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.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

The last thing I want is for people to go through the motions in life. We're all meant to do different things, but there's a lot of opportunity for us to do some great things.

I love writing, it's the center of my life. If you don't love what you do, you'd better find something else to love. Otherwise, you don't have a reason for living.

The question you should be asking isn't, "What do I want?" or "What are my goals?" but "What would excite me?

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.

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.

The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one's destiny to do, and then do it.

Anything that does not bring you alive is too small for you.

I want the joy of knowing that I am doing something with my life, the joy of battle.

If you can't get excited about living life, then what are you doing?

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.

I choose to fill my days with what I'm passionate about, and live with purpose.

Life: my favorite occupation.

You pursue what you love, and if you find beauty or truth, you go with that.

Music gives us new energy and a stronger sense of purpose.

The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice, love, passion.

But once I acclimated and really used fame for what it was offering me as a tool to serve my life purpose of inspiring and contributing, then it started to get fun again.

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.

It's faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.

Passion is what adds so much value to life. And if you think about the things that you do, there's so much juice potential for them if you do it.

I believe that life is about doing.

The only durable sense of success is if you've followed your calling.

I get to do what I love and communicate whatever I want.