purpose Quotes

There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves.

What is the real purpose behind the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus? They seem like greater steps toward faith and imagination, each with a payoff. Like cognitive training exercises.

My mother said to me, "If you become a soldier, youll be a general; if you become a monk, youll end up as the Pope." Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.

The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it.

My first big mission for UNICEF in Ethiopia was just to attract attention, before it was too late, to conditions which threatened the whole country. My role was to inform the world, to make sure that the people of Ethiopia were not forgotten.

I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth it?

Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.

The idea that you encourage companies to take their innovative thinkers and think about the most needy - even beyond the market opportunities - that's something that appropriately ought to be done.

I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.

The pilgrims on the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock. To my knowledge, they didn't wait around for a return trip to Europe. You settle some place with a purpose. If you don't want to do that, stay home. You avoid an awful lot of risks by not venturing outward.