Purpose Quotes
Choose a Pillar of Greatness
Pick a Type of Insight
“Big goals get big results. No goals get no results or somebody else's results.”
“Only those who risk going too far can possibly know how far one can go.”
“If you think small, your world will be small. If you think big, your world will be big.”
“Let your dreams be bigger than you.”
“Set a goal so big that if you achieved it, it would blow your mind.”
“I want to put a ding in the universe”
“If you're going to be thinking, you may as well think big.”
“In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.”
“Aim at the sun and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if you had aimed at an object on a level with yourself.”
“Life is too short to be little.”
“A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.”
“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.”
“Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood.”
“Nobody succeeds beyond their wildest expectations unless he or she begins with wild expectations.”
“All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.”
“Why do anything unless it is going to be great?”
“It's kind of fun to do the impossible.”
“Fortune favors the bold.”
“A person is only as big as the dream they dare to live.”
“All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning.”
“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do”
“Great hopes make great men.”
“Dream audaciously. Have the courage to fail big”
“You have to dream big to achieve big”
“If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.”
“Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.”
“It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.”
“Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed for its fulfillment.”
“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.”
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.”
“Expectations are a form of first-class truth: If people believe it, it's true”
“Make each day your masterpiece.”
“A person's character is a reflection of their dominant thoughts and actions.”
“The most important things about goals is having one.”
“When your intentions are pure, so too will be your success.”
“Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.”
“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.”
“There is but one force, stronger than all the armies of the world - and that is an idea whose time has come.”
“Do things first and foremost for yourself and God. Everyone else second, because you don't want to put your motivational power in the hands of flawed humans.”
“Get going. Move forward. Aim high. Plan a takeoff. Don't just sit on the runway and hope someone will come along and push the airplane”
“The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along the path to its fulfillment.”
“Well, I always know what I want. And when you know what you want - you go toward it...”
“You've got to say, I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it...”
“Focus your energy, guard your time, train your mind, and the world will bend to your will”
“There is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.”
“The worth of life is not to be measured by results of achievement or success, but solely by the motives of the heart and the efforts of one's will.”
“The true worth of a man is to be measured by the objects he pursues.”
“Start living now. Stop saving the good china for that special occasion...”
“The quality of expectations determines the quality of our action.”
“High expectations are the key to everything”
“You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.”
“Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution...”
“The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.”
“We tend to get what we expect.”
“The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.”
“Your decisions make the circumstances. Your circumstances don't make the decisions.”
“Keep your best wishes, close to your heart and watch what happens.”
“Live today as you want to be tomorrow.”
“Definite intentions get definite results!”
“The first step to becoming is to will it.”
“If you want your life to be a magnificent story, then begin by realizing that you are the author and every day you have the opportunity to write a new page.”
“Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice.”
“Your expectations open or close the doors of your supply. If you expect grand things, and work honestly for them, they will come to you, your supply will correspond with your expectation.”
“Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement.”
“An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.”
“High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.”
“Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is.”
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work”
“Truly creative people care a little about what they have done, and a lot about what they are doing. Their driving focus is the life force that surges in them now.”
“The ultimate purpose of life, mind, and human striving: to deploy energy and information to fight back the tide of entropy and carve out refuges of beneficial order.”
“What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.”
“It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly.”
“The only way to do great work is to love what you do”
“Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose.”
“Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.”
“Every calling is great when greatly pursued.”
“Success is a consequence and must not be a goal.”
“If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.”
“Great minds have purposes, others have wishes.”
“Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come from miles to watch you burn.”
“Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life...”
“The first step to getting rich is knowing you want to be.”
“Excellence is... caring more than others think is wise; risking more than others think is safe; dreaming more than others think is practical; expecting more than others think is possible.”
“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.”
“However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.”
“Today is the first day of the rest of your life.”
“People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it.”
“You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously.”
“If you're changing the world, you're working on important things. You're excited to get up in the morning”
“Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.”
“The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.”
“Efforts and courage mean nothing without purpose and direction.”
“Find your passion and run with it”
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
“It's time to start living the life you've imagined.”
“I believe people have to follow their dreams - I did”
“Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.”
“The world stands aside to let anyone pass who knows where he is going.”
“What you are for empowers you and what you are against weakens you.”
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”
“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
“Find that thing you are super passionate about”
“You have to be passionate about what you do, otherwise you won't succeed”
“Do what you love and the money will follow.”
“Whatever it is that you're passionate about, whatever it is that you absolutely love, and whatever it is that you would get up out of bed every day and do for free, you should try to figure out a way to make money at it and give it a shot”
“It doesn't matter where you were born as much as it matters why you were born.”
“Believe in something bigger than yourself, and fight like hell for it”
“Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes; lesser ones exist on wishes and inclinations.”
“Passion is the fuel for success”
“There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth: not going all the way, and not starting.”
“You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.”
“Some pursue happiness - others create it.”
“Life is a promise; fulfill it.”
“Life Gains Reflect Life Aims.”
“Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.”
“Passion is the genesis of genius.”
“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.”
“Do what you love, and put your whole heart into it”
“The secret of success is constancy of purpose.”
“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.”
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”
“I'd tell men and women in their mid-twenties not to settle for a job or a profession or even a career. Seek a calling”
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”
“The speed of your success is limited only by your dedication and what you're willing to sacrifice.”
“I'm addicted to winning. The more you win, the more you want to win”
“It's better to wear out than to rust out.”
“Remember that guy that gave up? Neither does anyone else.”
“The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen endeavor.”
“A total commitment is paramount to reaching the ultimate in performance.”
“I've always believed that success comes from hard work and determination”
“Nothing comes easy. Success doesn't just drop on your lap. You have to go out and fight for it every day”
“The world bestows its biggest prizes, both in money and honors, for one thing, and that is initiative.”
“A man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm.”
“It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work. Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier.”
“If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.”
“It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.”
“Dedication is not what others expect of you, it is what you can give others.”
“Work like hell. I mean you just have to put in 80 to 100 hour weeks every week”
“Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.”
“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”
“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”
“The path to greatness is paved with relentless curiosity”
“The inner fire is the most important thing mankind possesses.”
“For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.”
“Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest.”
“You can motivate by fear. And you can motivate by reward. But the only lasting thing is self-motivation.”
“When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.”
“Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion”
“The future does not belong to those who are content with today.”
“I don't stop when I'm tired. I stop when I'm done.”
“Courage to start and willingness to keep everlasting at it are the requisites for success.”
“You can't wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club.”
“Most people are cursed with a combination of too much want and too little won't.”
“Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm lights the switch.”
“To follow, without halt, one aim: that's the secret of success.”
“Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn.”
“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.”
“What hunger is in relation to food, zest is in relation to life.”
“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.”
“Nobody has ever given their best and regretted it.”
“Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of quality; the other, a matter of time.”
“It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.”
“Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.”
“Winning is about outthinking, outworking, and outlasting everyone else”
“It's not the winning that brings the noise, it's the noise that brings the winning.”
“There is only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give everything.”
“Great ambition without effort means nothing.”
“Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which transcends everything.”
“The amount of negativity I hear on a daily basis is unbelievable. But that's the kind of stuff you have to tune out, focus, stick with your vision and keep plugging every day”
“Dreams and dedication are a powerful combination.”
“Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.”
“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.”
“I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it.”
“I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.”
“Being the best is 10x harder, but produces 100x the results.”
“The three great essentials to achieving anything worthwhile are: first, hard work; second, stick-to-it-iveness; and third, common sense.”
“Do a little more each day than you think you can.”
“My style of deal-making is quite simple and straightforward. I aim very high, and then I just keep pushing and pushing and pushing”
“The one thing that matters is the effort.”
“My formula for success is rise early, work late, and buy Bitcoin”
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
“You attract what you are, not what you want. If you want great, then be great.”
“If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.”
“Without passion, you don't have energy; without energy, you have nothing”
“Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.”
“Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.”
“Creativity is the natural extension of our enthusiasm.”
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
“Success and rest don't sleep together.”
“Enthusiasm is that secret and harmonious spirit which hovers over the production of genius.”
“Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm. It is the genius of sincerity, and truth accomplishes no victories without it.”
“It's fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.”
“If you're not afraid to fail, you don't care enough about success.”
“Success is never final.”
“Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.”
“As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit.”
“I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me.”
“Success isn't about the end result, it's about what you learn along the way.”
“At first dreams seem impossible, then improbable, then inevitable.”
“The best is yet to be.”
“Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.”
“Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier.”
“God never performs his greatest feats in your yesterdays.”
“Faith is raising the sail of our little boat until it is caught up in the soft winds above and picks up speed, not from anything within itself, but from the vast resources of the universe around us.”
“Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.”
“He who has faith has an inward reservoir of courage, hope, confidence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well - even though to the world it may appear to come out most badly.”
“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”
“Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.”
“Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching.”
“We should always pray for help, but we should always listen for inspiration and impression to proceed in ways different from those we may have thought of.”
“The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started.”
“I am open to the guidance of synchronicity and do not let expectations hinder my path.”
“What is required will be provided.”
“If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.”
“Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.”
“Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.”
“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.”
“To believe in what you can see and touch is no belief at all. To believe in what you cannot see or touch is the true measure of a believer.”
“Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.”
“Life is a dance between making it happen and letting it happen.”
“You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward.”
“Sometimes the wrong choices bring us to the right places.”
“The journey is the reward.”
“If you believe, all things are possible.”
“Sorrow looks back, worry looks around, Faith looks up.”
“A believer, a mind whose faith is consciousness, is never disturbed because other persons do not yet see the fact which he sees.”
“Some people come into your life as blessings. Others come into your life as lessons.”
“No matter how impossible, unattainable, or unimaginable something may seem - if it's meant to be, it'll be.”
“Faith makes things possible, not easy.”
“Faith is the daring of the soul to go farther than it can see.”
“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith.”
“Every moment is a fresh beginning.”
“Expect your every need to be met. Expect the answer to every problem. Expect abundance at every level.”
“Fear not for the future, weep not for the past.”
“Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.”
“Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there. You can't see the future, yet you know it will come; you can't see the air, yet you continue to breathe.”
“Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination.”
“A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.”
“Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.”
“There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.”
“Doubt makes the mountain which faith can move.”
“Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace...”
“We're all on the same path. We're just on different places along that path.”
“Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.”
“Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every conceived notion, follow humbly wherever and whatever abysses nature leads, or you will learn nothing.”
“Ultimately, blind faith is the only kind.”
“Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.”
“Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.”
“Holding on to anything is like holding on to your breath. You will suffocate. The only way to get anything in the physical universe is by letting go of it. Let go & it will be yours forever."”
“Don't look further for answers: be the solution. You were born with everything you need to know. Make a promise to stop getting in the way of the blessing that you are. Take a deep breath, remember to have fun, and begin.”
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.”
“Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.”
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
“It is not in the pursuit of happiness that we find fulfillment, it is in the happiness of pursuit.”
“To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labor.”
“The way to see Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.”
“Trust in God means not having to have a particular result, but rather, knowing that whatever result is for our highest good.”
“Be faithful in small things, because it is in them that your strength lies.”
“Worry ends where faith begins.”
“Faith doesn't wait until it understands; in that case it wouldn't be faith.”
“Faith is what you believe, not what you know.”
“Some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity.”
“You never know what's around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you've climbed a mountain.”
