Our Purpose In Life Quotes:

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

- Dalai Lama

topic: Inspirational, Life, Motivational, Hurt And Pain, Hurt My Feelings

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

- Michelangelo

topic: Inspirational, Life, Positive, Aspire, Inspirational Goal Setting

Strange is our situation here on Earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that man is here for the sake of other men - above all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends.

- Albert Einstein

topic: Happiness, Journey, Men, Standpoint, Our Purpose In Life

I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment. In my own limited experience I have found that the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.

- Dalai Lama

topic: Believe, Inspiration, Contentment, Kindness And Compassion, Being Depressed

I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.

- Oprah Winfrey

topic: Inspirational, Success, Spiritual, Empowering Women, Strong Female

Our purpose in life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment.

- Dalai Lama

source: Dalai Lama XIV, Rajiv Mehrotra (2010). “In My Own Words: An Introduction to My Teachings and Philosophy”, p.1, ReadHowYouWant.com

topic: Our Purpose In Life

Our life is what our thoughts make it.

- Marcus Aurelius

topic: Inspirational, Karma, Life And Love, Aimlessness, Bad Thoughts

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.

- Marian Wright Edelman

topic: Inspirational, Life, Motivational, Paying Rent, Volunteerism

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

- Dalai Lama

topic: Happiness, Being Happy, Soulmate, Joy Happiness, Just Be Happy

Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose.

- Leo Buscaglia

topic: Kindness, Thoughtful, Purpose, Our Purpose In Life

Our purpose in life is to grow in wisdom and in love.

- Rachel Naomi Remen

topic: Purpose, Life Is, Grows, Our Purpose In Life

No matter what our job is, we view it not as our purpose in life but rather as where God has sovereignly placed us for the purpose of making Christ known and his name great. If you are a teacher, if you are a politician, if you are a businessman, if you are in agriculture, if you are in construction, if you are in technology, if you are in the arts, then you should not be saying, ‘I need to find my life’s purpose in this work,’ but rather, ‘I need to bring God’s purpose to this work.’

- Matt Chandler

topic: Teacher, Art, Jobs, Our Purpose In Life

I think of myself as being a relatively intelligent man who is open to a lot of different things and I think that questioning our purpose in life and the meaning of existence is something that we all go through at some point.

- Laurence Fishburne

source: Interview With Steven Horn, www.ign.com. May 13, 2003.

topic: Intelligent, Men, Thinking, Intelligent Man, Our Purpose In Life

When we have no goal, or when our vision of the goal is obscured, we may lose our sense of purpose. Even when we've prepared ourselves well and have an aptitude for a given activity, poorly directed efforts can rob us of vital energy. We can spend a great deal of our time, money, and other resources running around in circles. Unless we create specific goals that match our purpose in life and unless we keep a clear vision of these goals, we may eventually falter and fail.

- John Templeton

topic: Running, Circles, Goal, Specific Goals, Our Purpose In Life

large part of our purpose in life is to be of service to the rest of us.

- Angelina Love

topic: Angel, Purpose, Life Is, Our Purpose In Life

Part of our purpose in life is to build a legacy – a consistent pattern of building into the lives of others.

- Tony Dungy

topic: Purpose, Patterns, Legacy, Our Purpose In Life