Quotes about Purpose
Shall a man go and hang himself because he belongs to the race of pygmies, and not be the biggest pygmie that he can? Let everyone mind his own business, and endeavor to be what he was made
— Henry David Thoreau
Men have a singular desire to be good without being good for anything, because, perchance, they think vaguely that so it will be good for them in the end.
— Henry David Thoreau
Religion is only another word for the right use of a man's whole self, instead of a wrong use of himself.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Man is that name of power which rises above them all, and gives to every one the right to be that which God meant he should be.
— Henry Ward Beecher
It takes a man to make a devil; and the fittest man for such a purpose is a snarling, waspish, red-hot, fiery creditor.
— Henry Ward Beecher
I was a man of the earth, precisely as I had dreamed I would be.
— Jack Kerouac
Christianity has basically communicated to men that the reason God put you on this Earth is to be a good boy. Mind your manners, be a nice guy. That's soul killing!
— John Eldredge
Every single moment shapes our future. Be intentional. Live on purpose!
— Brian Tracy
Oh God, here's my Bible, Here's my money. Here's me. Use me, God.
— Gladys Aylward
God prospers me not to raise my standard of living, but to raise my standard of giving.
— Randy Alcorn
I spent the first half of my life making money and the second half of my life giving it away to do the most good and the least harm.
— Andrew Carnegie
I don't want to make money, I just want to be wonderful.
— Marilyn Monroe