Quotes About Purpose

I have to understand what I'm doing, and action is so simple and easy for me that I'd be foolish to try something different.

As long as I know what I'm playing, I shouldn't concern myself with others' footage.

I think it's very important that you don't start thinking about your life after football when you are 33 or 34. There are many more amazing things in this world, and it's important to think about these things before you retire.

I'm going to make a difference in other people's lives because who I am as a person rather than who I was as a football player.

For a long time, I was just a football player, but I want people to see me for who I am.

I've always wanted to create. I didn't ever want to just be a football player, so I'm just bringing all these childhood dreams together to try to accomplish the things I want to do before I die.

It wasn't like I grew up wanting to be a competitive eater at all. Not like a lot of people, like football players, famous people - they knew that that's what they wanted to do when they were young.

I always wanted to be a footballer; I always wanted to play. I was born to be a footballer.

I didn't become a footballer to be famous, I became a footballer to be successful. I didn't want to be famous. Now people want to be famous. Why? Why would you want people following you about all day? I couldn't think of anything worse.

I don't believe that there's a footballer out there that only thinks about football.

Maybe some people look at me and just see a footballer, or a black footballer. But I am much more than this. I tell my best friends all the time, 'If you look at me as a footballer, and not as Little Kouli, and not as your friend, then I have failed in life.'

I want to carry on in my dad's footsteps and make sure his message lives on forever. I feel like that's why I've been put on this planet - to get my message across.

There's something really powerful when I, for example, hear Bob Marley's 'Exodus' - we know where we're going. We know where we're from.

My hair changes with my emotions... and my purpose for the day.

I think cancer - I'm not an expert or a doctor - but I think cancer is the result of undigested dreams and forcing yourself to do something that is not distinctively you.

I know what my goals are, and I always keep that in the forefront of my mind.

He that lives to live forever, never fears dying.

Life doesn't go on forever, and you don't want to drop dead without ever having done what you wanted to do.

I believe that you're here on Earth for a short time, and while you're here, you shouldn't forget it.

I'm not just considered a former child star. I'm not considered a black actress. I'm not considered an actress. I've done roles that were written for men. First and foremost is God: I definitely believe in Him having kind of mapped out what my destiny was going to be.

All created forms are fractal, as is their purpose, use, and allotted time for existence.

Life comes forth for no other reason than to be and make more life. It will fight and crawl and do anything in its power to live, and once alive, it will stand against all to remain alive. Its existence is its own argument.

I've been fortunate that I can be selective enough to do acting when it's really furthering what I want to do with my life.

I've done very well in the film business. Whenever I have wanted something, the film business has given it to me. I'm very fortunate. My big problem in life has always been, 'What do I want?'