Erwin McManus Quotes

You will have many more goals in the years ahead. But do not confuse a goal with a purpose.

A goal is the basic unit of life design.

It is not enough to merely exist. It's not enough to say, 'I'm earning enough to live and support my family. I do my work well. I'm a good parent.' That's all very well. But you must do something more.

It's never too late, for with a purpose, a worthy goal and a motivation to reach those upper layers on the pyramid, a person can travel further in a few years than he might otherwise travel in a lifetime.

It is an everlasting desire to make my dreams come true. And it's getting to the point now where it's like, come on I want my dreams to come true so that I can get on with the rest of my life. Sometimes I think about the rest of my life when I'm done.

When you have a sense of your own identity and a vision of where you want to go in your life, you then have the basis for reaching out to the world and going after your dreams for a better life.

To be truly happy, you need a clear sense of meaning and purpose in life.

Your life is big. Keep reaching.

Having a vision for your life allows you to live out of hope, rather than out of your fears.

People who succeed in life have a need for something greater than themselves.

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

A man's longest purposes will be his best purposes. It is true, life is short and uncertain; but it is better to live on the short arc of a large circle than to describe the whole circumference of a small circle.

First tell yourself what you want to be, then do what you need to do.

Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become.

If a man can dream, if a man can have goals, he can be happy and he can be alive. If he has no goals he doesn't even have a future.

I have achieved everything that I ever wanted to accomplish in this game and more so, for me, I have been fulfilled.

There must be a goal at every stage of life! There must be a goal!

My aim in life isn't so much the pursuit of happiness as the happiness of pursuit.

I have a lot of success and make a good living, but after while, you start going 'Why? Why are you doing all this?'

Goals determine what you're going to be.

Passion is what gives meaning to our lives. It's what allows us to achieve success beyond our wildest imagination. Try to find a career path that you have a passion for.

I would like to see anyone be able to achieve their dreams, and that's what this organization does.

I've never chased money. It's always been about what I can do to motivate and inspire people.

Very early, I knew that the only object in life was to grow.

Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.