Quotes about Purpose

Don't die old, die empty. That's the goal of life. Go to the cemetery and disappoint the graveyard.

I felt that one of the things God impressed on me was that I needed to start a nonprofit corporation, so that any money that came my way, whether it was an honorarium, a book sale or a gift, would go into a nonprofit ministry.

One thing my mother told was to go for what you believe and do something that will allow you to inspire others.

God gave us the gift of life in heaven. Many people are given this gift, but they never open it. They never do anything with it.

I don't want to earn a living, I want to live.

We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely.

And yet it seems to me to be the one thing I have been looking for all my life.

One must be serious about something, if one wants to have any amusement in life.

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.

The Meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away

Alignment cannot be achieved with one good speech from the bridge of the ship—it is established one person at a time. Even though everyone is in the same boat, heading in the same direction, it's quite likely they are going there for different reasons. Yes, working through these issues one person at a time is time consuming, but not as time consuming and frustrating as dealing with lack of alignment when the boat is in the middle of a storm, part way to its destination.

Creating alignment is one of the most important roles of leadership. It often falls to the team leader to ensure the purpose of the team is defined, clear, and communicated. He or she must make sure the team mission meets five criteria: