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Quotes About Purpose

The fortunate is he whose earnest purpose never swerves, Whose slightest action or inaction serves The one great aim. Why, even Death stands still, And waits an hour sometimes For such a will.
~ Ella Wilcox Wheeler
Find out who you are and be that person. That's what your soul was put on this Earth to be. Find that truth, live that truth and everything else will come.
~ Ellen DeGeneres
I work really hard at trying to see the big picture and not getting stuck in ego. I believe we're all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have a different purpose... When you connect with that love and that compassion, that's when everything unfolds.
~ Ellen DeGeneres
Live your dreams.
~ Ellen DeGeneres
We must do what we must to do
~ Ellen G White
A knowledge of the truth depends not so much upon strength of intellect as upon pureness of purpose, the simplicity of an earnest, dependent faith.
~ Ellen G. White
Only one lease of life is granted us; and the inquiry with every one should be, "How can I invest my powers so that they may yield the greatest profit? How can I do most for the glory of God and the benefit of my fellow men?" For life is valuable only as it is used for the attainment of these ends.
~ Ellen G. White
A wise purpose underlay every act of Christ's life on earth. Everything He did was important in itself and in its teaching.
~ Ellen G. White
De?i, prin tot ceea ce le punea la dispozi?ie Proprietarul întregului univers, erau boga?i, ei nu trebuiau s? trând?veasc?. Dumnezeu le-a dat o ocupa?ie util?, ?i aceasta ca o binecuvântare, pentru a-?i înt?ri corpurile, pentru a-?i l?rgi gândirea ?i pentru a-?i dezvolta caracterul.
~ Ellen G. White
The Creator has prepared no place for the stagnating practice of indolence.
~ Ellen G. White
But he did not hesitate to obey the call. He had no question to ask concerning the land of promise—whether the soil was fertile and the climate healthful; whether the country afforded agreeable surroundings and would afford opportunities for amassing wealth. God has spoken, and his servant must obey; the happiest place on earth for him was the place where God would have him to be.
~ Ellen G. White
One day alone is ours, and during this day we are to live for God.
~ Ellen G. White
Our lives may seem a tangle; but as we commit ourselves to the wise Master Worker, He will bring out the pattern of life and character that will be to His own glory.
~ Ellen G. White
For six thousand years, Satan has struggled to maintain possession of the earth. Now God's original purpose in its creation is accomplished.
~ Ellen G. White
Our time here is short. We can pass through this world but once; as we pass along, let us make the most of life. The
~ Ellen G. White
A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has passed away.
~ Ellen Glasgow
Why do all of us, every last one, have to go through hell to find out what we really want?' The
~ Ellen Glasgow
It was Satan's purpose to bring about an eternal separation between God and man; but in Christ we become more closely united to God than if we had never fallen.
~ Ellen Gould White
Too many, in planning for a brilliant future, make an utter failure. Let God plan for you. As a little child, trust to the guidance of Him who will "keep the feet of His saints." 1 Samuel 2:9. God never leads His children otherwise than they would choose to be led, if they could see the end from the beginning and discern the glory of the purpose which they are fulfilling as co-workers with Him.
~ Ellen Gould White
If you don't know where you are going, you keep doing something because you enjoy it. You keep doing it, making choices, and noticing the consequences until it's pleasing to you and you want to stop.
~ Ellen J. Langer
I would like to do whatever it is that presses the essence from the hour.
~ Ellen Meloy
Life, too, is senseless unless you know who you are, what you want, and which way the wind blows.
~ Ellen Raskin
Senseless, you say? Death is senseless yet makes way for the living. Life, too, is senseless unless you know who you are, what you want, and which way the wind blows.
~ Ellen Raskin
There is a purpose of life in the nerd world, which is treating reality as code, and optimizing it. Life becomes a problem-solving activity, and the problem is some sort of lack of optimization.
~ Ellen Ullman