Quotes about Purpose
Give expression to the noble desires that lie in you heart.
— Gordon Hinckley
Go forward in life with a smile on your face, a sparkle in your eyes, and with great and strong purpose in your heart. The best things in life are the people in your life, the moments we live, and memories we made along the way.
— Gordon Hinckley
Believe in yourselves. Believe in your capacity to do some good in this world. God sent us here for a purpose, and that was to improve the world in which we live. The wonderful thing is that we can do it.
— Gordon Hinckley
It is not enough just to be good. We must be good for something. We must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for our presence. And the good that is in us must be spread to others. This is the measure of our civility.
— Gordon Hinckley
It's true, isn't it? Then what else really matters?
— Gordon Hinckley
What a wonderful time it is for each of us to do his or her small part in moving the work of the Lord on to its magnificent destiny.
— Gordon Hinckley
Work will cure your grief. Serve others.
— Gordon Hinckley
Associated with gratitude is virtue. I think they are related because he who is disposed to shun virtue lacks appreciation of life, its purposes, and the happiness and well-being of others.
— Gordon Hinckley
Each of you is a daughter of God. Reflect on all the wondrous meaning of that one paramount fact.
— Gordon Hinckley
No matter the circumstances, I encourage you to go forward with faith and prayer, calling on the Lord. You may not receive any direct revelation. But you will discover, as the years pass, that there has been a subtle guiding of your footsteps in paths of progress and great purpose.
— Gordon Hinckley
We aim above the mark, to hit the mark. Every act hath some falsehood of exaggeration in it.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
A door that seems to stand open must be a man's size, or it is not the door that Providence means for him.
— Henry Ward Beecher