In my view, far from deserving condemnation for their courageous reporting, the New York Times, the Washington Post and other newspapers should be commended for serving the purpose that the Founding Fathers saw so clearly.
~By Hugo Black ~
The temple of Ceres should be in a solitary spot out of the city, to which the public are not necessarily led but for the purpose of sacrificing to her.
~By Marcus V. Pollio ~
To be honest, I find going out pretty scary and intimidating. Got all those people checking you out, with only one purpose: hooking up. I'm quite the dork, I'd rather sit home and play Scrabble. But that doesn't get you a girl, does it?
~By Wentworth Miller ~
The main purpose of Social Security is to redistribute wealth, to make an increasingly large number of Americans dependent on government for their basic needs in their retirement years.
~By Neal Boortz ~
My own view is that taping of conversations for historical purposes was a bad decision on the part of all the presidents. I don't think Kennedy should have done it. I don't think Johnson should have done it, and I don't think we should have done it.
~By Richard M. Nixon ~
I think we have to believe we are here for some purpose, and I know there are many cynics who will deny it, but they don't live as if they deny it.
~By Joshua Lederberg ~
It is not the purpose of the ad or commercial to make the reader or listener say, 'My what a clever ad.' It is the purpose of advertising to make the reader say, 'I believe I'll buy one when I'm shopping tomorrow'.
~By Morris Hite ~
The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.
~By Albert Schweitzer ~
We are to introduce our people into the life of the Church, which is salvation, that they may grasp its meaning, its contents and purpose, to taste and see how good the Lord is.
~By Arthur Middleton ~
Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
~By Fran Lebowitz ~
The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.
~By Quentin Crisp ~
The nation should have a tax system that looks like someone designed it on purpose.
~By William E. Simon ~
So that is how I ended up with those two titles, I like Accidentally on Purpose better - it is how we work in our trade - is it really an accident, or is there a thread of destiny in there? That was the intention, I am not sure I found out.
~By Michael York ~
My only purpose is to teach children to rebel against authority figures.
~By Sherman Alexie ~
Gen. Banks has issued an order for the instruction of Negro children. Schoolhouses are to be built or rented and Teachers hired for this purpose, and the farmers and planters are to pay the Taxes in support of this.
~By Knute Nelson ~
Mankind's role is to fulfil his heaven-sent purpose through a sincere heart that is in harmony with all creation and loves all things.
~By Morihei Ueshiba ~
Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs.
~By P. J. O'Rourke ~
My purpose is to make my narrative as truthful as possible.
~By George Armstrong Custer ~
For psychological purposes the most important differences in conation are those in virtue of which the object is revealed as sensed or perceived or imaged or remembered or thought.
~By Samuel Alexander ~
In that I found being able to talk to my family about my feelings, praying for strength and realizing that our lives have a deep purpose and the journey of our lives is to find out what that is and express it, was the only way I could have gotten through it.
~By Marlo Thomas ~
The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity.
~By Scott Turow ~
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.
~By Dwight L. Moody ~
Few have been taught to any purpose who have not been their own teachers.
~By Joshua Reynolds ~
One of the worst of errors would be the general admission of the proposition that a Government has no right to interfere for any purpose except for that of affording protection.
~By Nassau William Senior ~
Unfortunately, money in politics is an insidious thing - and a loophole in our campaign finance system was taken advantage of with money going to existing or new 527 groups with the sole purpose of influencing the election.
~By Olympia Snowe ~
I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me.
~By Shirley Manson ~
For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear.
~By Christopher Columbus ~
Studies indicate that these children are more susceptible to advertising and even less likely to understand the purpose of this advertising.
~By Bob Filner ~
I am a most noteworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the Lord for grace and mercy, and they have covered me completely. I have found the sweetest consolation since I made it my whole purpose to enjoy His marvellous Presence.
~By Christopher Columbus ~
The main purpose of science is simplicity and as we understand more things, everything is becoming simpler.
~By Edward Teller ~
The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
~By Chanakya ~
The world is not looking for servants, there are plenty of these, but for masters, men who form their purposes and then carry them out, let the consequences be what they may.
~By Woodrow Wilson ~
Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving them and instilling a foundation of values on which their future lives will be built.
~By James Dobson ~
Of moral purpose I see no trace in Nature. That is an article of exclusively human manufacture and very much to our credit.
~By Thomas Huxley ~
The purpose of a business is to create a customer.
~By Peter Drucker ~
The American citizen must be made aware that today a relatively small group of people is proclaiming its purposes to be the will of the People. That elitist approach to government must be repudiated.
~By William E. Simon ~
The danger of what's happening right now in terms of using reconciliation is, the purpose of the Senate is going to be defeated. And that is to bring consensus to big issues in this country so that we have a reasoned and thoughtful approach and that the American public buys into it.
~By Tom Coburn ~
The bill would ban human cloning, and any attempts at human cloning, for both reproductive purposes and medical research. Also forbidden is the importing of cloned embryos or products made from them.
~By Ken Calvert ~
Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.
~By Garrison Keillor ~
Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.
~By Washington Irving ~
Because obviously the whole purpose of putting records out is purely and simply to make money.
~By Mel Torme ~
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.
~By Napoleon Hill ~
Our lives are programmed at conception and are endowed with purpose and meaning.
~By Jeane Dixon ~
Just to travel is rather boring, but to travel with a purpose is educational and exciting.
~By Sargent Shriver ~
The mind must see visual achievement of the purpose before action is initiated.
~By Mack R. Douglas ~
During our travels, the Indians entertained me well; and their affection for me was so great, that they utterly refused to leave me there with the others, although the Governor offered them one hundred pounds sterling for me, on purpose to give me a parole to go home.
~By Daniel Boone ~
The case decided on Thursday, though, seemed promising to takings fans because it wasn't about compensation. It was about the requirement that any government taking must have a "public purpose."
~By Michael Kinsley ~
God afflicts with the mind of a father, and kills for no other purpose but that he may raise again.
~By Robert South ~
This whole phenomenon of the diversion of organizations from their purposes and ideals does not seem very serious when the scum rise to the top in the bridge club or the offices of a small magazine publisher.
~By Robert Shea ~
I have the Pleasure to assure you Congress pay particular Attention to the Defence of New Jersey, and hitherto have denied us nothing which we have Asked for that Purpose.
~By Abraham Clark ~
It can have a secular purpose and have a relationship to God because God was presumed to be both over the state and the church, and separation of church and state was never meant to separate God from government.
~By Roy Moore ~
The 2 million people who work in the NHS and social care are also themselves patients and users. I know they all want to treat patients and users the way they and their families would want to be treated and that is the purpose of our reforms.
~By Patricia Hewitt ~
Ends and purposes, whether they exist as conscious or subconscious tendencies, form the wrap and woof of our conscious experience.
~By Muhammad Iqbal ~
My purpose is to refuel, refresh and rejuvenate moms.
~By Lisa Whelchel ~
One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won.
~By Bryant H. McGill ~
I believe that what woman resents is not so much giving herself in pieces as giving herself purposelessly.
~By Anne Morrow Lindbergh ~
Yes; we have a specific procedure which we follow in all cases where the Agency is in contact, for the purposes of acquiring intelligence or whatever the case may be, with an individual.
~By Richard M. Helms ~
The very purpose of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution is to protect minority rights against majority voters. Every court decision that strikes down discriminatory legislation, including past Supreme Court decisions, affirming the fundamental rights to marry the person you love, overrules a majority decision.
~By David Boies ~
It is the paradox of life that the way to miss pleasure is to seek it first. The very first condition of lasting happiness is that a life should be full of purpose, aiming at something outside self.
~By Hugo Black ~
Every novelist has a different purpose - and often several purposes which might even be contradictory.
~By Irwin Shaw ~
Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict; those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war.
~By William S. Burroughs ~
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
~By Carl Jung ~
I'm proof against that word failure. I've seen behind it. The only failure a man ought to fear is failure of cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.
~By George Eliot ~
When I was up there at the plate, my purpose was to get on base anyway I could, whether by hitting or by getting hit.
~By Shoeless Joe Jackson ~
What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse.
~By Edward Abbey ~
With the supermarket as our temple and the singing commercial as our litany, are we likely to fire the world with an irresistible vision of America's exalted purpose and inspiring way of life?
~By Adlai Stevenson ~
The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
~By Malcolm Forbes ~
Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures because no other procedure involves the purposeful termination of a potential life.
~By Potter Stewart ~
To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.
~By James Allen ~
Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.
~By George W. Bush ~
Corporations are social organizations, the theater in which men and women realize or fail to realize purposeful and productive lives.
~By Lester Bangs ~
Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.
~By Andy Goldsworthy ~
The most fundamental purpose of government is defense, not empire.
~By Joseph Sobran ~
Education in the light of present-day knowledge and need calls for some spirited and creative innovations both in the substance and the purpose of current pedagogy.
~By Anne Sullivan Macy ~
We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we had provided for such purposes.
~By William Henry Ashley ~
What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose.
~By Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton ~
I was always told I was special. And I was also assured that I had a gift and a purpose.
~By Ashley Judd ~
No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in the dark ones. Men prospered then only in following an openly declared purpose, and preaching candidly beloved and trusted creeds.
~By John Ruskin ~
With what all these people are saying, do you think that anybody wants to be around me? They all think that I did this on purpose? That I knew that I was positive, for so many years? I feel now that I'm going to be attacked if anybody sees me or if I go to the office.
~By Marc Wallice ~
A doctrine serves no purpose in itself, but it is indispensable to have one if only to avoid being deceived by false doctrines.
~By Simone Weil ~
Each player, it will be observed, has eight superior Pieces or officers, and eight minor ones which are called Pawns; and, for the purpose of distinction, the Pieces and Pawns of one party are of a different color from those of the other.
~By Howard Staunton ~
We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it.
~By Willie Nelson ~
The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking.
~By Christopher Morley ~
The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to certainty; the new therefore always appears in the guise of a miracle.
~By Hannah Arendt ~
Justice is the set and constant purpose which gives every man his due.
~By Marcus Tullius Cicero ~
War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.
~By Colin Powell ~
Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works.
~By Thomas Aquinas ~
Triumphant science and technology are only at the threshold of man's command over sources of energy so stupendous that, if used for military purposes, they can wipe out our entire civilization.
~By Cordell Hull ~
The purpose of the UN mechanism, this inspection mechanism, is not to engage in a cat and mouse game with Saddam Hussein and try to find weapons that the Iraqi government is working on concealing.
~By Douglas Feith ~
I did not want to reject religion as nonsense because life seemed to have no ultimate purpose without it, and most of the good people I knew were Christians.
~By Luke Ford ~
The purpose of random testing is not to catch, punish, or expose students who use drugs, but to save their lives and discover abuse problems early so that students can grow up and learn in a drug-free environment.
~By John Walters ~
I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.
~By Willie Stargell ~
The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince international public opinion of that.
~By Shirin Ebadi ~
To have united the purposes of an entire Nation, is the great historical achievement of the man in whose strong hands our President has placed the fate of our people.
~By Gustav Krupp ~
Simplicity, clarity, singleness: These are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and joy as they are also the marks of great art. They seem to be the purpose of God for his whole creation.
~By Richard Holloway ~
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.
~By Hermann Hesse ~
Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.
~By Ayn Rand ~
Any sensible family has a budget that lays out how much will be spent for household and other purposes. Without such planning, things would quickly go awry.
~By Walter Ulbricht ~
The red-letter days, now become, to all intents and purposes, dead-letter days.
~By Charles Lamb ~
The distinction between children and adults, while probably useful for some purposes, is at bottom a specious one, I feel. There are only individual egos, crazy for love.
~By Niccolo Machiavelli ~
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