Sense of Purpose Quotes

As long as I was alive, I was something. That was just how it was. But somewhere along the way it all changed. Living turned me into nothing.

Connection gives purpose and meaning to our lives.

Money lost, something lost. Honor lost, much lost. Courage lost, everything lost-better you were never born

Work has never really been work for me. It's been a natural extension of my life.

Be happy that after living so many lives, I finally found something to die for

Sometimes I am very pleased with lifestyle and sometimes I feel utterly worthless because I have so few interests.

I feel fulfilled when we've revealed a person.

I never knew anybody who was unhappy with their job and was happy with their life. It's your sense of purpose. Now, some people can find it elsewhere. Some people can work a job and find it some place else.

When one has come to accept a certain course as duty he has a pleasant sense of relief and of lifted responsibility, even if the course involves pain

I do feel a commitment to this art form and to my father's teachings, and the older I am getting, the more I am feeling it.

To be loved, I think, is the thing that gets you up in the morning.

It is great to be a part of big-budget movies, but it is harder to feel like you are contributing, in the sense that it has such big machinery behind it.

It just seems like a religion that is perfect for people who feel like they need a grounding, who feels that the world has run off on them. I've discussed this with Scientologists, and they don't disagree. So, for a certain type of person, that's great.

I guess we're all kinda searching for a connection with something that's relevant to our past and speaks to who we are, and maybe helps us make a connection to what we are, and where we come from.

Responsibility will mellow and sober the youth and prepare them, for the burden they must discharge.

I never doubted my place in the world.

I really believe that happiness comes from things that cannot taken away from you.

When you have a sense of calling, whether it's to be a musician, soloist, artist, in one of the technical fields, or a plumber, there is something deep and enriching when you realize it isn't just a casual choice, it's a divine calling. It's not limited to vocational Christian service by any means.

There are things money can't buy and hard work can't win. One of them is happiness.

Whether we're a preschooler or a young teen, a graduating college senior or a retired person, we human beings all want to know that we're acceptable, that our being alive somehow makes a difference in the lives of others.

Without love of something I don't know if you can have a meaningful life at all.

Thomas swallowed, wondering how he could ever go out there. His desire to become a Runner had taken a major blow. But he had to do it. Somehow he KNEW he had to do it. It was such an odd thing to feel, especially after what he'd just seen... Thomas knew he was a smart kid- he somehow felt it in his bones. But nothing about this place made any sense. Except for one thing. He was supposed to be a Runner. Why did he feel that so strongly? And even now, after seeing what lived in the maze?

When I look at narcissism through the vulnerability lens, I see the shame-based fear of being ordinary. I see the fear of never feeling extraordinary enough to be noticed, to be lovable, to belong, or to cultivate a sense of purpose.

It is a privilege to serve the country in the United States Senate and serve the people of New Hampshire. I wake up every day with a sense of purpose.

The ego can exist only with goals, ambitions, desires.