Quotes About Purpose

The purpose of life afterall is to live it.

I have to be self-conscious of what I'm trying to do with my life.

Throughout life, we get clues that remind us of the direction we are supposed to be headed if you stay focused, then you learn your lessons.

God, how I have wasted my life.

I have a lot that I intend to do in this life.

Thinking has, many a time, made me sad, darling; but doing never did in all my life....My precept is, do something, my sister, do good if you can; but at any rate, do something.

I am determined to make the most of this life that I have, damn it - it's that kind of stubbornness I think we all need more of.

What an immense power over life is the power of possessing distinct aims.

What an immense power over the life is the power of possessing distinct aims. The voice, the dress, the look, the very motion of a person, define and alter when he or she begins to live for a reason.

It's always been very clear to me that I was going to be a mother and that my purpose in life was to give life.

All talk of method and style seemed suddenly trivial; I became interested in meaning. I wanted to say something musically about life and living.

Take time to determine the way you will live your life. But once you know the way you should go, let nothing distract you from your path.

Songwriting is my main thing. I know that I'll do that for the rest of my life.

If just once you were depressed for no reason, you have been so all your life without knowing.

The only important thing in this life is to figure out how to use the experiences that you have to make the world a better place.

If life ever stops inspiring us to write, it's time to stop doing what we do.

I found motherhood a crash course in existentialism (what is my purpose in life, am I mistress or slave of my destiny, when the hell do I get some sleep?) and [the book] ROOM was the result.

You do have to follow your heart, otherwise you're living a false life.

I've got a reason for living. When I wake up, there are individuals who are counting on me to be my best and live my maximum life.

Why does life need evidence of life?

The purpose of human existence is to learn and to understand as much as we can of what came before us, so we can further the sum total of human knowledge in our life.

I think what's important is to first have your life and then do your job.

Everything seemed meaningless to me. All of a sudden. My own life, the lives of others, of animals of plants, the whole world. It no longer fitted together.

We need both to aspire and accomplish. Without a vision for your life, without a sense of purpose, you will begin to die a slow death.