Inspirations

Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.

- James Allen

To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions serve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish masterfully.

- James Allen

What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning

- Barbara De Angelis

Never be afraid to treat the path alone. Know which is your path and follow it wherever it may lead you; do not feel you have to follow in someone else's footsteps.

- Gita Bellin

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ; so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel.

- Philippians 1:27, Bible

The purpose of a man's heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.

- James 1:19, Bible

One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek: That I may dwell in the house f the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple.

- Psalms 27:4, Bible

Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended, but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward toward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

- Bible

The first principle of ethical power is Purpose. By purpose, I don't mean your objective or intention-something toward which you are always striving. Purpose is something bigger. It is the picture you have of yourself-the kind of person you want to be or the kind of life you want to lead.

- Ken Blanchard

What we must try to be, of course, is ourselves and wholeheartedly. We must find out what we really are and what we really want.

- Nelson Boswell

The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

- John Mason Brown

You have to know what is right for you and go after it regardless of what others say.

- Les Brown

If you don't stand up for something, you may fall for anything.

- Les Brown

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

- Buddha

What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose.

- Edward G Bulwer-Lytton

Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose.

- Leo Buscaglia

The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder -- waif, a nothing, a no man. Have a purpose in life, and, having it, throw such strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given you.

- Thomas Carlyle

The purpose of man is in action not thought.

- Thomas Carlyle

The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.

- Pablo Casals

The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started.

- Norman Cousins

Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

- William Cowper

The presence of a long-term, conscious goal has helped me maintain stability through the ubiquitous changes of over half a century.

- Craig Mary

I live for my sons. I would be lost without them.

- Princess of Wales Diana

No one sat me down with a piece of paper and said, ?This is what is expected of you. But? I?m lucky enough in the fact that I have found my role? I love being with people.?

- Princess of Wales Diana

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

- Benjamin Disraeli

The secret of man's being is not only to live but to have something to live for.

- Fyodor Dostoevski

A just cause is not ruined by a few mistakes.

- Fyodor Dostoevski

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.

- Viktor E Frankl

It is good to follow one's own bent, so long as it leads upward.

- Andre Gide

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

What is my life if I am no longer useful to others.

- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.

- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Many people flounder about in life because they do not have a purpose, an objective toward which to work.

- George Halas

Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.

- Dag Hammarskjold

It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end

- Ernest Hemingway

Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes; lesser ones exist on wishes and inclinations.

- Kenneth Hildebrand

We need not only a purpose in life to give meaning to our existence but also something to give meaning to our suffering. We need as much something to suffer for as something to live for.

- Eric Hoffer

The meaning of life is to give life meaning.

- Ken Hudgins

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

- Washington Irving

The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

- William James

The aims of life are the best defense against death.

- Primo Levi

A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

- Malcolm X

I see no business in life but the work of Christ.

- Henry Martyn

Make sure the thing you're living for is worth dying for.

- Charles Mayes

The great and glorious masterpiece of man is how to live with purpose.

- Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.

- Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

Give me a man who says, ''This one thing I do,'' and not, ''These fifty things, I dabble in.

- Dwight L Moody

Lack of something to feel important about is almost the greatest tragedy a man may have.

- Arthur E Morgan

There is no road to success but through a clear strong purpose. Nothing can take its place. A purpose underlies character, culture, position, attainment of every part.

- Thornton T Munger

You are only as strong as your purpose, therefore let us choose reasons to act that are big bold righteous and eternal.

- Barry Munro

It's not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted.

- Mary O'Connor

Purpose is what gives life a meaning.

- Charles H Parkhurst

It is your work in life that is your ultimate seduction.

- Pablo Picasso

A pilgrim is a wanderer with purpose.

- Peace Pilgrim

The whole life is but a point of time; let us enjoy it, therefore, while it lasts, and not spend it to no purpose.

- Plutarch

Everything happens for a reason and a purpose, and it serves you.

- Anthony Robbins

It is essential that we enable young people to see themselves as participants in one of the most exciting eras in history, and to have a sense of purpose in relation to it.

- Nelson Rockefeller

Our chief usefulness to humanity rests on our combining power with high purpose. Power undirected by high purpose spells calamity, and high purpose by itself is utterly useless if the power to put it into effect is lacking.

- Theodore Roosevelt

Man becomes greater in proportion to knowing himself and his faculties. Let him become conscious of what he is and he will soon also learn what he should be.

- Felix E Schelling

Every why has a wherefore.

- William Shakespeare

We know there is intention and purpose in the universe, because there is intention and purpose in us.

- George Bernard Shaw

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose-a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.

- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.

- W Clement Stone

The crowning blessing of life is to be born with a bias to some pursuit.

- S G Tallentyre

Be not simply good; be good for something.

- Henry David Thoreau

Many men go fishing their entire lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

- Henry David Thoreau

All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.

- James Thurber

Without knowing what I am and why I am here, life is impossible.

- Count Leo Tolstoy

What on earth are you doing for Heaven's sake?

- Source Unknown

Ordinary people think merely of spending time. Great people think of using it.

- Source Unknown

He who clings to life shall lose it -- but losing it in a right cause will gain it.

- Source Unknown

Anyone can live heroically and successfully for one day. The man who achieves a high purpose makes that day the pattern for all the days of his life.

- Source Unknown

Winners are people with definite purpose in life.

- Denis Waitley

Man's chief end is to glorify God, and enjoy Him forever.

- Westminster Confession of Faith

You can come to understand your purpose in life by slowing down and feeling your heart's desires.

- Marcia Wieder

You, betrayed by time and space, Seek and find your proper place.

- Her Majesty's Wizard

For an athlete to function properly, he must be intent. There has to be a definite purpose and goal if you are to progress. If you are not intent about what you are doing, you aren't able to resist the temptation to do something else that might be more fun at the moment.

- John Wooden

Don't become a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific.

- Zig Ziglar

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Inspirational Quotations Addressing the "Goals' Component of Hope

Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.

To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions serve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish masterfully.

What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning

Never be afraid to treat the path alone. Know which is your path and follow it wherever it may lead you; do not feel you have to follow in someone else's footsteps.

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ; so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel.

The purpose of a man's heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.

One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek: That I may dwell in the house f the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple.

Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended, but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward toward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

The first principle of ethical power is Purpose. By purpose, I don't mean your objective or intention-something toward which you are always striving. Purpose is something bigger. It is the picture you have of yourself-the kind of person you want to be or the kind of life you want to lead.

What we must try to be, of course, is ourselves and wholeheartedly. We must find out what we really are and what we really want.

The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

You have to know what is right for you and go after it regardless of what others say.

If you don't stand up for something, you may fall for anything.

Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.

What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose.

Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose.

The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder -- waif, a nothing, a no man. Have a purpose in life, and, having it, throw such strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given you.

The purpose of man is in action not thought.

The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.

The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started.

Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

The presence of a long-term, conscious goal has helped me maintain stability through the ubiquitous changes of over half a century.

I live for my sons. I would be lost without them.

No one sat me down with a piece of paper and said, ?This is what is expected of you. But? I?m lucky enough in the fact that I have found my role? I love being with people.?

The secret to success is constancy to purpose.

The secret of man's being is not only to live but to have something to live for.

A just cause is not ruined by a few mistakes.

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.

Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.

It is good to follow one's own bent, so long as it leads upward.

To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.

What is my life if I am no longer useful to others.

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.

Many people flounder about in life because they do not have a purpose, an objective toward which to work.

Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.

It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end

Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes; lesser ones exist on wishes and inclinations.

We need not only a purpose in life to give meaning to our existence but also something to give meaning to our suffering. We need as much something to suffer for as something to live for.

The meaning of life is to give life meaning.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

The aims of life are the best defense against death.

A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

I see no business in life but the work of Christ.

Make sure the thing you're living for is worth dying for.

The great and glorious masterpiece of man is how to live with purpose.

The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.

Give me a man who says, ''This one thing I do,'' and not, ''These fifty things, I dabble in.

Lack of something to feel important about is almost the greatest tragedy a man may have.

There is no road to success but through a clear strong purpose. Nothing can take its place. A purpose underlies character, culture, position, attainment of every part.

You are only as strong as your purpose, therefore let us choose reasons to act that are big bold righteous and eternal.

It's not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted.

Purpose is what gives life a meaning.

It is your work in life that is your ultimate seduction.

A pilgrim is a wanderer with purpose.

The whole life is but a point of time; let us enjoy it, therefore, while it lasts, and not spend it to no purpose.

Everything happens for a reason and a purpose, and it serves you.

It is essential that we enable young people to see themselves as participants in one of the most exciting eras in history, and to have a sense of purpose in relation to it.

Our chief usefulness to humanity rests on our combining power with high purpose. Power undirected by high purpose spells calamity, and high purpose by itself is utterly useless if the power to put it into effect is lacking.

Man becomes greater in proportion to knowing himself and his faculties. Let him become conscious of what he is and he will soon also learn what he should be.

Every why has a wherefore.

We know there is intention and purpose in the universe, because there is intention and purpose in us.

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose-a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.

When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.

The crowning blessing of life is to be born with a bias to some pursuit.

Be not simply good; be good for something.

Many men go fishing their entire lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.

Without knowing what I am and why I am here, life is impossible.

What on earth are you doing for Heaven's sake?

Ordinary people think merely of spending time. Great people think of using it.

He who clings to life shall lose it -- but losing it in a right cause will gain it.

Anyone can live heroically and successfully for one day. The man who achieves a high purpose makes that day the pattern for all the days of his life.

Winners are people with definite purpose in life.

Man's chief end is to glorify God, and enjoy Him forever.

You can come to understand your purpose in life by slowing down and feeling your heart's desires.

You, betrayed by time and space, Seek and find your proper place.

For an athlete to function properly, he must be intent. There has to be a definite purpose and goal if you are to progress. If you are not intent about what you are doing, you aren't able to resist the temptation to do something else that might be more fun at the moment.