Quotes About Purpose

We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals. —Quarry worker's creed

We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals.

But what am I here for?" I now felt bolder. "You're here to find out who you are. And to create your own story.

Whatever that big procrastination overthinking thing is, I want you to dive into it. When I say dive into, I mean, clear your whole weekend and spend your whole weekend thinking about this.

If you don't want to live a life where you go to a job every day just so you can enjoy your weekends and get two weeks of vacation every year, then don't do it.

I used to enjoy the weekends more with my mates rather than putting in the hard graft to be a top player. If I could turn back time, Id probably appreciate my talent more but everything happens for a reason. Everyone learns from their mistakes and I have.

I never did anything else. In college I switched majors every two weeks, and acting was the only thing that held my interest.

I went to engineering school, which I thought was what I wanted to do, for about two weeks. We had an orientation class and we met this guy where he worked and stuff and it was cool, but I was like, 'There is no way this is going to be my life.'

Everything you do has certain significance, a certain weight. I think there is a film in everyone.

I gained the weight on purpose for 'Little Nicky,' and it was one of those cases where I'd done a few roles where I looked the same way, and I wanted to be the roommate because I thought that was the funniest part for me.

I'm not a weight lifter. I'm a seeker. Weight lifting is so insignificant in my life.

Everything has to be pulling weight in a short story for it to be really of the first order.

Think about how much it costs to incarcerate someone. Do we want them just sitting in prison, lifting weights, becoming violent and thinking about the next crime? Or do we want them having a little purpose in life and learning a skill?

It's weird. I don't really have goals. I just try to make sure I'm enjoying what I'm doing. Once I start to get sick of it, the next thing becomes obvious.

No, really. Just do it. You have some kind of weird reasons that are okay.

Celebrity is a weird appendage, which is useless unless you do something with it.

Nothing is a calling card. Everything is what you do. If you do it in order to get somewhere else, you're not actually doing it. If you're thinking, 'What is the weird thing I want to make with my friends?' money and other things will come later.

I am not a weirdo, a wacko, or an eccentric for wanting to do good, honest work on a day-to-day basis.

To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for.

Greatness consists in deciding only what is necessary for the welfare of the country and making straight for the goal.

Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.

Success in war and preservation of a country's social framework as a purpose at least equal in importance to welfare of individuals.

The welfare system was designed to do something different when it was started than what it does now. It was a safety net to help people get back to work: if they were sick, it would help them get back.

To seek the highest good is to live well.