#purpose

It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty. ↗

— Walter Scott

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Our tools are extensions of our purposes, and so we find it natural to make metaphorical attributions of intentionality to them; but I take it no philosophical ice is cut by such examples. ↗

— John Searle

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If life is so critical, if Anne Frank could die, if my friend could die, children were as vulnerable as adults, and that gave me a secret purpose to my work, to make them live. Because I wanted to live. I wanted to grow up. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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When Mozart is playing in my room, I am in conjunction with something I can't explain... I don't need to. I know that if there's a purpose for life, it was for me to hear Mozart. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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I know that the purpose of life is to understand and be in the present moment with the people you love. It's just that simple. ↗

— Jane Seymour

#just #know #life #love #moment

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#devil #his #purpose #scripture

I believe that when things happen, they happen with a purpose. ↗

— William Shatner

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Every novelist has a different purpose - and often several purposes which might even be contradictory. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

#different #even #every #might #novelist

Because the better an organization is at fulfilling its purpose, the more it attracts people who see the organization as an opportunity to advance themselves. ↗

— Robert Shea

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But the more an organization succeeds and prospers, the more it is likely to be diverted from its original ideals, principles and purposes. ↗

— Robert Shea

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