Quotes about Goal
The purpose of life is to have a life with purpose.
— Robert Byrne
Its wonderful to have ambition.
— LM Montgomery
The true goal for man is to be what he does. The worth of a religion is the worth of the individuals living it. A mitsvah, therefore, is not mere doing but an act that embraces both the doer and the deed. The means may be external, but the end is personal. Your deeds be pure, so that ye shall be holy. A hero is he who is greater than his feats, and a pious man is he who is greater than his rituals. The deed is definite, yet the task is infinite.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
The essence of chastity is not the suppression of lust, but the total orientation of one's life towards a goal. Without such a goal, chastity is bound to become ridiculous. Chastity is the sine qua non of lucidity and concentration.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Without God, all seeing and perceiving of things and laws become abstraction, a separation from both origin and goal.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The pursuit of purity is not about the suppression of lust, but about the reorientation of one's life to a larger goal.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Energy is the essence of life. Every day you decide how you're going to use it by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal, and my maintaining focus.
— Oprah Winfrey
All people end up somewhere in life, but few end up there on purpose.
— Craig Groeschel
Yes, as my swift days near their goal, 'tis all that I implore: In life and death a chainless soul, with courage to endure.
— Emily Bronte
They which run in a race run all, but one receives the crown. " But of us on the other hand it is said: " So run that you may obtain. " [ 1 Corinthians 9: 24 ] Our master of the games is not grudging; he does not give the palm to one and disgrace another. His wish is that all his athletes may alike win garlands.
— Jerome
The pursuit of holiness requires sustained and vigorous effort. It allows for no indolence, no lethargy, no halfhearted commitment, and no laissez faire attitude toward even the smallest sins. In short, it demands the highest priority in the life of a Christian, because to be holy is to be like Christ — God's goal for every Christian.
— Jerry Bridges
Make His purpose your purpose.
— Jerry Bridges