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Purpose Quotes
"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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"I didn't get old on purpose, it just happened. If you're lucky, it could happen to you."
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"We still need to give our best to life even if we do not understand the purpose of our existence on earth."
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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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"Commitment means that it is possible for a man to yield the nerve center of his consent to a purpose or cause, a movement or an ideal, which may be more important to him than whether he lives or dies."
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"I am only one but still I am one. I cannot do everything but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do."
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"God can only work through those who have totally identified themselves with His will and purpose."
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"It is the purpose of the majority of the Immigration Committee to encourage assimilation, yet this bill has already done more than anything I know of to bring about discord among our resident aliens."
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"Few have been taught to any purpose who have not been their own teachers."
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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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"He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers."
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"Gen. Banks has issued an order for the instruction of Negro children. Schoolhouses are to be built or rented and Teachers hired for this purpose, and the farmers and planters are to pay the Taxes in support of this."
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"Every calling is great when greatly pursued."
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"I suppose if it has a practical purpose, I appreciate a pat on the back. I suppose it's rewarding, ultimately."
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"But my method of the pillar, as it throws the horse yet more upon the haunches, is still more effectual to this purpose, and besides always gives him the ply to the side he goes of."
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"Do not be discourage by people who reject your true purpose. Do not stop because of anxiety; stop because you are done with the mission! Don't ever be down by the susurrant call of the masses to stop, halt or abort your true purpose when you are convinced within your innermost man of how true your purpose is. A true purpose is mostly rejected, spat upon and seen as an unworthy cause by the masses until they come to a later realization of how true it is and then they accept, celebrate and enjoy it."
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"Great minds have purposes; others have wishes."
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"I think we have to believe we are here for some purpose, and I know there are many cynics who will deny it, but they don't live as if they deny it."
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"The purpose of population is not ultimately peopling earth. It is to fill heaven."
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"It would seem, therefore, that this constitutional safeguard may no longer serve its original purpose, especially when, as we learned last year, some acts of perjury may now be acceptable - in this world, at least, if not the next."
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"A characteristic of older folksongs, in most cases, is that we don't know their composers or authors. Older folksongs were written often with no commercial purpose in mind. They were passed down by word of mouth, from generation to generation."
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"Yet I wanted to have children, and I knew that was my purpose, but I wasn't going to settle."
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"Set your mark on humanity by being your own unique self and doing the things that make your heart shine. With such passion, you can make an impact on the world."
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"Those that know where they are going will not take any path they see in front of them, but they will take the one that goes in the direction they want."
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"The danger of what's happening right now in terms of using reconciliation is, the purpose of the Senate is going to be defeated. And that is to bring consensus to big issues in this country so that we have a reasoned and thoughtful approach and that the American public buys into it."
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"Unconscious Polities emerge independent of conscious purpose."
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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 like that kind of frantic schedule. It makes me feel like I have a purpose."
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"During the past 30 years, European governments have provided more than $15 billion in the form of low- and no-cost loans to Airbus for the specific purpose of developing new aircraft lines."
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