Quotes with purpose

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  • Arthur Hertzberg My purpose is to have American Jews look away from the success story with which they've cheered themselves up, and to have them remember the classical tradition, whatever it is.
    Arthur Hertzberg
    Jewish-American scholar and activist (1921 - 2006)
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  • David Herbert Lawrence Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is too deep, going too deep in the blood and soul, for mental explanation or description.
    David Herbert Lawrence
    English writer (1885 - 1930)
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  • Thomas Szasz No further evidence is needed to show that ''mental illness'' is not the name of a biological condition whose nature awaits to be elucidated, but is the name of a concept whose purpose is to obscure the obvious.
    Thomas Szasz
    American psychiatrist (1920 - 2012)
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  • John Ruskin No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in the dark ones. Men prospered then only in following an openly declared purpose, and preaching candidly beloved and trusted creeds.
    John Ruskin
    English art critic (1819 - 1900)
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  • Denis Waitley No man or woman is an island. To exist just for yourself is meaningless. You can achieve the most satisfaction when you feel related to some greater purpose in life, something greater than yourself.
    Denis Waitley
    American motivational speaker, writer and consultant (1933 - )
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  • Charles Horton Cooley No matter what a man does, he is not fully sane or human unless there is a spirit of freedom in him, a soul unconfined by purpose and larger than the practicable world.
    Charles Horton Cooley
    American sociologist (1864 - 1929)
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  • Benjamin Disraeli Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated purpose.
    Benjamin Disraeli
    English statesman and writer (1804 - 1881)
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  • Benjamin Disraeli Nothing can withstand the power of the human will if it is willing to stake its very existence to the extent of its purpose.
    Benjamin Disraeli
    English statesman and writer (1804 - 1881)
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  • Mary Wollstonecraft Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose-a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
    Mary Wollstonecraft
    British feministisch writer (1759 - 1797)
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  • Howard Nemerov Obvious enough that generalities work to protect the mind from the great outdoors; is it possible that this was in fact their first purpose?
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  • Bryant H. McGill One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won.
    Bryant H. McGill
    American journalist and author (1969 - )
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  • Bobby Scott One of the problems with even suggesting that purpose of a Federal law is for law enforcement officers to assist in protecting the public outside their jurisdictions is that it may give them encouragement or even a sense of obligation to do so.
    Bobby Scott
    American politician (1947 - )
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  • Woodrow Wilson Only free peoples can hold their purpose and their honor steady to a common end and prefer the interest of mankind to any narrow interest of their own.
    Woodrow Wilson
    American president (1856 - 1924)
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  • Walter Lippmann 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.
    Walter Lippmann
    American writer, reporter, and political commentator (1889 - 1974)
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  • Theodore Roosevelt Our chief usefulness to humanity rests on our combining power with high purpose. Power undirected by high purpose spells calamity, and high purpose by itself is utterly useless if the power to put it into effect is lacking.
    Theodore Roosevelt
    American statesman (1858 - 1919)
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  • Sir William Temple Our present time is indeed a criticizing and critical time, hovering between the wish, and the inability to believe. Our complaints are like arrows shot up into the air at no target: and with no purpose they only fall back upon our own heads and destroy ourselves.
    Sir William Temple
    British Diplomat, Essayist (1628 - 1699)
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  • Dalai Lama (14th) Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
    Dalai Lama (14th)
    Tibetan spiritual leader (Tenzin Gyatso) (1935 - )
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  • Arthur Levitt Our purpose, as we face these challenges, remains clear - fair and orderly markets that allow for efficient capital formation, while protecting the interests of investors.
    Arthur Levitt
    American SEC chairman (1931 - )
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  • Robin George Collingwood Parenthood is not an object of appetite or even desire. It is an object of will. There is no appetite for parenthood; there is only a purpose or intention of parenthood.
    Robin George Collingwood
    English philosopher, historian and archaeologist (1889 - 1943)
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  • James Fenimore Cooper Party leads to vicious, corrupt and unprofitable legislation, for the sole purpose of defeating party.
    James Fenimore Cooper
    American writer (1789 - 1851)
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