Quotes About Purpose

was being made in secret, intricately wrought in the depths of the earth. Your eyes beheld my unformed substance; in your book were written, everyone of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. (PSALM 139: 13-16)

It is no grcat thing to livc long, nor cvcn to livc for cvcr; but it is a grcat thing to live well.

I know I'm talented, but I wasn't put here to sing. I was put here to be a wife and a mom and look after my family. I love what I do, but it's not where it begins and ends.

You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything,

God gave us hands to create, not destroy his world.

Life is the time spent before death

My plan is to continue teaching many more years than the 32 years I've already enjoyed and continue writing, and promoting my books and websites if it's God will.

I'm filled with desire—to live, to write, to do everything. Desire itself is a kind of immortality.

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards

What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance, when all the skill of art is not able to make an oyster!

The average man does not know what to do with his life, yet wants another one which will last forever.

We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we yearn for another that will be eternal.

What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance?

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the mind for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.

The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever.

To what purpose should I trouble myself in searching out the secrets of the stars, having death or slavery continually before my eyes?

And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man comes into his own.

O homem não é Deus. Cabe a nós fazer que seja pelo menos humano.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

Tú puedes elegir hoy mismo, como lo hace tu cerebro, reconocer cuáles son las áreas muertas de tu carácter y determinar que, a partir de hoy, cueste lo que cueste y lleve el tiempo que lleve, vas a encontrar una nueva ruta para llegar a tus metas. Tú puedes hacerlo. Fuiste creado para conquistar la tierra, no para ser arrasado por tus circunstancias.

Many of you, I'm sure, don't like your jobs. But imagine if someone told you right now that your story about me would be your last. After this, you'll never be able to write another word for as long as you live. How would you feel?

This is the only perfection there is, the perfection of helping others. This is the only thing we can do that had any lasting value or meaning. This is why we're here. To make each other feel safe.

I tell myself: Remember this. Hold on to this. This is the only perfection there is, the perfection of helping others. This is the only thing we can do that has any lasting value or meaning. This is why we're here. To make each other feel safe.

Maybe they're confused because I don't tell them the full story, don't explain my full motivation. I can't, since I'm only slowly becoming aware of it myself. I play and keep playing because I choose to play. Even if it's not your ideal life, you can always choose it. No matter what your life is, choosing it changes everything.