Purpose Quotes 2023

SHARING IS CARING

 

We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained. -Marie Curie

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. -William James, father of American psychology

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. -Theodore Roosevelt

Live your life as an Exclamation rather than an Explanation -Isaac Newton

Don’t follow in any footprints, make your own prints. Because, you are the future of tomorrow. -Jackie Joyner-Kersee, track and field, Olympic medalist 5x

Purpose Always Includes Giving

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. -Maya Angelou

Clarity in Purpose

Before you can make a dream come true, you must first have one. -Ronald McNair

The first step is clearly defining what it is you’re after, because without knowing that, you’ll never get it. -Halle Berry, American actress, Academy Award winner

Purpose Creates Passion

If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time. -Billy Joel

Purpose is Not Always the Easiest Path

Every noble work is at first impossible. -Thomas Carlyle

The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness. – Pope Benedict XVI

You have chosen the wrong path if it’s not fun. And you are probably not taking enough risk if it’s not hard and rocky sometimes. -Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, billionaire

Purpose at Every Age:

If you are still breathing, you have purpose.

Aging is not “lost youth,” but a new stage of opportunity and strength. -Betty Friedan

How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are? -Satchel Paige

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. -Les Brown

Purpose is Proactive

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. -Stephen Covey, bestselling author, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Purpose Creates Greatness

The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark. -Dave Chappelle

Greatness is a lot of small things done well. Day after day, workout after workout, obedience after obedience, day after day. -Ray Lewis

Purpose is Often Forged from Pain

I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity. – John D. Rockefeller

Anyone can see the adversity in a difficult situation, but it takes a stronger person to see the opportunity. -Drew Brees

Pressure is a privilege – it only comes to those who earn it.-Billie Jean King

Purpose Involves Overcoming

What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. -Tim Ferriss, entrepreneur, author, angel investor

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. -Les Brown, motivational speaker, author, TV host

Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was. -Richard L. Evans

Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods. -C.S. Lewis

Quality Work is Always Park of Forging Your Purpose:

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.  Ecclesiastes 9:10, The Good Book

You must not only aim right, but draw the bow with all your might. -Henry David Thoreau

It isn’t hard to be good from time to time in sports. What is tough, is being good every day. – Willie Mays

I would rather five people knew my work and thought it was good work than five million knew me and were indifferent. -Colin Firth, actor, Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart.  Colossians 3:23, the Good Book

I practice my saxophone three hours a day. I’m not saying I’m particularly special, but if you do something three hours a day for forty years, you get pretty good at it.” -Kenny G

If you work hard, you have a better chance of producing something that you’re proud of. If you don’t, you won’t. It’s really simple. -Bryan Cranston, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Best known for role in Breaking Bad

SHARING IS CARING