#purpose

Instead of stubbornly attempting to use surrealism for purposes of subversion, it is necessary to try to make of surrealism something as solid, complete and classic as the works of museums. ↗

— Salvador Dali

#classic #complete #instead #make #museums

When I talk of the purpose of life, I am thinking not only of human life, but of all life on Earth and of the life which must exist upon other planets throughout the universe. ↗

— Clifford D. Simak

#earth #exist #human #human life #i

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time. ↗

— Marian Wright Edelman

#life #pay #purpose #rent #service

Semi-automatic weapons have no socially redeeming purpose. ↗

— Marian Wright Edelman

#redeeming #socially #weapons

A characteristic of older folksongs, in most cases, is that we don't know their composers or authors. Older folksongs were written often with no commercial purpose in mind. They were passed down by word of mouth, from generation to generation. ↗

— Tom Glazer

#cases #characteristic #commercial #composers #down

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards. ↗

— Anatole France

#afterwards #art #awakening #curiosity #minds

I think we have to believe we are here for some purpose, and I know there are many cynics who will deny it, but they don't live as if they deny it. ↗

— Joshua Lederberg

#cynics #deny #here #i #i think

Emotions serve characters' purposes. That is their motivation. ↗

— Ang Lee

#emotions #motivation #purposes #serve #their

You try on purpose to get players with different qualities which will rub off on one another. ↗

— James Levine

#different #get #off #players #purpose

Our purpose, as we face these challenges, remains clear - fair and orderly markets that allow for efficient capital formation, while protecting the interests of investors. ↗

— Arthur Levitt

#capital #challenges #clear #efficient #face