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Purpose Quotes
"The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences."
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"The world is a stage where people come to play their own part and leave, your contribution to making the world a much better place matters."
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"So the way to control your life is this; every minute you live, maybe you are in church; ask yourself "why am I here? What product am I producing by being here?" I know most Christians just go to church like dummies."
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"To be prosperous you must discover your gifting's, potentials and talents."
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"God can only work through those who have totally identified themselves with His will and purpose."
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"We're helping those children who cannot help themselves and giving a push to those who can. We've done it by working together for a common purpose. I see no reason to stop now."
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"The purpose of population is not ultimately peopling earth. It is to fill heaven."
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"What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse."
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"God has a need one that only mankind can fulfil."
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"All revolutions are spiritual at the source. All my activities have the sole purpose of achieving a union of hearts."
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"The task which we have set ourselves is simply to show why and for what purpose we hold that standpoint during most of our lives, and why and for what purpose we are provisionally obliged to abandon it."
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"He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how."
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"Few have been taught to any purpose who have not been their own teachers."
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"One of the problems with even suggesting that purpose of a Federal law is for law enforcement officers to assist in protecting the public outside their jurisdictions is that it may give them encouragement or even a sense of obligation to do so."
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"If your name is "canoe" and you can't float on water, you are useless! If they call you "cutlass" but you can't chop anything into pieces, you are a waste! You have a unique role, you are a brand! Do what you were created to do!"
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"Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only add that this purpose - or, if there are several, at least one of them - is not especially intent on preventing suffering, whether it is indifferent to suffering or actually rejoices in it."
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"Want true success? Ask yourself these 3 questions daily:1. Who can I serve?2. Where can I contribute greatest?3. Is my work today congruent with my future goals?"
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"Your purpose distinguishes you from others; not your talent, IQ, race, job, hobbies, or gender, as these are held in common with many others."
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"Nothing is more important than living an important life."
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"The purpose of the ADA was to provide clear and comprehensive national standards to eliminate discrimination against individuals with disabilities. As a result, individuals with disabilities are now able to live in their homes and have access to new careers."
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"Our lives are programmed at conception and are endowed with purpose and meaning."
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"Great minds have purposes; others have wishes."
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"If, after all, men cannot always make history have a meaning, they can always act so that their own lives have one."
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"Fulfilling your special calling brings the greatest happiness."
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"We didn't come to the world just to entertain, we came to play remarkable roles, and our reward is to see you doing more than us."
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"The whole purpose was to say that it doesn't have to be a zero sum. It's not the environment or jobs. You can have both. You can help the auto industry achieve that if you have investment in plants."
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"What will become compellingly important is absolute clarity of shared purpose and set of principles of conduct sort of institutional genetic code that every member of the organization understands in a common way, and with deep conviction."
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"Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose."
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"All my stories were usually titled, 'White House Says,' 'President Bush Wants,' and I relied on transcripts from the briefings. I relied on press releases that were sent to the press for the purpose of accurately portraying what the White House believed or wanted."
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"As to the first, I do not know that I have done very much myself to promote fraternity between nations but I do know that there can be no more important purpose for any man's activity or interests."
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"I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose."
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