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Purpose Quotes
100 Purpose Quotes That Will Help You Find Meaning, Direction, and Fire
"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why." — Mark Twain
"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how." — Friedrich Nietzsche
"Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it." — Buddha
"Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction." — John F. Kennedy
"When you’re surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible." — Howard Schultz
"The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for." — Fyodor Dostoevsky
"Success demands singleness of purpose." — Vince Lombardi
"A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values." — Marcus Aurelius
"Nothing is more creative... nor destructive... than a brilliant mind with a purpose." — Dan Brown
"It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?" — Henry David Thoreau
"The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away." — Pablo Picasso
"Great minds have purposes, others have wishes." — Washington Irving
"The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere is to be nowhere." — Michel de Montaigne
"If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space." — Stephen Hunt
"Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it." — Howard Thurman
"Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it." — Stephen Hawking
"When you walk with purpose, you collide with destiny." — Bertice Berry
"To forget one’s purpose is the commonest form of stupidity." — Friedrich Nietzsche
"Your purpose explains what you are doing with your life. Your vision explains how you are living your purpose." — Michael Hyatt
"The best way to lengthen out our days is to walk steadily and with a purpose." — Charles Dickens
"We all have a mission in life. Find yours, and you’ll stop asking others what yours should be." — Jordan Peterson
"When you find your why, you don’t hit snooze anymore. You find a way to make it happen." — Eric Thomas
"Make your life a mission — not an intermission." — Arnold H. Glasow
"True happiness... is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." — Helen Keller
"The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it." — William James
"Purpose is the reason you journey. Passion is the fire that lights the way." — Unknown
"Live for something, have a purpose, and that purpose keep in view." — Robert Whitaker
"A man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder." — Thomas Carlyle
"Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose." — Viktor Frankl
"Don't live the same year 75 times and call it a life." — Robin Sharma
"You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it fearlessly." — Steve Maraboli
"Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve." — Marianne Williamson
"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honourable, to be compassionate." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Clarity about your purpose leads to focused action." — Brendon Burchard
"Purpose fuels perseverance." — John C. Maxwell
"Chase purpose, not applause." — Ryan Holiday
"Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally." — David Frost
"You weren’t born to pay bills and die." — Unknown
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." — Oscar Wilde
"Men who work without purpose are but blind mules in a mill." — Khalil Gibran
"Living without purpose is like shooting without a target." — Jay Shetty
"Find out who you are and do it on purpose." — Dolly Parton
"Purpose is the engine of progress." — Lewis Howes
"Passion gets you started. Purpose keeps you going." — Dave Ramsey
"Without purpose, time has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no value." — Paul David Tripp
"Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most." — Abraham Lincoln
"The bigger your purpose, the smaller your excuses." — Robin Sharma
"A purpose-driven man walks taller, fights harder, and loves deeper." — Wolf Club
"Your life becomes a masterpiece when you learn to master peace and follow purpose." — Trent Shelton
"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do." — Rumi
"A man who knows his why can endure any how." — Viktor Frankl
"The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose." — Myles Munroe
"Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
"When you have a purpose, every setback becomes a setup." — T.D. Jakes
"Man’s main task in life is to give birth to himself." — Erich Fromm
"Purpose is the conscious choice of what, where, and how to make a positive contribution to our world." — Richard Leider
"A goal without a purpose is like a race with no finish line." — Tony Robbins
"The harder you work for something you love, the more meaningful your life becomes." — Unknown
"Purpose is not something you discover, it’s something you build." — James Clear
"Live your life in such a way that the fear of death can never enter your heart." — Tecumseh
"You don’t need permission to live with purpose." — Ed Mylett
"Purpose gives pain a reason." — Inky Johnson
"You’re either living your dream or helping someone else live theirs." — Les Brown
"Don’t waste your energy worrying about the things you can’t control—channel it into your purpose." — Jocko Willink
"Find purpose. The rest will follow." — Gary Vaynerchuk
"Dreams die when purpose is forgotten." — Brendon Burchard
"Purpose isn’t found in ease—it’s forged in adversity." — David Goggins
"A man on purpose is more dangerous than a man on fire." — Wolf Club
"Be a man of mission, not just motion." — Craig Groeschel
"Where purpose is unknown, abuse is inevitable." — Myles Munroe
"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us." — Joseph Campbell
"Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat." — Jean-Paul Sartre
"If you don’t build your dream, someone will hire you to help build theirs." — Tony Gaskins
"Purpose doesn’t come from thinking—it comes from doing." — Rich Roll
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." — Peter Drucker
"Every man should know his mission before he fights his battles." — Marcus Aurelius
"A man who is not living with purpose is just dying slowly." — Wolf Club
"Live with intent. Move with conviction. Act with purpose." — Ryan Holiday
"Purpose is when your heart and your hustle speak the same language." — Unknown
"When your why is clear, your what becomes easier." — Michael Jr.
"A man with vision is never at the mercy of circumstance." — Wolf Club
"What you do in life echoes in eternity." — Maximus (Gladiator)
"Direction is more important than speed." — Thomas Merton
"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything." — Malcolm X
"Don’t count the days. Make the days count." — Muhammad Ali
"Purpose doesn’t shout. It pulls." — Wolf Club
"Success without purpose is the ultimate failure." — John Maxwell
"Purpose without discipline is just a wish." — James Clear
"We rise by lifting others—and that’s purpose in motion." — Robert Ingersoll
"The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better." — Robert F. Kennedy
"When you align your soul with your schedule, everything changes." — Robin Sharma
"If your life is off track, look at your mission, not your motivation." — Craig Groeschel
"Purpose demands sacrifice. But that sacrifice is your evolution." — Wolf Club
"The moment you commit to a purpose, resistance shows up. Good. That means it’s real." — Steven Pressfield
"Let your work speak for your why." — Gary Keller
"You don’t find purpose scrolling. You find it struggling." — Wolf Club
"Be so rooted in purpose that nothing external can shake you." — Epictetus
"Purpose is found in service, not spotlight." — John Wooden
"You were born with a purpose. You just forgot for a while." — Yogi Bhajan
"Act like your life has meaning—because it does." — Wolf Club
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