Howard Thurman Quotes

Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself, 'What makes me come alive?' Because what the world - a wife, a child - needs is men who have come alive.

Enthusiasm gives life to what is invisible; and interest to what has no immediate action on our comfort in this world.

If you can't figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.

So there was a fire inside me. And that fire inside you, it can be turned into a negative form or a positive form. And I gradually realised that I had this fire and that it had to be used in a positive way.

It is not easy to find something that will intrigue and bind your interest and enthusiasm. This you must seek for yourself.

When you catch a glimpse of your potential, that's when passion is born.

When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live.

If we have a purpose in life beyond being a cog in the human machine, mine is to help inspire people and that's pretty cool. I would like to motivate the world.

I didn't have nothin' going for me... school, home... until I found something I loved, which was music, and that changed everything.

We all have a gift; we all have a passion - it's just about finding it and going into it. Being an asset to your family and community.

I've gotten this advice at different times, and it distills down to one word: purpose. Why are you here? When you start to get distracted by thoughts such as 'Do I fit in? Does this person like me?' - remember why you're there and what you want to accomplish.

I realized that my purpose really is to inspire people.

If I lose touch with that... the reason why I act... then I'll leave it all. I don't do it for fame or money.

Every time I'd do a play, my grades would get better because I was doing something that fed my soul. It took me a couple of years to recognize that the hobby was actually the calling.

You can't manufacture passion or "motivate" people to feel passionate. You can only discover what ignites your passion and the passions of those around you.

Purpose provides activation energy for living.

Happiness comes only when we push our brains and hearts to the farthest reaches of which we are capable. The purpose of life is to matter-to count, to stand for something, to have it make so difference that we lived at all.

My life is existing. Cinema is certainly not my life

Ignoring your passion is like dying a slow death...Passion whispers to you through your feelings, beckoning you toward your highest good. Pay attention to what makes you feel energized, connected, stimulated- what gives you your juice. Do what you love, give it back in the form of service, and you will do more than succeed. You will triumph.

Always be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.

Suddenly everything came together in one place. All my likes, everything I actually seemed to have talent for was right there. I said, "Hey, this is it. I can do this really well. I really love to do it."

There is definitely a connection between finding your passion and reaching your potential. People ask me all the time, 'John, how do I know what I am meant to do in life?' The answer is really simple: Energy and Excellence. When you experience unbounded energy in what you are doing, when you are driven to excellence in your work and love what you do - then you can rest assured that you have found your passion and are definitely in pursuit of your full potential.

Motivation gets you through the day, but inspiration lasts a lifetime.

When you find your purpose, it is like your heart has been set alight with passion. You know it absolutely, without any doubt.

Maybe it wasn't the talent the Lord gave me-maybe it was the passion.