Quotes About Purpose

There are things that must be done today, things that you and you alone were created to accomplish. Some of us are wasting our time burning daylight when what we need to be doing is seizing the power of every moment.

goal of spirituality is not to extract from you all desire and passion. The call of Jesus is the exact opposite—delight

The call to servanthood finds its power only when it is received by those who are on the pursuit of greatness.

He wasn't fighting for his own glory or his own fame; he was fighting because no one else would and because he understood what was at stake. When he killed the lion and the bear, there was no audience and no applause. God and God alone knew David's actions and knew his heart.

This journey is about ensuring that when we come to the end of our lives, we will arrive at our final moments with no regret.

Jesus is being lost in a religion bearing His name.

The warrior is not formed by what has been done and what can't be done; the heart of the warrior is formed by what must be done.

The organization of supplies, the command of men, anything in any way constructive requires more than intellect; it requires energy and drive and an unrelenting will to serve the cause, regardless of one's personal interests.

Don't fight a battle if you don't gain anything by winning

Isten nem azért van, mondja nagymama, hogy könnyítsen a halálon. Hogy az könnyebb legyen. Hanem hogy legyen értelme. És akkor van értelme, ha az Å' halálának is van értelme.

We no longer get work out of our children; today we get meaning.

With this sunrise somehow I felt I was exactly where I was supposed to be... Have faith, the light seemed to announce.

People love to apply themselves to games, jobs, relationships, politics, to create the illusion of meaning...If I can just heal my shoulder, then I could be a quarterback! If only I could finish this documentary and tell the story of my great-uncle to the world; then I would matter . If I was a movie star, then I would exist . People will light a crack pipe or steal a television just to try and feel that they exist

Often we imagine that we will work hard...arrive at some distant goal, and then we will be happy. This is a delusion. Happiness is the result of a life lived with purpose. Happiness is not an objective. It is the movement of life itself, a process, an activity.

To head north, a knight may use the North Star to guide him, but he will not arrive at the North Star. A knight's duty is to proceed in that direction.

Our actions are the ground we walk on.

I don't want to be anything special. I only want to try to be true to that in me which seeks to fulfill its promise.

No blur of inexactness, no cloud of vagueness, is allowable in good writing; from the first seeing to the last putting down, there must be steady lucidity and uncompromise of purpose.

Could she ever be, would she be, where she was going?

Si es absolutamente necesario que el arte o el teatro sirvan para algo, será para enseñar a la gente que hay actividades que no sirven para nada y que es indispensable que las haya.

Zaci pe caldarîm,în strad?... E lume mult?.ToÈ›i se gr?besc.ÎÈ™i închipuie c? au o È›int?,nu È™tiu cu adev?rat încotro se duc.Strigi.Se dau de-o parte ca s? nu te calce în picioare,c?ci nu sunt cruzi,sunt doar nep?s?tori.ÎÈ™i poart? în ei propria moarte,nu o pot purta pe a ta..

IL était comme un de ces voyageurs qui s'attardent dans les auberges en oubliant que le but du voyage n'est pas l'auberge

Vivons notre vie, soyons heureux. Nous avons le devoir d'être heureux.

There is no reason for anything. If I knew, if I could see, could understand, I should return to silence and night. I think that if what impels me to live could be explained to me I should stop living.