"We are all capable of greatness when we know without any doubt that we are directly connected to a higher purpose."
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"This paper will serve instead of a confidential friend into whose ear I might pour forth the overflowings of my heart. It will not sympathize with my distresses, but then, it will not laugh at them, and, if I keep it close, it cannot tell again; so it is, perhaps, the best friend I could have for the purpose."
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"When I go to a music concert, I don't say, "My purpose is to get to the end and enjoy the finale." If that were the purpose, everybody would write finales and nothing more. The purpose of the concert is to enjoy each note as you go along."
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"When I get on the dance floor, my purpose in being on the dance floor is not to end up at another spot when the music stops. The purpose of the dance is to enjoy every step along the way."
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"The purpose of technology is not to confuse the brain but to serve the body."
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"The whole point is, I feel the machine should be eliminated. Now that it has served its purpose of alerting us to the dangers of machine control."
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"The purpose of my writing is to expose and arrest Nova Criminals."
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"Bind together your spare hours by the cord of some definite purpose."
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"It is not enough to invent new machines, new regulations, or new institutions. We must understand differently and more perfectly the true purpose of our existence on this earth."
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"But the purpose of a story is to teach and to please at once, and what it teaches is how to recognize the snares of the world."
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"The desert was held in a crazed communism by which Nature and the elements were for the free use of every known friendly person for his own purposes and no more."
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"Let only that little be left of me whereby I may name thee my all. Let only that little be left of my will whereby I may feel thee on every side, and come to thee in everything, and offer to thee my love every moment. Let only that little be left of me whereby I may never hide thee. Let only that little of my fetters be left whereby I am bound with thy will, and thy purpose is carried out in my life--and that is the fetter of thy love."
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"Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose."
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"Is love supposed to ruin you? It seems to me you shouldn't destroy yourself out of life for purposes of love--or what good is it?"
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"Jesus' purpose is not to warm our hearts but to shatter our categories."
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"The dreamer creates his dreams for his own purposes, selecting only those symbols which have meaning to him."
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"The purpose of an elevator pitch is to describe a situation or solution so compelling that the person you're with wants to hear more even after the elevator ride is over."
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"But we can perhaps remember, if only for a time, that those who live with us are our brothers, that they share with us the same short moment of life; that they seek, as do we, nothing but the chance to live out their lives in purpose and in happiness, winning what satisfaction and fulfillment they can."
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"A man without a sense of purpose, even one whose bank accounts are stuffed with money, is always a small man."
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"People who follow the principles of the Bible - even unknowingly - tend to have a dramatic impact on their world. For instance, no one would argue that it's a bad idea "to love your neighbor as yourself". On the other hand, those who don't follow it's principles or misuse the principles of the Bible for their own purposes can have equally devastating impact."
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