Quotes About Purpose

There's satisfaction and contentment in direction.

I really like to have a bit of direction, you know?

I did find my direction at an early age.

I think the dirtiest word in the English language is retirement. When you do that, you get old and you get sick and you die.

I disagree with the idea that everything happens for a reason.

One believes that if nothing happens, one disappears. That is not true.

For me to just be a face on something, I'd look at myself and be disappointed. I'd rather be the person behind the scenes making the show.

I believe that everyone has some huge talent in them; the really lucky ones discover what it is.

It's funny the way life works. Sometimes you go around in a weird path to find out exactly what it is that you love to do, and I'm happy that I've sort of discovered something that makes me really happy.

Once I discovered music, I knew what I wanted to do.

People who have discovered a purpose feel better, like themselves more, age more subtly, and live longer.

I've always known what I'm meant to do. The path of my life has been about discovering what I need to do to support myself as a writer.

I think it's quite easy to get caught up in the discussions about a show that people are having. But you have to tell the story you were going to tell.

I always knew what I wanted but just got a little disillusioned for a while. It was so difficult to understand what my music is.

I never was disillusioned with acting because I love acting.

Music, for me, was something I did because I was disillusioned after the Cold War's end and did not know what I wanted in life.

Those who say they're not ambitious are being disingenuous.

I was dissatisfied just being an actor.

I have the distinct pleasure of doing exactly what I want to do and get paid for it. It's a joy.

I have a very distinct goal all the time that I'm working toward, and I love the way it makes me live.

Sometimes, I think if you get away from what you're called to do, it's more of a distraction.

What happens when you get to the age of 60 is that you have no more doubts. I know why I'm here on this planet. I know what I need to do. I know what is a distraction and what isn't.

For the most part, teams don't want distractions.

I want to bring awareness to the lack of diversity in ballet, and feel like that's a large part of my purpose.