#purpose

Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit, and the only means of making concrete the purpose of its varied quickness and stillness. ↗

— Mark Rothko

#art #concrete #making #me #means

But let me tell you what happens when regulations go too far, when they seem to exist only for the purpose of justifying the existence of a regulator. It kills the people trying to start a business. ↗

— Marco Rubio

#exist #existence #far #go #happens

Dad was a philosopher and had what he called his Theory of Purpose, which held that everything in life had a purpose, and unless it achieved that purpose, it was just taking up space on the planet and wasting everybody's time. ↗

— Jeannette Walls

#purpose-of-life #life

I love to shop after a bad relationship. I don't know. I buy a new outfit and it makes me feel better. It just does. Sometimes I see a really great outfit, I'll break up with someone on purpose. ↗

— Rita Rudner

#after #bad #better #break #break up

The Bible is the only credible guide either as to the real relationship between man and the earth and the great Creator of both or concerning the purpose of the creation of both. ↗

— Joseph Franklin Rutherford

#bible #both #concerning #creation #creator

The Bible shows the clear statement of God's purposes concerning the earth, and man once made its prince. Its opening chapters show that it was intended for man's instruction. ↗

— Joseph Franklin Rutherford

#chapters #clear #concerning #earth #god

I didn't and don't go to Internet for any business purposes. The book sales for me by this point are way beyond any influence I might have, positively, or others might have, negatively. ↗

— R. A. Salvatore

#beyond #book #business #go #i

It's very certain that North Korea is developing nuclear weapons for offensive purposes. They don't need nuclear weapons to defend their own country. ↗

— Kim Y. Sam

#country #defend #developing #korea #need

If you have a sense of style and purpose and will you don't want to compromise. ↗

— Vidal Sassoon

#purpose #sense #style #want #will

We have that illusion that we are 'deciding' what to make a character do, in order to 'convey our message' or something like that. But, at least in my experience, you are often more like a river-rafting guide who's been paid a bonus to purposely steer your clients into the roughest possible water. ↗

— George Saunders

#bonus #character #clients #convey #deciding