68 Purpose Quotes

68 Purpose Quotes

What is your purpose in life, your reason for being? Let these purpose quotes give you thoughts for reflection.

Have you ever stopped and thought about this question, why am I here? I truly believe that we all have a purpose. The question then becomes are we fulfilling this purpose?

May these quotes encourage and inspire you to discover your purpose in life!

Published by: Catherine Pulsifer and Ben Gillison

    When you find your WHY, you don't hit snooze no more! 
You find a way to make it happen! Eric Thomas

  1. When you find your WHY, you don’t hit snooze no more! You find a way to make it happen!Eric Thomas
    Funny Quotes about Life
  2. We all have a purpose in life, and when you find yours you will recognize it.Catherine Pulsifer
    Life
  3. Success demands singleness of purpose. Vince Lombardi, Football Player and Coach
    Football
  4. Anything and everything you have experienced has been purposeful; it has brought you to where you are now.Iyanla Vanzant, Tapping the Power Within
    Quote of The Day
  5. Our lives matter. No matter what people tell you otherwise. Edric Prim

  6. Our lives matter. No matter what people tell you otherwise. God created everything for a purpose. Edric Prim, Check Your Pulse And See If Your Dream Is Still Beating
    Words of Encouragement
  7. ..retirees have an abundance of free time, and in part because for many people setting aside their career represents a significant loss of purpose, one that needs to be replaced to keep us feeling engaged in life.Patrick Foley, Winning at Retirement
    Retirement
  8. Find your purpose daily and live life to the fullest and never give up. M.D. Eger, No Excuse for Failure
    Live Life Quotes
  9. I believe we're all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have
 a different purpose. Ellen DeGeneres

  10. I believe we’re all put on this planet for a purpose, and we all have a different purpose. Ellen DeGeneres
    Inspirational Quotes
  11. Knowing your life purpose is the first step toward living a truly conscious life. A life purpose provides us with a clear goal, a set finish line that you truly want to reach. Simon Foster, What is My Purpose?
    Goals
  12. Discovering your purpose is the most significant thing you will do in your life, and you, your loved ones, and the world will be better off because you went on this journey.Mastin Kipp, Claim Your Power
    Graduation
  13. Live for something, have a purpose,
    And that purpose keep in view;
    Robert Whitaker, Don’t Drift
    Graduation Poems
  14. Purpose Quotes

  15. Nothing will divert me from my purpose. Abraham Lincoln
    Focus
  16. If we are to truly understand the point and purpose of our lives, we must first start to grasp the overarching storyline of the Bible. Matt Click, Famous Dad
    Faith
  17. It’s only when companies are clear about their purpose, have clearly communicated it, and it is understood by the team that companies can achieve both unity of effort and distributed decision making.Marc Koehler, Leading with Purpose
    Decision
  18. Everybody has a unique purpose
 in their life. Ben Gothard

  19. Understanding purpose is one thing, but recognizing the importance of having purpose is another. Everybody has a unique purpose in their life, whether it be to help others, provide for family, or be free. Ben Gothard, Achieve Greatness
    Greatness
  20. We don’t want confidence just for the sake of it; we want it for a purpose. We want it to help us achieve our goals, follow our dreams, or perform better in some domain of life, such as sports, business, music, the arts, public speaking, parenting, or socializing.Russ Harris, The Confidence Gap
    Confidence
  21. A lot of people are always desiring desiring many things in life not knowing what it is they are actually desiring for. The absence of desire also makes life very difficult since the one living as such cannot define his purpose in life.G. S Clason, The Success Code
    Wish
  22. Each of us is born for a purpose, and we want our lives to matter.  Garrett Gravesen

  23. Each of us is born for a purpose, and we want our lives to matter. I don’t think it’s unique to only some of us; it’s a longing of every human being.Garrett Gravesen, 10 Seconds Of Insane Courage
    Make A Difference
  24. Goals give you that sense of meaning and purpose, a clear sense of direction. As you move toward your goals you feel happier and stronger. You feel more energized and effective. You feel more competent and confident in yourself and your abilities.Brian Tracy, Goals!
    Believe In Yourself
  25. The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to make things better. Robert F. Kennedy

  26. The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to make things better. Robert F. Kennedy
    Famous
  27. But sometimes a particular purpose can be squared with a particular career. It may take nothing more than reexamining your career, asking some questions, and discovering a purpose you have overlooked in the past.Vince Lombardi Jr., The Lombardi Rules
    Question
  28. We all want deep, purposeful and meaningful relationships. We all want love, joy, bliss and fulfillment. … The miracle is that we can all have it! All we need to do is overcome our fears and dare to seek our goals.Jack Canfield, Dare to Win
    Fear
  29. There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose . . .Napoleon Hill

  30. There is one quality which one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it. Napoleon Hill
    Knowledge
  31. By staying with the higher energies of optimism, forgiveness, understanding, reverence for Spirit, creativity, serenity, and bliss, your own purpose – which revolves around serving others and serving God – becomes fulfilled, and as a bonus, you create allies. Wayne Dyer, The Invisible Force
    Optimistic
  32. With strong motivation, you will feel energetic, focused, and happy. You’ll have a strong sense of direction and purpose, as well as a feeling that you’re moving towards your ideal future at a pretty good clip. When obstacles get in your way, you will cheerfully find ways to remove them or steer around them. James Adler, Motivation
    Future
  33. There is no hope of success for the person who does not have a central purpose, or definite goal at which to aim. Napoleon Hill

  34. There is no hope of success for the person who does not have a central purpose, or definite goal at which to aim. Napoleon Hill
    Success
  35. Dig deep enough in every heart and you’ll find it: a longing for meaning, a quest for purpose. As surely as a child breathes, he will someday wonder, What is the purpose of my life?Max Lucado, One God, One Plan, One Life
    Encouraging
  36. If you want to know what your purpose is, it is to make the most of your talents and skills for the greater good and that means starting with yourself. Tony Clark
    Good
  37. Feeling successful and living purposefully is important in any stage of life. David C. Borchard

  38. Feeling successful and living purposefully is important in any stage of life.David C. Borchard, Ed.D., NCC
    Poems about Life
  39. Once you are alive to the fact that you will die, you will intently do great work with a refined sense of purpose. Nature abhors a vacuum created by people who do not do work that helps humanity. Fanuel Oweke, Before You Turn 35
    Work
  40. Not everybody can identify a purpose in life. But when you do, and when you pursue it, you will be living the kind of life you feel you were meant to live. And what’s more, you will be happy. Steve Goodier
    Happy
  41. We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don’t know where you’re aiming, you don’t have a goal. My goal is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared. Mary Kay Ash
    Death
  42. Inspiration in life is born when we have a purpose. Daniel Longwe

  43. Inspiration in life is born when we have a purpose. Daniel Longwe
    Inspirational Sayings
  44. Excuses, whether real or contrived, are the enemy of God’s Purpose. That’s why I have a fixed motto for my life that I have passed on to my children: “Just show up! No matter what the devil does to try to stop you – show up!”T. Adam McFaddin No Room for Excuses
    Excuses
  45. At a very early age, I developed a belief that we’re all here to contribute something unique, that deep within each of us lies a special gift.Tony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within
    Life Changing Quotes
  46. The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. Pablo Picasso
    Appreciation
  47. Perhaps the single most important ingredient in all of life for achieving happiness and fulfillment: Purpose  Harvey Volson

  48. Perhaps the single most important ingredient in all of life for achieving happiness and fulfillment: Purpose Harvey Volson, Self-Esteem Mega Makeover
    Happiness
  49. One needs something to believe in, something for which one can have whole-hearted enthusiasm. One needs to feel that one’s life has meaning, that one is needed in this world. Hannah Senesh
    Believe
  50. God has a purpose for everything, and it’s a proper and a right purpose that will end up giving us more fuller love and compassion from the heart of God. Jimmy Davis, JOB
    Compassion
  51. No one wants to go through trials, but it’s a great comfort to know that they have a very important purpose in our lives. K. M. Logan, Counting It Joy, A Study of James 1:2-8
    Challenge
  52. Emotions can help you achieve your goals by motivating you and connecting you to your sense of purpose. Elles Lohuis

  53. Emotions can help you achieve your goals by motivating you and connecting you to your sense of purpose. Elles Lohuis, The Little Guide to Setting Intentions
    Motivational
  54. The number one purpose of a quote, at least in my opinion, is to make the reader think. When reading a quote, usually by thinking about it and letting it mull over in our minds we can come to a fuller understanding of what the person is trying to say. Joseph Geran III, The Ultimate Collection of Inspirational Quotes
    Quotation
  55. Actions are purposeful, and are taken in pursuit of goals to achieve a defined end. Barry Linetsky, The Business of Walt Disney and the Nine Principles of His Success
    Action
  56. Your purpose cannot be someone else's path . . . Drew Scott Pearlman

  57. Your purpose must be particular to you. This is the road less traveled. Your purpose cannot be someone else’s path, not your family’s path nor your friends’ path. Drew Scott Pearlman, The Four Faces of Transformation
    Family
  58. The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. Let everything happen to you. Rock Bankole, How to Be Happy
    Experience
  59. We are all born with a purpose. Some have the purpose to teach, some to create beautiful work of arts, some to create products,some to invent things, some to build huge edifices. Rafael Bettencourt, Decoding Happiness
    Teacher
  60. If somebody else made me, for his own purposes, then I shall have a lot of duties which I should not have if I simply belonged to myself. C. S. Lewis
    Meaningful
  61. . . . making a positive contribution to someone else's life says that you are worthwhile and have a purpose in life. Luke Gregory

  62. For starters, making a positive contribution to someone else’s life says that you are worthwhile and have a purpose in life. Luke Gregory, Self Confidence
    Positive
  63. There are two great days in a person’s life – the day we are born and the day we discover why. William Barclay
    Birthday
  64. Your calling isn’t something that somebody can tell you about. It’s what you feel. It is the thing that gives you juice. The thing that you are supposed to do. And nobody can tell you what that is. You know it inside yourself.Oprah Winfrey
    Being Yourself
  65. Having a purpose to wake up to each day will challenge us and give us meaning. Zoe McKey

  66. By setting and pursuing goals, you have nothing to lose but a lot to gain. It has been scientifically proven that people who set goals are more fulfilled and positive about life. Having a purpose to wake up to each day will challenge us and give us meaning.Zoe McKey, Rewire Your Habits
    Motivational Poems
  67. But a growing number of organizations are springing up to help people define a positive purpose for life’s second, third or fourth act. Denise Logeland, 10 Things Every Family Should Know
    Helping Others
  68. One thing is for sure, though, without a purpose, without a stated direction, you can wander around this world and play at life and not accomplish anything of significance and meaning. Byron Pulsifer, The Defined Purpose
    Accomplishment
  69. Knowing your purpose gives your life meaning, simplicity, focus and motivation. Rick Warren

  70. Knowing your purpose gives your life meaning, simplicity, focus and motivation. It also prepares you for eternity. Rick Warren, Daily Inspiration for the Purpose Driven Life
    Simplicity
  71. Work is, to a real extent, what gives our lives meaning and purpose and provides us the motivation to get out of bed in the morning and helps us to put the aches and pains of aging in their proper perspective. Wallace R.Curiel, Thriftcraft
    Age
  72. But when you truly realize who gave you your child, why you do what you do and how you do what you do will totally change as you understand that none of this is about you and what you think and feel. It’s all about the purpose and plan of God for that child’s life. Joseph Woodley, No Generals In the House
    Change
  73. Once you determine that the important results you want are an expression of your life's purpose, you cannot help but bring drive, dedication, and determination to each day's efforts. Russell Grieger

  74. Once you determine that the important results you want are an expression of your life’s purpose, you cannot help but bring drive, dedication, and determination to each day’s efforts. You will be driven to act relentlessly to meet cherished goals, all the while feeling rewarded, satisfied, and even joyful in the process.Russell Grieger, Developing Unrelenting Drive, Dedication, and Determination
    Determination
  75. Our purpose is to live our lives in such a way that others see Jesus living in us and say, “Jesus is beautiful.” Michael D. Perkins, Identity Crisis
    Beauty
  76. TRULY, “thoughts are things,” and powerful things that, when they are mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a burning desire for their translation into riches, or other material objects. Napoleon Hill
    Persistence
  77. Experts cited the benefits of caring for your emotional needs through regular implementation of activities that inspire thoughts and feelings of joy, hope, passion, purpose, or general well being. Lisa Broesch-Weeks, Practical Bliss
    Hope
  78. Giving so that others may be helped is a purpose of life that we should all embrace. Byron Pulsifer

  79. Giving so that others may be helped is a purpose of life that we should all embrace. Byron Pulsifer, Giving Is Fun
    Giving
  80. God grant me these: the strength to do some needed service here; the wisdom to be brave and true; the gift of vision clear, that in each task that comes to me some purpose I may plainly see. Edgar A Guest, A Plea
    Vision
  81. The purpose of a business is to create a mutually beneficial relationship between itself and those that it serves. When it does that well, it will be around tomorrow to do it some more. John Woods
    Customer Service
  82. What a different story men would have to tell if only they wouldadopt a DEFINITE PURPOSE, and stand by that purpose until it had time to become an all-consuming obsession! Napoleon Hill
    Time
  83. God planned for you to be here - right now - with a purpose. Paula White

  84. God planned for you to be here – right now – with a purpose. Paula White, Dare to Dream
    God
  85. You can have anything you want – if you want it badly enough. You can beanything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose. William Adams
    Believe In Yourself
  86. Listening and speaking are skills, and like all skills, they can be improved significantly with deliberate instruction and purposeful practice.Erik Palmer, Teaching the Core Skills of Listening and Speaking
    Listening
  87. Nelson Mandela had the purpose of emancipating non-whites in South Africa. It was this purpose that gave his life meaning. Paulo Braga, A Happy Life
    Nelson Mandela Quotes

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