T Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with T. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe with blood for centuries.”
“The purpose of social media is to connect with unknown and distant people.”
“The purpose of social work should not be to distribute favours, but to restore rights.”
“The purpose of soul questions is to open yourself deeper and deeper until all that is left is the power and beauty you are bringing to the lives of others.”
“The purpose of sound is silence.”
“The purpose of speech is to enliven the bliss in others.”
“The purpose of spiritual direction groups is formation. Spiritual formation is "a process of being conformed to the image of Christ for the sake of others." The intentional goal of group spiritual direction is to help each participant become more aware of God in their lives, for the sake of others.”
Source: Seeking God Together: An Introduction to Group Spiritual Direction
“The purpose of spiritual life is not to create some special state of mind. A state of mind is always temporary. The purpose is to work directly with the most primary elements of our body and our mind, to see the ways we get trapped by our fears, desires and anger, and to learn directly our capacity for freedom.”
Source: A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
“The purpose of spiritual life is not to create some special state of mind. A state of mind is always temporary. The purpose is to work directly with the most primary elements of our body and our mind, to see the ways we get trapped by our fears, desires, and anger, to learn directly our capacity for freedom.”
“The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves.”
Source: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
“The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves. That is why we have teaching. But the teaching is not ourselves. It is some explanation of ourselves. To study the teaching is to know yourselves. That is why we do not ever attach to the teaching, or to the teacher. The moment you meet a teacher you should leave the teacher, and you should be independent. You want a teacher so that you can be independent. So you study yourselves. You have the teacher for yourselves, not for the teacher.”
“The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.”
“The purpose of subject matter is to veil technique. The great artist uses the cloak of resemblance to hide the means.”
“The purpose of Systems Thinking is to frame and solving problems for creating desirable futures.”
Source: Problem Solving Master: Frame Problems Systematically and Solve Problem Creatively
“The purpose of teachers should be to add to the sum of human knowers rather than the sum of human knowledge.”
“The purpose of technique is to free the unconscious. If you follow the rules ploddingly, they will allow your unconscious to be free.”
Source: On directing film
“The purpose of technology is not to confuse the brain but to serve the body.”
“The purpose of technology is to make your life smoother and easier, not to create confusion, complexity, and stress.
The best way to achieve your most important goals is to post them on social media, promise your followers that you’ll achieve them, and update them daily on your progress.
If you slack off, everyone will know — and that accountability drives success."
— Brian Tracy, Eat That Frog
Reflection: "This hit me differently. Why delay? I'm starting today: posting my goals, updating daily, and embracing positive change. Let's implement this together and observe the transformation it creates in our lives!”
Source: Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
“The purpose of terrorism is to terrorize. It's to change the behavior of the people that are being terrorized.”
“The purpose of terrorism lies not just in the violent act itself. It is in producing terror. It sets out to inflame, to divide, to produce consequences which they then use to justify further terror.”
“The purpose of that apple tree is to grow a little new wood each year. That is what I plan to do.”
“The purpose of the ADA was to provide clear and comprehensive national standards to eliminate discrimination against individuals with disabilities. As a result, individuals with disabilities are now able to live in their homes and have access to new careers.”
“The purpose of the ads is to create a nation of sports bettors, “a massive market for a previously nonexistent product category.”
Source: Losing Big: America's Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling
“The purpose of the appeal was to open a subscription list by which signatories pledged themselves to support the cost of printing a limited edition, of which they themselves would be entitled to one or more copies, depending on the amount pledged. This was the usual means at the time [1836] of enabling the publication of an expensive book…”
Source: The Prisoner of Kathmandu: Brian Hodgson in Nepal 1820-43
“The purpose of the Bible is simply to proclaim God's plan to save His children.”
Source: Let the Journey Begin: Finding God's Best for Your Life
“The purpose of the Bible is simply to proclaim God's plan to save His children. It asserts that man is lost and needs to be saved. And it communicates the message that Jesus is the God in the flesh sent to save His children.”
Source: Let the Journey Begin: Finding God's Best for Your Life
“The purpose of the Bible? Salvation. God's highest passion is to get His children home. His book, the Bible, describes His plan of salvation. The purpose of the Bible is to proclaim god's plan and passion to save His children.”
Source: Life Lessons: Book of John
“The purpose of the church is outreach”
“The purpose of the church is to make bad men good and good men better.”
“The purpose of the church is to reveal to the people who God is”
“The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority's ability to harm a minority.”
“The purpose of the corporation must be redefined as creating shared value, not just profit per se. This will drive the next wave of innovation and productivity growth in the global economy.”
“The PURPOSE of the DATA INTEGRITY BOARD review meeting is NOT for the purpose of reviewing the INTEGRITY of the paperwork because that has already been decided, it is for the PURPOSE of determining the CHARACTER & STANDING of THE MAN/WOMAN who brought the perfect paperwork and was intending to use the perfect paperwork for COMMERCIAL settlement and closure. So they have to find out if the STATUS and CHARACTER of the party who is going to use the paperwork was going to be ALLOWED to use it.”
“The purpose of the environmental movement is to establish control over the people.”
“The Purpose of the Eucharist lies not in the change of the bread and wine, but in the partaking of Christ, who has become our food, our life, the manifestation of the Church as the body of Christ. This is why the gifts themselves never became in the Orthodox East an object of special reverence, contemplation, and adoration, and likewise an object of special theological 'problematics': how, when, in what manner their change is accomplished.”
Source: The Eucharist: Sacrament of the Kingdom
“The purpose of the false self is to defend against pain - not deal with reality”
“The purpose of the Federalist Society was to bring together young people who had this skepticism about what they were being taught and to let them know that there were others who shared this skepticism.”
“The purpose of the first draft is not to get it right, but to get it written.”
“The purpose of the gospel is to make bad men good and good men better, and to change human nature.”
“The purpose of the gospel is to transform common creatures into celestial citizens, and that requires change.”
“The purpose of the governing body, or board of directors, is to direct and guide the organization in the right direction”
Source: Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards
“The purpose of the guru is not to weaken your will. It is to teach you secrets of developing your inner power, until you can stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds.”
“The purpose of the headlines must be to convey a message to people who read headlines, then decide whether or not they will look at the copy.”
“The purpose of the heart is to know yourself, to be yourself, and yet one with God.”
Source: A Commentary on the Book of the Revelations: Based on a Study of Twenty-four Psychic Discourses of Edgar Cayce
“The purpose of the Jewish state is to secure the Jewish future. That is why Israel must always have the ability to defend itself, against any threat.”
“The purpose of the Kingdom is the essence of life”
“The purpose of the law is not to prevent a future offense, but to punish the one actually committed.”
Source: The Letters of Ayn Rand
“The purpose of the Lord's Supper is to receive from Christ the nourishment and strength and hope and joy that come from feasting our souls on all that He purchased for us on the cross, especially His own fellowship.”
“The purpose of the media is to make us all spectators, to watch. So that's why we have millions of fat children watching the games, eating and consuming and not playing themselves.”
“The purpose of the memorial is to communicate the founding, expansion, preservation, and unification of the United States with colossal statues of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.”