Quotes About Purpose

I don't make films to win prizes. I make films to make films.

Once I turned pro, I was like,' OK, this is not fun and games now. This is me. I'm going to come, and I work on karma. I'm not going to go after somebody if I don't have a reason behind it, so as soon as there is some sort of a reason for me to do something that I need to do, then I'll do it.'

Every pro has to decide what they want from their ball.

You can have all the problems in the world, but you have to see out your mission.

Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.

My goal is always to just do my best and hope that the people who find my music also find God in the process.

Technology for technology's sake is not innovation. What we in the industry have to be concerned about is what products do, as opposed to what the processing power is.

Being essentially a creator, I never set out to shock, always thinking about creating my work and not about the benefits it could produce.

I'm happy with my place in the firmament here. I like to produce movies and that's where I want to be.

We often get blinded by the forms in which content is produced, rather than the job that the content does.

I was too heavy to be a jockey and too honest to be a producer, so I became a writer.

Producing good stuff can be quite tough, and it involves a lot of frustration, but I always like things to be jolly and happy, and I forget that's actually not the point at the end of the day.

Producing is a little bit in my blood. Philanthropy also is a very important for me.

You can have the best product in the world, you can have the best motivation in the world, you can have best education in the world, you can have all the money in the world - but if you don't have direction, you'll never go anywhere.

Being productive gives people a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that loafing never can.

Me personally - not something to do with NASA - I do think there is a God, and it's somebody looking out for us and trying to guide us to live a very happy, productive life. There is further meaning. That's just my thought.

I am devoted to my husband and son. I am devoted to the practices and rituals that imbue our lives with a sense of meaning and purpose, that help me to live my days in the most emotionally and intellectually productive manner. I am devoted to the idea of devotion itself.

If your focus in life is on being productive, when things are not happening... one has to ask oneself, 'Is this worth a grown man's time?'

The important thing to me is being productive. It helps me feel good as a person, helps me feel strong, helps me feel like I'm doing something throughout my days.

You are not supposed to convert anybody, that's God's job. But at the same time, you can be His disciple and live for Him and when people ask you why are you living for Him, you can show them why and profess your faith.

Retirement is fatal. Luckily, in my profession, you don't have to retire.

I couldn't really justify playing for money, and I think what I wanted to achieve put me at too great a risk, so I just decided on another profession.

I've never considered selling anything other than profession, but it's more than that. It's one of the highest callings that you can aspire to. Not everyone can do it.

I believe if you're not completely in love with what you're doing, you'd better find another profession.