Quotes about Purpose

A career, producing of children, are all maya [illusion] compared to that one thing, that your life is meaningful.

Man can live the most amazing things if they make sense to him. But the difficulty is to create that sense.

Magic is that paganistic reversal of the process of religion, in which man, instead of letting himself be used by God for the divine purpose, drags down his god to the level of a tool, which he uses for his own selfish purpose.

Despite all the opinions churchless (and churched) people offer about musical styles, architecture, sound systems, creativity, intellectualism, and the menu of programs provided by churches, none of these is the main attraction. These elements are nice sideshows, but people don't come to church for the carnival rides. They come to meet God. People complain about the uncomfortable seats and stale popcorn when center stage is empty of the main event.

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live.

Suppose the world were only one of God's jokes, would you work any the less to make it a good joke instead of a bad one?

This is the true joy in life -- being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one...

Use your health, even to the point of wearing it out. That is what it is for. Spend all you have before you die and do not outlive yourself.

The only failure one should fear, is not hugging to the purpose they see as best.

Writing is a calling, not a choice.

Prayer in a combat zone serves exactly the same purpose as it does in peacetime. In war, the stakes are life and death, true; but if you believe in God and in the notion of a human soul, then we are always making decisions of tremendous significance.

God asks no man whether he will accept life. This is not the choice. You must take it. The only question is how.