“Purpose, or mission, is determined by the development of values, balance, ethics, humor, morality, and sensitivities. It manifests itself in the way we look at life.” WayLooksPurposeValuesDevelopmentBalanceMoralityEthicsMissionsDeterminedPurpose Of LifeSensitivity Author:Luci Swindoll
“claiming that the destructive practice of mountaintop removal mining, blowing the tops off mountains to get at the coal beneath, performs the "necessary" function of creating flat land for development To tear treasure out of the bowels of the land was their desire, with no more moral purpose at the back of it than there is in burglars breaking into a safe.” DesirePurposeMoralPracticeLandTearsDevelopmentSafeMountainCreatingFunctionTreasureDestructiveFlatsCoalRemovalMiningBowelsBurglars Author:Joseph Conrad
“No tin-hat brigade of goose-stepping vigilantes or bibble-babbling mob of blackguarding and corporation paid scoundrels will prevent the onward march of labor, or divert its purpose to play its natural and rational part in the development of the economic, political and social life of our nation.” PlayPoliticalPurposeNationsSocialNaturalEconomicDevelopmentLaborPaidRationalCorporationsHatsMarchSocial LifeGeeseTinScoundrelsBabblingVigilante Author:John L. Lewis
“The idea of suicide, understandable as it is, does not seem commendable to me. We live in order to gain the greatest possible amount of spiritual development and self-awareness. As long as life is possible, even if only in a minimal degree, you should hang onto it, in order to scoop it up for the purpose of conscious development. To interrupt life before its time is to bring to a standstill an experiment which we have not set up. We have found ourselves in the midst of it and must carry it through to the end.” IfsShouldLongDoeIdeasEndsSelfSeemsSpiritualLife IsPurposeOrderFoundAwarenessDevelopmentAmountDegreesConsciousGainsSelf AwarenessSuicideExperimentsMidstSpiritual DevelopmentStandstillCommendable Author:Carl Jung
“The development of personal awareness is the only thing the human person can control, and once we understand that, a lot of the appendages fall away, and we look at purpose and karma and not get besotted by the karmas of other people because we carry them from life to life and year to year and day to day.” PeopleYearsHumansLooksPersonsPurposeFallAwarenessDevelopmentKarmaDay To Day Author:Maya Tiwari
“When men are engaged in war and conquest, the tools of science become as dangerous as a razor in the hands of a child of three. We must not condemn man because his inventiveness and patient conquest of the forces of nature are being exploited for false and destructive purposes. Rather, we should remember that the fate of mankind hinges entirely upon man’s moral development.” MenShouldChildrenWarHandsRememberPurposeThreeForceMoralFateMankindDangerousDevelopmentToolsDestructionPatiencePatientEngagedDestructiveExploitationConquestCondemnationRazorsHingesForces Of NatureInventivenessMoral Development Author:Albert Einstein
“The purpose of ritual is to change the mind of the human being. It's a sacred drama in which you are the audience as well as the participant, and the purpose of it is to activate the parts of the mind that are not activated by everyday activity ... 'Magic' becomes the development of techniques that allow communication with hidden portions of the self, and with hidden portions of all other islands in this 'psychic sea.'” MindHumansWellsSelfPurposeHuman BeingsAudienceMagicSeaCommunicationDevelopmentDramaActivitySacredEverydayTechniqueIslandsRitualPortionsPsychicsPaganismParticipantsActivate Author:Margot Adler
“Our Lord’s teaching is always anti-self-realization. His purpose is not the development of a man; His purpose is to make a man exactly like Himself, and the characteristic of the Son of God is self-expenditure.” MenSelfPurposeLordTeachingSonDevelopmentSelf RealizationRealizationCharacteristicsOur LordExpenditures Author:Oswald Chambers
“To trace the development of mind from earliest times ... requires ... not a categorical concept, but a functional one.... The most promising operational principle for this purpose is the principle of individuation.” MindPurposePrinciplesDevelopmentConceptsIndividuation Author:Susanne Katherina Langer
“Officers in the Church of Jesus Christ are called for two distinct purposes: First and foremost, to serve the people; and, secondly, to gain the development and enlarged understanding which always follow earnest service in a responsible position. It is an honorable privilege and a personal benefit to be allowed to serve in an official position in the Church; and an office, whatever it may be, should be accepted in a spirit of grateful appreciation.” PeopleShouldFirstsMayTwoSpiritPurposeJesusUnderstandingChristChurchPositionDevelopmentOfficeBenefitsGainsJesus ChristResponsibleGratefulPrivilegeAppreciationAcceptedOfficialsOfficersHonorableEarnest Author:John Andreas Widtsoe
“The progressive development of man [has as its] ultimate purpose the complete mastery of mind over the material world.” MenWorldMindPurposeMaterialsDevelopmentUltimateProgressiveMasteryMaterial World Author:Nikola Tesla
“Through the art of personal development, we see an opportunity for these animals to inspire compassion, essentially creating a path to deep personal growth. This program [Animal sanctuary] will deploy ISF's youth development program, U Factor. The program helps youth identify their passion, cultivate their talent, amplify their purpose, and connect the younger generation to diminishing species and biodiversity.” ArtHelpingPurposePassionOpportunityGrowthAnimalCompassionPathGenerationsTalentYouthInspireDevelopmentCreatingProgramPersonal GrowthSpeciesPersonal DevelopmentFactorsSanctuaryBiodiversityYounger GenerationAmplify Author:Ian Somerhalder
“Maybe one way to think about it would be in the context of the historical development of germ theory. The problem of childbed fever was not significant until the development of a male-dominated medical establishment made possible the situation in which a professional might move from touching a corpse (for the purposes of study) to putting his unwashed hands up against, or into, a woman in labor.” ThinkingWayMadeProblemHandsMightWould BeMovingPurposeSituationStudyTheoryDevelopmentLaborHistoricalMalesMedicalSignificantOne WayTouchingEstablishmentCorpsesFeverGermsHands Up Author:Laura Mullen
“I have always believed that the ultimate purpose of economic policies and development policy is to meet the basic needs of our people. And for that, we need a fast-expanding economy.” PeopleNeedsPurposeEconomyEconomicPolicyDevelopmentUltimateExpandingAlways BelieveEconomic PolicyBasic Needs Author:Manmohan Singh
“While I believe our Constitution allows for State and local governments to execute the power of eminent domain for those purposes that specifically serve the public good, condemning property solely to implement economic development plans is not serving the public good.” BelieveStatesGovernmentPurposeI BelievePlansEconomicDevelopmentConstitutionPropertyLocalsServingDomainEconomic DevelopmentCondemningPublic GoodLocal GovernmentEminent Domain Author:Solomon Ortiz
“You are here on earth for a divine purpose. It is not to be endlessly entertained or to be constantly in full pursuit of pleasure. You are here to be tried, to prove yourself so that you can receive the additional blessings God has for you. . . some blessings will be delivered in this life; others will come beyond the veil. The Lord is intent on your personal growth and development. That progress is accelerated when you willingly allow Him to lead you through every growth experience you encounter, whether initially it be to your individual liking or not.” EarthPurposeIndividualGrowthPleasureLordProgressDivineDevelopmentBlessingProvePersonal GrowthPursuitThis LifeEncountersVeilsDivine PurposeProving YourselfPersonal Growth And Development Author:Richard G. Scott
“The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual.” PoliticalPurposeIndividualDevelopmentInstitutionsPolitical Institutions Author:Albert Einstein
“The Revolutionary Hill Estates had not been designed to accommodate a tragedy. Even at night, as if on purpose, the development held no looming shadows and no gaunt silhouettes. It was invincibly cheerful, a toyland of white and pastel houses whose bright, uncurtained windows winked blandly through a dappling of green and yellow leaves … A man running down these streets in desperate grief was indecently out of place.” IfsMenRunningPurposeNightHouseWhiteGriefStreetsDevelopmentShadowWindowTragedyGreenHillsRevolutionaryDesperateYellowEstatesCheerfulAccommodateSilhouettesLoomingPastelThese StreetsYellow Leaves Author:Richard Yates
“This last chapter .. may have given the impression that somehow man is the ultimate triumph of evolution, that all these millions of years of development have had no purpose other than to put him on earth. There is no scientific evidence whatever to support such a view and no reason to suppose that our stay here will be any more permanent than that of the dinosaur.” MenYearsMayReasonEarthLastsPurposeGivenViewsMillionsSupportDevelopmentEvolutionEvidenceUltimateImpressionTriumphPermanentNo ReasonChaptersDinosaursScientific Evidence Author:David Attenborough