Quotes about Purpose and Meaning

The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning. Votes: 7

Our lives are programmed at conception and are endowed with purpose and meaning. Votes: 6

Love gives life purpose and meaning. Votes: 4

Connection gives purpose and meaning to our lives. Votes: 4

I have lived my whole life on the stage and screen before you. I found purpose and meaning in your response. Votes: 4

Books had shown me, however, that all people everywhere wanted their lives to have purpose and meaning. This longing was universal. Votes: 4

We are hardwired to connect with others, it's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and without it there is suffering. Votes: 4

A person of character seeks true happiness in living a life of purpose and meaning, placing a higher value on significance than success. Votes: 4

When I feel very loved, when I nurture and support people, my experience is deepened. I feel connected to a larger purpose and meaning. Votes: 4

For some individuals - some soldiers, some contractors - combat provides a kind of purpose and meaning beyond which all else potentially pales in comparison. Votes: 4

Only Christianity and its teachings can explain the purpose and meaning of this world--and also gives the basis for right and wrong, good and evil, etc. Votes: 4

What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning Votes: 4

What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning. Votes: 4

You remember our talk about purpose and meaning?" he asked me, the smile disappearing. "Well, I think this might be mine. I think this is what I was meant to do, Georgina. Votes: 4

When we look at what has the strongest statistical relationship to overall evaluation of your life, the first one is your career well-being, or the mission, purpose and meaning of what you're doing when you wake up each day. Votes: 4

Vulnerable people are powerful people. Opening your heart and sharing it means you're going to get so much love in your life. and it's the way to true connection and real purpose and meaning in your life, in my opinion. Votes: 4

When we align our thoughts, emotions, and actions with the highest part of ourselves, we are filled with enthusiasm, purpose and meaning. Life is rich and full. We have no thoughts of bitterness. We have no memory of fear. We are joyously and intimately engaged with our world. This is the experience of authentic power Votes: 4

No child is taught to kill, but he has to be taught to love, respect, honor and value, not only his own life, but the lives of his classmates, parents and teachers. He has to experience love and acceptance. He has to know his life has purpose and meaning. No amount of money can do that. Votes: 4

If we keep a goal firmly in mind, we will know when we have reached it. This gives us a sense of accomplishment and the challenge of establishing fresh, new goals - always keeping the long-range objective in mind. If we can state our goals clearly, we will gain a purpose and meaning in all our actions. Votes: 4

It is a rare person who can pierce the veil between ordinarly life, consumed with matters of physical survival, and pursuit of the empowered path of purpose and meaning unless he or she is motivated by a crisis. Most often we require the failure of some system of power that we rely on before we take action. Votes: 4

There are no insignificant relationships. Every experience that we have contains purpose and meaning. Each event, each person in our lives embodies an energetic fragment of our own psyche and soul. Our individual spiritual task is to recognize and integrate all of them into our awareness so that the greater pattern of our mission can shine forth in its full dimensions. Votes: 4

Scientific modes of thought cannot be developed and become generally accepted unless people renounce their primary, unreflecting, and spontaneous attempt to understand all their experience in terms of its purpose and meaning for themselves. The development that led to more adequate knowledge and increasing control of nature was therefore, considered from one aspect, also a development toward greater self-control by men. Votes: 4

My friends, all I'm trying to say is that if we are to go forward today, we've got to go back and rediscover some mighty precious values that we've left behind. That's the only way that we would be able to make of our world a better world, and to make of this world what God wants it to be and the real purpose and meaning of it. Votes: 4

What is the purpose and meaning and nature of sexual intercourse? It seems to me to be quite clear. It's for two things. It's for babies and it's for bonding. And that's what happens when you have sexual intercourse - you have babies and you bond. My view is, if you don't want to have babies and you don't want to bond, then you shouldn't be having sexual intercourse. Votes: 4

Connection gives purpose and meaning to our lives. Votes: 3

Recovery is about purpose and meaning in life, not "sobriety" and meetings. Votes: 3

We are hardwired to connect with others, it's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and without it there is suffering. Votes: 3

Without purpose and meaning in our lives, we banish ourselves to wander this plane of existence with self-destructive tendencies until the bell tolls and our breath capsizes in our lungs, snatching our chance to redeem ourselves forever. Votes: 3

So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning Votes: 3

Connection is why we're here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. The power that connection holds in our lives was confirmed when the main concern about connection emerged as the fear of disconnection; the fear that something we have done or failed to do, something about who we are or where we come from, has made us unlovable and unworthy of connection. Votes: 3

Connection is why we're here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. The power that connection holds in our lives was confirmed when the main concern about connection emerged as the fear of disconnection; the fear that something we have done or failed to do, something about who we are or where we come from, has made us unlovable and unworthy of connection. Votes: 3

The first beneficiary of compassion is always oneself. When compassion, or warmheartedness, arises in us and our focus shifts away from our own narrow self-interest, it is as if we open an inner door. It reduces fear, boosts confidence and brings us inner strength. By reducing distrust, it opens us to others and brings us a sense of connection to others, and sense of purpose and meaning in life. Votes: 3

We look for meaning and purpose; children bring that. Votes: 2

Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. Votes: 2

Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Votes: 2

My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right? Votes: 2

The more you create authentic power, the more the characteristics of authentic power become yours, and the more meaning, purpose and joy enter your life. Votes: 2

Life ceases to be so oppressive: we are free to give our own lives meaning and purpose, free to redeem our suffering by making something of it. Votes: 2

If journalism is the first draft of history, then talk radio provides an early glimpse into how the meaning of political events will be spun for ideological and partisan purposes. Votes: 2

We are to introduce our people into the life of the Church, which is salvation, that they may grasp its meaning, its contents and purpose, to taste and see how good the Lord is. Votes: 2

It does not follow that the meaning must be given from above; that life and suffering must come neatly labeled; that nothing is worth while if the world is not governed by a purpose. Votes: 2

I know our policies work best to lift young men and women up - regardless of their background - so that they can choose their own path and live lives of dignity, purpose, and meaning. Votes: 2

Convention serves a purpose: It gives life meaning, and without it, one is in a constant existential crisis. If you don't have the imposition of family to remind you of what is at stake, something else will. Votes: 2

In the first period religious life appears as a form of discipline which the individual or a whole people must accept as an unconditional command without any rational understanding of the ultimate meaning and purpose of that command. Votes: 2

Americans need to call on Boomers, in their next act onstage, to behave like grown-ups. And there is no better way for them to do this than to guide young people to lives of greater meaning, effectiveness, and purpose. Votes: 2

I am devoted to my husband and son. I am devoted to the practices and rituals that imbue our lives with a sense of meaning and purpose, that help me to live my days in the most emotionally and intellectually productive manner. I am devoted to the idea of devotion itself. Votes: 2

In the biblical worldview, the purpose of all creation is to benefit man. This anthropocentric view of nature, and indeed of the whole universe, is completely at odds with the current secular idealization of nature. This secular view posits that nature has its own intrinsic meaning and purpose, independent of man. Votes: 2

Inner-life questions are the kind everyone asks, with or without benefit of God-talk: 'Does my life have meaning and purpose?' 'Do I have gifts that the world wants and needs?' 'Whom and what shall I serve?' 'Whom and what can I trust?' 'How can I rise above my fears?' Votes: 2

Face your fear, empty yourself, trust your own voice, let go of control, have faith in outcomes, connect with a larger purpose, derive meaning from the struggle. Votes: 1

Purpose is what gives life meaning. Votes: 0

Purpose is what gives life a meaning. Votes: 0

Life without purpose, is time without meaning. Votes: 0

Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life. Votes: 0

Knowing life's purpose would invest everything one did with meaning. Votes: 0

Without wisdom, the future has no meaning, no valuable purpose. Votes: 0

In our factions, we find meaning, we find purpose, we find life. Votes: 0

To give life a meaning, one must have a purpose larger than self. Votes: 0

Even a small act of compassion grants meaning and purpose to our lives. Votes: 0

In pure architecture the smallest detail should have a meaning or serve a purpose. Votes: 0

To be truly happy, you need a clear sense of meaning and purpose in life. Votes: 0

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. Votes: 0

Without a purpose, life is motion without meaning, activity without direction, and events without reason. Votes: 0

The purpose of existence is to exist. It is too fantastic to have a meaning. Votes: 0

Life is more than breath and a heartbeat; meaning and purpose are the life of life. Votes: 0

Without self-expression, life lacks spontaneity and joy. Without service to others, it lacks meaning and purpose. Votes: 0

We discover that meaning and purpose only when we make God the reference point of our lives. Votes: 0

You see, there is no more purpose or meaning in the world than you put into it. Votes: 0

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. Votes: 0

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. Votes: 0

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. Votes: 0

When you make Service your sole purpose in life, it eliminates fear, focuses your mind and gives you meaning. Votes: 0

When goals go, meaning goes. When meaning goes, purpose goes. When purpose goes, life goes dead on our hands. Votes: 0

The purpose of art is to represent the meaning of things. This represents the true reality, not external aspects. Votes: 0

The greatest lessons to be learned about life, love, purpose, meaning, and priority are to be learned from children. Votes: 0

The very beating of your heart has meaning and purpose. Your actions have value far greater than silver or gold. Votes: 0

And this vague little smile is my all purpose expression the meaning of which I will leave to your discretion. Votes: 0

The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution. Votes: 0

Without God, life has no purpose, and without purpose, life has no meaning. Without meaning, life has no significance or hope. Votes: 0

Happiness is living by inner purpose, not by outer pressures. Happiness is having a sense of meaning, not a feeling of futility. Votes: 0

The yoga tradition addresses how to live and how to shape your life with a commanding sense of purpose, capacity and meaning. Votes: 0

Living is the purpose of life, And meaning can be found therein. I finds thou. Thou becomes it. And it begins again. Votes: 0

Earn by your efficiency and enthusiasm, The right to play higher and higher roles ,That is the meaning and purpose of life. Votes: 0

Saying yes means getting up and acting on your belief that you can create meaning and purpose in whatever life hands you. Votes: 0

Wake up and create a purpose for yourself. Don't ask the meaning of life, ask yourself the meaning of each given day. Votes: 0

Prose exists to convey meaning, and no meaning such as prose conveys can be expressed as well in poetry. That's not poetry's purpose. Votes: 0

Money is ultimately not enough compensation for investing your time and energy: there has to be a sense of purpose, meaning and fulfillment. Votes: 0

Writers are entirely egocentric. To them, few things in their lives have meaning or importance unless they give promise of serving some creative purpose. Votes: 0

The meaning of life, Nikodemos, is to live life with meaning. The purpose of life is merely to live it, perhaps to give it. Votes: 0

I'm not living the life I thought I would lead, but it does have meaning, purpose. There is love... there is joy... there is laughter. Votes: 0

Instead of pondering the meaning of life, create it. Bring forth a purpose that has grown from the depths of your soul. Water it everyday. Votes: 0

In Christ alone, and His payment of the penalty for our sins upon the Cross, we find reconciliation to God and ultimate meaning and purpose. Votes: 0

Without risk, we are automatons going through our days with no purpose or meaning. We are safer, perhaps, but we are also, ironically, closer to death. Votes: 0

Justice William Brennan stated that the phrase 'under God' in our Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional because it no longer has a religious purpose or meaning. Votes: 0

Do not wait another day to become fully engaged in your life, to learn to love and to forgive, and to live with greater purpose & meaning. Votes: 0

How are you going to keep your workplace engaged, retained, active and motivated? It all comes down to what kind of meaning and purpose can you provide. Votes: 0

In Nature everything has a meaning; that is, every object is exactly adapted to the place it occupies, and to the purpose for which it was made. Votes: 0

We all construct worldviews that give us a sense of meaning. Mostly it is about belonging to a group and having a sense of identity and purpose. Votes: 0

The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give your gift away. Votes: 0

You ask: what is the meaning or purpose of life? I can only answer with another question: do you think we are wise enough to read God's mind? Votes: 0

All that looks like reality to us is dependent on God. There is creation and Creator, nothing more. And creation gets all its meaning and purpose from God. Votes: 0

Without love of the land, conservation lacks meaning or purpose, for only in a deep and inherent feeling for the land can there be dedication in preserving it. Votes: 0

It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny. Every other path leads to a dead end. Votes: 0

To have meaning, our lives require both passion and purpose. A life without passion is like a furnace without fuel, and without purpose, like a ship without a rudder. Votes: 0

You have no skills in your hands. You have no education of understanding the meaning and the purpose and the compassion and the relationship. You have just a profession. Votes: 0

Depression is an illness that robs one of the meaning of life. Heal the illness. As the depression heals, enthusiasm, well-being, and a sense of life's purpose will return. Votes: 0

We can find meaning and reward by serving some higher purpose than ourselves, a shining purpose, the illumination of a Thousand Points of Light...We all have something to give. Votes: 0

The enduring attraction of war is this: Even with its destruction and carnage it can give us what we long for in life. It can give us purpose, meaning, a reason for living. Votes: 0