CURATED COLLECTION

Living With Purpose

A life with direction feels entirely different from a life that merely continues — on choosing what you're for.

50 quotes found

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Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.

—Henry David ThoreauWriter, Naturalist & Philosopher

Industrial Age ERA • North America

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Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life.

—Steve JobsEntrepreneur & Inventor

Contemporary ERA • North America

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The purpose of our lives is to be happy.

—Dalai Lama (14th)Spiritual Leader

Late Modern ERA • East Asia

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Every moment of your life is a step toward your destination. Make sure your destination is worthy.

—JamiPoet & Scholar

Medieval ERA • Central Asia

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I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.

—Cicely TysonAuthor & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • North America

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Better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection.

—Bhagavad GitaAuthor & Thinker

Ancient World ERA • South Asia

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Do good deeds, speak kind words. That is the true wealth of life.

—Bahinabai ChaudhariPoet

Early Modern ERA • South Asia

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Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.

—John DeweyPhilosopher, Psychologist & Reformer

Early Modern ERA • North America

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Everyone has a Personal Legend to fulfill, and that is our reason for being here.

—Paulo CoelhoNovelist

Late Modern ERA • Latin America

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Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

—Mary OliverPoet

Late Modern ERA • North America

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Inner peace is the key to a happy and fulfilling life. Cultivate it daily.

—Dalai Lama (14th)Spiritual Leader

Contemporary ERA • East Asia

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However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

—Stephen HawkingTheoretical Physicist

Digital Age ERA • Western Europe

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I truly believe in giving back and helping others. It’s a huge part of my life.

—Naomi CampbellAuthor & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • Caribbean

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Nothing in life is given, you have to work for it. I’m not afraid of hard work.

—Naomi CampbellAuthor & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • Caribbean

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There are few joys in this life greater than the joy of success.

—Mohsin HamidNovelist

Digital Age ERA • South Asia

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Always putting limits on what you do will spread into your work and life.

—Bruce LeeMartial Artist & Philosopher

Post-War ERA • East Asia

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The most important thing is to enjoy your life – to be happy – it’s all that matters.

—Audrey HepburnActress & Humanitarian

Late Modern ERA • Western Europe

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The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

—Oprah WinfreyAuthor & Thinker

Digital Age ERA • North America

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The secret of life is to fall seven times and get up eight.

—Paulo CoelhoNovelist

Late Modern ERA • Latin America

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Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.

—Marie CuriePhysicist & Chemist

Early Modern ERA • Western Europe

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