Quotes About Purpose

Then, why did I do this, you ask?' He stroked his chin, like an actor trying to look deep and thoughtful. 'The short answer is: hope.

Why insult the door's purpose by locking it? is a favorite kender expression.

Everything happens for a reason. Your brain may not know the reason. Your brain may never figure it out. But your heart knows. Your heart always knows.

We do not mourn the loss of those who die fulfilling their destinies.

mourn the loss of those who die fulfilling their destinies.

Be at ease, warrior," she said. "The deer fulfills his purpose in life by providing sustenance for the hunter—be it wolf or man. We do not mourn the loss of those who die fulfilling their destinies.

The deconstruction of belief. Piece by piece. The only way to manage loss is to withdraw, thought by thought, giving the retreat a framework and a purpose. A set of rites. A clear recessional. Leaving the sanctuary intact.

Everything turns out to be valuable that one does for one's self without thought of profit.

Les gens que l'on rencontre dans les rues, pendant le jour, donnent l'impression d'aller vers un but précis, que l'on suppose raisonnable, mais, la nuit, ils paraissent marcher dans leurs rêves.

La gente que encontramos en las calles durante el día nos da la impresión de tener una meta precisa, que se supone razonable, pero por la noche parece caminar en sueños.

La meditación de la muerte no enseña a morir y no facilita la partida; pero ya no es facilidad lo que busco.

Mai mult m-a preocupat chipul altuia. Îndat? ce acela începuse s? conteze în viaÈ›a mea, arta încet? s? mai fie lux, devenind resurs?, modalitate de ajutorare.

If you lose someone, you feel a loss, then after a while you fill in the hole in your life and the loss gradually gets smaller and smaller and eventually goes away. There's a point to the pain. There's a reason and a direction.

I wake with a thought: This is my life. I've only got one. I should live it the way I want

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.

Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night.

I was taught that the world had a lot of problems; that I could struggle and change them; that intellectual and material gifts brought the privilege and responsibility of sharing with others less fortunate; and that service is the rent each of us pays for living -- the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time or after you have reached your personal goals.

Service is the rent we pay for living.

Service is the rent we pay for the life we have been given.

The self does not realize itself most fully when self-realization is its most constant aim.

Omissions are not accidents.

There is only ever one answer to the question what did you do with your life, and it's the same--fleeting and unknowable--for every one of us. I lived.

Do what you love. Do what makes your heart sing. And NEVER do it for the money, Go to work to spread joy.

To be a princess is to play at life. To be a queen is to be a serious player...The purpose of life as a woman is to ascend to the throne and rule with heart.