"We were not sent into this world to do anything into which we cannot put our hearts."
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"It is senseless to argue with someone whose sole purpose in life is to not be convinced of anything."
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"His [Daniel] fast broke the power of the delayer and released the angels of God so that God's purposes could be revealed and served."
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"They [Greenpeace] forgot their original purpose and turned into a big, rich bureaucracy, more interested in fund-raising than in saving lives, so I got fed up and quit... they're a bunch of wimps."
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"The basic definition of the business and of its purpose and mission have to be translated into objectives."
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"Profit is not the purpose of a business, but rather the test of its validity"
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"Nothing is more creative... nor destructive... than a brilliant mind with a purpose."
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"What is the use of a new-born child ?"
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"If our life has a meaning, an aim, it has nothing to do with our personal happiness, but something wiser and greater."
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"If you want to feel connected to your own purpose, know this for certain: Your purpose will only be found in service to others, and in being connected to the something far greater than your mind/body/ego."
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"Stop looking for your purpose. BE it!"
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"I know of no such unquestionable badge and ensign of a sovereign mind as that of tenacity of purpose."
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"A definite purpose, like blinders on a horse, inevitably narrows its possessor's point of view."
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"There is purpose and worth to each and every life."
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"Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end."
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"Purpose is the thread that connects the dots to everything you do that leads you to an extraordinary life."
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"My principal method for defeating error and heresy is by establishing the truth. One purposes to fill a bushel with tares, but if I can fill it first with wheat, I may defy his attempts."
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"The purpose of thinking about the future is not to predict it but to raise people's hopes."
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"The purpose of art is to bring people into presence."
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"The purpose of life is Joy."
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