“Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated purpose.”
“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end”
“They are not only idle who do nothing, but they are idle also who might be better employed.”
“Give me a man who says, ''This one thing I do,'' and not, ''These fifty things, I dabble in.”
“All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.”
“There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by unfolding of his powers.”
“Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes; lesser ones exist on wishes and inclinations.”
“The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.”
“You can come to understand your purpose in life by slowing down and feeling your heart's desires.”
“Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.”
“It's not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted.”
“We know there is intention and purpose in the universe, because there is intention and purpose in us.”
“I know of no such unquestionable badge and ensign of a sovereign mind as that of tenacity of purpose...”
“Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.”
“The purpose in life is to collaborate for a common cause; the problem is nobody seems to know what it is.”
“Many people flounder about in life because they do not have a purpose, an objective toward which to work.”
“Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our one duty is to furnish it well.”
“The whole life is but a point of time; let us enjoy it, therefore, while it lasts, and not spend it to no purpose.”
“There is no better test of a man's work than time, which also reveals the thoughts which lay hidden in his breast.”
“You are only as strong as your purpose, therefore let us choose reasons to act that are big bold righteous and eternal.”
“The sense of paralysis proceeds not so much out of the mammoth size of the problem but out of the puniness of the purpose.”
“My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right.”
“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.”
“Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose-a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.”
“The presence of a long-term, conscious goal has helped me maintain stability through the ubiquitous changes of over half a century.”
“Bring me men to match my mountains: Bring me men to match my plains: Men with empires in their purpose and new eras in their brains.”
“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 longest journey is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon his quest for the source of his being.”
“The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not.”
“Only the consciousness of a purpose that is mightier than any man and worthy of all men can fortify and inspirit and compose the souls of men.”