#purpose

He felt like the invisible boy. When he got to be part of the mystery Men he felt like he had a purpose. ↗

— Kel Mitchell

#felt #got #had #invisible #like

It's kind of interesting, because hacking is a skill that could be used for criminal purposes or legitimate purposes, and so even though in the past I was hacking for the curiosity, and the thrill, to get a bite of the forbidden fruit of knowledge, I'm now working in the security field as a public speaker. ↗

— Kevin Mitnick

#bite #could #criminal #curiosity #even

As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men, I see no reason why anyone should be exempt. ↗

— Moliere

#comedy #correct #exempt #i #i see

I like being involved in the lighter side of journalism because it serves a purpose, and it's fun. And I can keep my opinions off camera if I want. ↗

— Eleanor Mondale

#being #camera #fun #i #i can

Choose your friends with caution; plan your future with purpose, and frame your life with faith. ↗

— Thomas S. Monson

#choose #faith #frame #friends #future

People commonly educate their children as they build their houses, according to some plan they think beautiful, without considering whether it is suited to the purposes for which they are designed. ↗

— Mary Wortley Montagu

#beautiful #build #children #commonly #considering

The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

#fixed #life #lost #nowhere #purpose

Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement. ↗

— Dwight L. Moody

#become #begin #empty #filled #later

Basically, fundamentalism is a modern phenomenon. In the same way that Hitler evoked a mythological religion of German purity and the glory of the past, the Islamists use religion to evoke emotions and passions in people who have been oppressed for a long time in order to reach their purpose. ↗

— Azar Nafisi

#been #emotions #evoke #fundamentalism #german

In this case we're building a corner to stretch a fence and hang a gate. It had a real purpose in the ranch here. I needed to do this. But at the same time, it made a beautiful structure. ↗

— Bruce Nauman

#building #case #corner #fence #gate