Quotes about Purpose
I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.
— Albert Schweitzer
I wish I had never been born, " she said. "What are we born for?" "For infinite happiness, " said the Spirit. "You can step out into it at any moment...
— CS Lewis
Seekers, what are you seeking? Why aren't you happy just to be alive?
— Marty Rubin
Better to find one thing to live for than a thousand things to be against.
— Marty Rubin
Job found contentment and even joy, outside the context of comfort, health or stability. He understood the story was not about him, and he cared more about the story then he did about himself.
— Donald Miller
I understand that suffering, when it cannot be avoided, is here to help me on my way to my dreams
— Paulo Coelho
Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.
— George W. Bush
You cannot embrace your destiny if you do not let go of your history.
— Bishop TD Jakes
What you do is your history. What you set in motion is your legacy.
— Leonard Sweet
Your history does not need to define your destiny.
— Christine Caine
If art doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for.
— Alice Walker
History only exists, in the final analysis, for God.
— Albert Camus