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Letter "P" » Purpose
«It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.»
Author: Andrew Jackson
(President)
| About:
Government,
Power,
Purpose
| Keywords:
bend, purposes, regretted, selfish
«A person of definite character and purpose who comprehends our way of thought is sure to exert power over us. He cannot altogether be resisted; because, if he understands us, he can make us understand him, through the word, the look, or other symbol.»
Author: Charles Horton Cooley
| About:
Character,
Power,
Purpose,
Relationships,
Thought,
Understanding
| Keywords:
altogether, comprehends, definite, exert, exerts, resisted, symbol
«A warrior?feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.»
«Deliberately to pursue happinesss is not the surest way of achieving it. Seek it for its own sake and I doubt whether you will find it.»
«A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.»
«Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?»
«A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere the careless, the most stupid thinker»
Author: David Hume
(Economist, Essayist, Historian, Philosopher)
| About:
Design,
Purpose,
Universe
| Keywords:
careless, thinker
«It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is.»
«I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.»
«Fame is not the glory; virtue is the goal, and fame only a messenger to bring more to the fold.»
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