Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

Purpose directs energy, and purpose makes energy.

Do not dare to live without some clear intention toward which your living shall be bent. Mean to be something with all your might.

What an immense power over the life is the power of possessing distinct aims. The voice, the dress, the look, the very motion of a person, define and alter when he or she begins to live for a reason.

Now, we learn that a system must have an aim. Without an aim, there is no system.

[What for] was the first question he asked about any activity proposed to him - and nothing would make him act, if he found no valid answer. He flew through the days of his summer month like a rocket, but if one stopped him in mid-flight, he could always name the purpose of his every random moment. Two things were impossible to him: to stand still or to move aimlessly.

There is nothing quite as potent as a focused life, one lived on purpose.

Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is to focus it. That is what goals can do for us; concentrate our energy.

The real essence of work is concentrated energy.

I'm happiest when I have something to focus my energy on.

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.

I have a really powerful urge to see things work.

I'm very big on focus.

I am fairly concise when I work and I work quickly because I think work is done better in a high gear than done our in a gear when everyone's exhausted. Get focused, do it!

It's hard for me... If I don't have a project going, I don't feel like I'm connected to anything. I don't even think it's that healthy for me. I like to get out of bed and have a purpose.

I have so much that I want to do. I hate wasting time.

I don't feel old or used up, and I don't have time to waste thinking about aging, because I live only for my cause.

I like to always be as productive as possible.

The more focused you are, the more powerful you will be in the long run.

I'm very task-oriented. The idea of constantly pursuing something with purpose helps me to stay focused.

I start with an end in mind. In everything.

The first rule of success, and the one that supersedes all others, is to have energy. It is important to know how to concentrate it, how to husband it, how to focus it on important things instead of frittering it away on trivia.

Purpose provides activation energy for living.

I suppose if you could have only one thing, it would be that-energy. Without it, you haven't got a thing.

Knowledge is always accompanied with accessories of emotion and purpose.