Quotes About Purpose

Well, I tell you, my friend, economics is not all there is to life.

If I have learned anything, it is that intelligence and knowledge are worth little by themselves. Failing the enlightenment that goes beyond words and the world, they serve mainly to provide us with wonderful reasons for doing what we intend to do regardless.

Orang bilang ada kekuatan-kekuatan dahsyat yang tak terduga yang bisa timbul pada samudera, pada gunung berapi dan pada pribadi yang tahu benar akan tujuan hidupnya .

Hidup tanpa harapan adalah hidup yang kosong

Selama orang masih suka bekerja, dia masih suka hidup dan selama orang tidak suka bekerja sebenarnya ia sedang berjabatan tangan dengan maut.

My words, my writing, my actions—these have never been for myself alone, either directly or indirectly. There is no such thing as an artist who creates art only for himself. That is masturbation.

Hidup ini Anakku, hidup ini tak ada harganya sama sekali. Tunggulah saatnya, dan kelak engkau akan berpikir, bahwa sia-sia saja Tuhan menciptakan manusia di dunia ini.

Begitulah, Ann, upacara sederhana bagaimana seorang anak telah dijual oleh ayahnya sendiri, jurutulis Sastrotomo. Yang dijual adalah diriku; Sanikem. Sejak detik itu hilang sama sekali penghargaan dan hormatku pada ayahku; pada siapa saja yang dalam hidupnya pernah menjual anaknya sendiri. Untuk tujuan dan maksud apapun.

Hidup yang berarti, dan mati lebih berarti lagi.

Gelar itu dipersembahkan pada manusia oleh manusia, maka bukan tanpa alasan.

To achieve big things in life, you don't need to make huge sacrifices. What matters the most is your intention to make it big. When your intentions are strong, and you really truly intend to soar up and reach the sky, the universe opens its doors to you. With a powerful purpose in life, and a clear objective in sight, work towards your goal, and you are sure to achieve humongous success.

The knife in the hand of a murderer kills, but if you give it to a doctor he will heal with it.

Freedom is the recognition that no single person, no single authority or government has a monopoly on the truth, but that every individual life is infinitely precious, that every one of us put in this world has been put there for a reason and has something to offer. It's so hard for government planners, no matter how sophisticated, to ever substitute for millions of individuals working night and day to make their dreams come true. The fact is, bureaucracies are a problem around the world.

Golf is an ineffectual attempt to put an elusive ball into an obscure hole with implements ill-adopted to the purpose.

The power of purpose is profound only if you have a desire that stirs the heart.

The aims of life are the best defense against death.

Dearly beloved. We are gathered here today. To get through this thing called life.

God's real desire, in addition to displaying His glory, is to claim your heart and the hearts of those you love.

God's plan for you is to move you into a position of impact by infusing you with truth and employing you in prayer. You don't need to be a genius to do it. You don't need to learn ten-dollar words and be able to spout them with theological ease. You just need to bring your honest, transparent, available—and, let's just say it—your fed-up, over-it, stepped-on-your-last-nerve self, and be ready to become fervently relentless. All in His name.

I want my life to radiate what happens when God has a person's heart at His full control, when every event or circumstance is simply another avenue to know Him better and show forth His glory.

Passion is the fuel in the engine of your purpose. It's your "want-to." It's what keeps you going when mundane tasks bore you or difficult ones dissuade you. Passion is what keeps you moving in the direction your best intentions want you to go.

Will you surrender your plans and purposes into the greater known of God's unknown designs for your life?

True success in any endeavor can only come when the Father has initiated the activity and invited our participation.

Concision in mindest, precision in style, decision in life.