Quotes About Being Purpose Driven

#1. Rather than being purpose-driven, I prefer to be presence-centered. All our efforts in God's Kingdom must originate from the place of rest, the place of His presence.

Heidi Baker

#2. People think that, that conversion to Judaism is just a modern phenomenon. But there was an era in the late Roman Empire Judaism was not a proselytizing religion. It didn't go out looking for converts, but it accepted converts.

Susan Jacoby

#3. It's a lot simpler to adapt to low gravity, or no atmosphere, or even sandstorms than it is to hustle inhabitants.

Madeleine L'Engle

#4. I became aware that the invincible power that has moved the world is unrequited, not happy, love.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

#5. I have always kept my personal relationships pretty private, whether it's intimate or my family or friends - at least in videos. It's always been something that I've sworn off from sharing online.

Tyler Oakley

#6. It's hard to come up with a 'quote' about myself. Perhaps I could say that most of my writing has been concerned with understanding between people. Whether of different races, or religions, or even in the same family I tried in my books ... to deal with the subject of understanding the other fellow.

Phyllis A. Whitney

#7. This is one of my favorite parts of the marriage deal." ... "I mean the sex is pretty good, but the coffee ... The coffee is amazing!

J.D. Robb

#8. I don't particularly think marriage is a sane thing.

Sean Young

#9. It is worth while too to warn the teacher that undue severity in correcting faults is liable at times to discourage a boy's mind from effort.

Quintilian

#10. Do you remember Barbara Bush? I call her the silver douchebag.

George Carlin

#11. A being without an aim in life, or not possessing the requisite concentration of purpose to assist him in resisting temptation, is like a cork floating upon the water, driven hither and thither by every wind that blows.

Karl G. Maeser

#12. Of all things let us avoid the false refuge of a weary collapse, a hopeless yielding to things as they are. It is the life in us that is discontented: we need more of what is discontented, not more of the cause of its discontent.

George MacDonald

#13. San Quentin's is the safest beach in the world. We're not talking about lifeguards here who might yell at someone who's being rude-we're talking about armed guards, in watchtowers, two blocks away.

Anne Lamott

#14. That's why I love road trips, dude. It's like doing something without actually doing anything.

John Green

#15. It is better to get wisdom than gold. Gold is another's, wisdom is our own; gold is for the body and time, wisdom for the soul and eternity.

Matthew Henry

#16. Those of you who have spent time with Australians know that we are not given to overstatement. By nature we are laconic speakers and by conviction we are realistic thinkers.

Julia Gillard

#17. Being successful and fulfilling your lifes purpose are not at all the same thing; You can reach all your personal goals, become a raving success by the worlds standard and still miss your purpose in this life.

Rick Warren