not reached its end it would not have reached its goal either. A parable.

We are not moving towards some kind of goal. We are at the goal, and it is changing with us. If art has any purpose, it is to open our eyes to that fact.

We strive toward a goal, and whether we achieve it or not is important, but it's not what's most important. What matters is how we move toward that goal.

Steve Jobs and Apple taught us that profit is not the ultimate goal, but rather a consequence of something greater.

Let our chief goal, O God, be your glory, and to enjoy You forever.

Without a goal [maneuvering is] aimless. You might be a master tactician, but you'll have no sense of strategy.

The important thing is to strive toward a goal which is not immediately visible. That goal is not the concern of the mind, but of the spirit.

Do not direct all your energies towards seeking pleasure but rather towards a sublime ideal. Your energies will then serve you and contribute to the realisation of your goal or ideal.

It has always been my goal to believe in what I do and love what I do and be true to that.

Look at your goals. Look at your behavior. Does your behavior match your goals?

Goals are like the gas in your car, you may go in many different directions after you fill up, but with out the gas you are not going anywhere

Without goals, training has no direction.

There's a complete difference between training for a specific event and goal and just training.

Companies that get confused, that think their goal is revenue or stock price or something. You have to focus on the things that lead to those.

It is in the very heart of our activity that we search for our goal.

You must have dreams and goals if you are ever going to achieve anything in this world.

You need to realise that you must have something to aim for, something to drive you.

Success is a consequence and must not be a goal.

It's important, when going after a goal, to never lose sight of the integrity of the journey.

To know yourself is the first and most important step in pursuing your dreams and goals.

The more reasons you have for achieving your goal, the more determined you will become.

A goal is not the same as a desire, and this is an important distinction to make. You can have a desire you don't intend to act on. But you can't have a goal you don't intend to act on.

By losing your goal, You have lost your way.