10 Inspiring Quotes on Purpose in Life

 By Somali K Chakrabarti

Purpose renders meaning to our existence; the meaning of purpose varies for each of us.

Our search for purpose 

In our lives, we all need something to look forward to, something that makes us feel more alive and vibrant.

So begins our search for purpose!

Purpose, is the elusive bird that often evades us, but when we find it, our purpose gives us a good reason to live for. Only for a few, the purpose comes clear early in life, while any many of us spend ages without knowing what our purpose is, and take life as it comes.

Some find purpose in their creative pursuits, some find it in love, in their family, children and some find purpose in work.

Here is a collection of 10 beautiful quotes on the significance of purpose in our lives.

“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls”  ~ Pablo Picasso

 

“Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.”  ~ Stephen Hawking
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“What people want is not talent, it is purpose; in other words, not the power to achieve it, but will to labor.” ~ Edward Bulwer-Lytton

 

Overall our purpose gives a direction to our lives. It gives us the answer to the question “Why am I doing this?”

Those who find their purpose and believe in it, pursue it relentlessly.

“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” ~ John F. Kennedy

 

“I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose.” ~ David Livingstone

 

Purpose affects motivation

In our work lives too, the perceived meaning of work increases our motivation levels for doing the work. When people can relate their work to some higher objectives, the amount of satisfaction derived from doing the work increases, which in turn increases the motivation for doing the work.

“If human nature felt no temptation to take a chance, no satisfaction (profit apart) in constructing a factory, a railway, a mine or a farm, there might not be much investment merely as a result of cold calculation. “ ~ John Maynard Keynes

 

Purpose need not always be big, it could be something as simple as doing something on an ongoing that nourishes your soul, makes you feel alive.

Sometimes we discover our purpose during adversity, and sometimes we find it in prosperity.

Conditioning of mind with repetitive thoughts often puts the seeds of purpose in it.

“Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought” ~ Napoleon Hill

 

This Proverb beautifully sums up the role of purpose in life.

 “The purpose of life is a life of purpose” ~ Robert Byrne. [Tweet this]

 

 

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