Quotes about Purpose
We are the called according to His purpose, and whom He calls, them He also justifies. Of course we have help, and without help it would be much more difficult.
— Madeleine L'Engle
My daughter, I am not a Mrs Whatsit, a Mrs Who, or a Mrs Which. Yes, Calvin has told me everything he could. I am a human being, and a very fallible one. But I agree with Calvin. We were sent here for something. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
— Madeleine L'Engle
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
— Madeleine L'Engle
Life at best is a precarious business, and we aren't told that difficult or painful things won't happen, just that it matters. It matters not just to us but to the entire universe.
— Madeleine L'Engle
When we seek our own pleasure as the ultimate good we place ourselves as the center of the universe. A fara or a man or a star has his place in the universe, but nothing created is the center.
— Madeleine L'Engle
we can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts.
— Madeleine L'Engle
We were sent here for something. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
— Madeleine L'Engle
The purpose of the story or music or painting, is to further the coming of the kingdom, to make us aware of our status as children of God, and to turn our feet towards home.
— Madeleine L'Engle
Success is not what you leave to but what you leave behind
— John Maxwell
Success is not something you get out of what you do.
— Wayne Dyer
Success is not what I've done compared with what others have done. Success is what I've done compared with what God has called me to do.
— Lecrae Moore
Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal
— Thomas Monson